NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents the first major museum exhibition devoted to the full scope of the career of Willem de Kooning, widely considered to be among the most important and prolific artists of the 20th century, from September 1…
Major Retrospective of Willem De Kooning Announced at MoMA for September
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art presents the first major museum exhibition devoted to the full scope of the career of Willem de Kooning, widely considered to be among the most important and prolific artists of the 20th century, from September 1…
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Casino to Launch World’s First ArtScience Museum
SINGAPORE (REUTERS).- Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands will open the world’s first ArtScience museum in February, the latest attraction at its $5.5 billion gambling complex built by U.S. casino giant Las Vegas Sands. With a form reminiscent of a lotus flow…
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Casino to Launch World’s First ArtScience Museum
SINGAPORE (REUTERS).- Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands will open the world’s first ArtScience museum in February, the latest attraction at its $5.5 billion gambling complex built by U.S. casino giant Las Vegas Sands. With a form reminiscent of a lotus flow…
The Georgia Museum of Art to Reopen with Weeklong Celebration in January 2011
ATHENS, GA.- The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will reopen with a weeklong celebration, Art Expands, from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5. The museum has been closed since March 2009 for construction on its Phase II expansion and renovation proj…
Utah Museum of Fine Arts Opens Trevor Southey: Reconciliation
SALT LAKE CITY, UT.- The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) presents Trevor Southey: Reconciliation, a retrospective exhibition of the most significant works from each period of former Utah-based artist Trevor Southey’s (b. 1940) career. Guest curate…
For the First Time in France, the Saatchi Gallery Present More than 60 Works from Its Contemporary Art Collection
LILLE.- In the autumn of 2010 and for the first time in France, the London based Saatchi Gallery will present more than 60 works from its famous contemporary art collection, assembled for the exhibition entitled “La Route de la Soie” (The Silk Road). T…
Largest Commissioned Sol LeWitt Scribble Drawing is Completed
BUFFALO, NY.- An ambitious installation of the largest commissioned scribble drawing by American artist Sol LeWitt, a pioneer in the development of Minimalism and Conceptual art in the 1960s and 1970s, has been completed at the Albright-Knox Art Galler…
Jericho Unveils a Massive 1,200-Year-Old Carpet Mosaic Measuring Nearly 900 Square Meters
JERICHO (AP).- Visitors to ancient Jericho got a rare glimpse Sunday of a massive 1,200-year-old carpet mosaic measuring nearly 900 square meters (9,700 square feet), making it one of the largest in the Middle East. The small red, blue and ochre squar…
Artist Dale Chihuly Stretches Boundaries of Glass Blowing
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (REUTERS).- Artist Dale Chihuly has stretched the craft of glass blowing to breaking point and started an artistic revolution that has extended into sculpture and environmental art. Instead of a small shop with a single artist creati…