LIVERPOOL.- Tate Liverpool announced the appointment of Gavin Delahunty to the position of Head of Exhibitions and Displays. Gavin is currently Curator at mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art). He will join the gallery in November 2010 and succe…
New Head of Exhibitions and Displays for Tate Liverpool
LIVERPOOL.- Tate Liverpool announced the appointment of Gavin Delahunty to the position of Head of Exhibitions and Displays. Gavin is currently Curator at mima (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art). He will join the gallery in November 2010 and succe…
Works by Three Major Northern Lights to Star in Bonhams Auction
LONDON.- Works by three major Northern artists are heading south to London to feature in Bonhams 19th Century Paintings auction on 29th September 2010. John Martin (1789-1854) was born in Haydon Bridge and went on to become one of the most popular arti…
Wall Drawings by David Tremlett for the Gallery of Contemporary Art
HAMBURG.- With Drawing Rooms the Hamburger Kunsthalle presents the first comprehensive show of the artist David Tremlett in a German museum since 1992. For this exhibition, David Tremlett has taken over the entire third floor of the Gallery of Contempo…
Former Moderna Museet Director Lars Nittve to Head Museum Plus in Hong Kong
HONG KONG.- The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WCKDA) today announced that Mr Lars Nittve, a renowned museum director and curator with years of experience heading world-class facilities such as London’s Tate Gallery of Modern Art and St…
Tate’s Ben Borthwick Appointed CEO and Artistic Director of Artes Mundi
LONDON.- Ben Borthwick has been appointed Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Artes Mundi – the UK’s largest art prize. Borthwick is a curator and writer who specialises in contemporary art, with particular focus on sound and socially e…
Comprehensive Solo Exhibition for Katharina Fritsch at Hamburg’s Deichtorhallen
HAMBURG.- Since the artist’s inaugural exhibition
of the K 21 in Düsseldorf in 2001, Deichtorhallen are the first to present a
comprehensive solo exhibition of Katharina Fritsch (born in Essen, Germany in
1956). The work show, set up in c…
Art Fund Director Stephen Deuchar Awarded CBE for His Service to the Public
LONDON.- Stephen Deuchar was awarded the honour for his service to the public as former director of Tate Britain from 1998 until 2009. He joined the Art Fund as director in January 2010. On receiving the award, Stephen Deuchar said: “It’s a great honou…
Art Fund Director Stephen Deuchar Awarded CBE
LONDON.- Stephen Deuchar was awarded the honour for his service to the public as former director of Tate Britain from 1998 until 2009. He joined the Art Fund as director in January 2010. On receiving the award, Stephen Deuchar said: “It’s a great honou…