ANN ARBOR, MI.- A Catholic convent and college in Los Angeles might seem an unlikely breeding ground for Pop Art and social commentary. However, for nearly three decades, Sister Mary Corita—a Catholic nun, teacher, and inspiration to such luminari…
Christian Marclay: Festival to Be Presented at the Whitney
NEW YORK, NY.- Artist/composer Christian Marclay (b. 1955), known for the distinctive fusion of sound and image in his art, is the subject of a major exhibition this summer at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Activated by daily musical performances,…
Carlos Urroz Redesigns ARCO ~ the Contemporary Art Fair of Madrid
MADRID.- ARCOmadrid_2011, The
International
Contemporary Art Fair of Madrid, has agreed on the guidelines for its
new
project and appointed the gallery representatives sitting on its
Organising
Committee for its upcoming event, organised b…
Walker Art Center Exhibition Examines Three Decades of Work by Guillermo Kuitca
MINNEAPOLIS,
MN.- One of the most independent voices
in painting today, Buenos Aires-based Guillermo Kuitca has long operated
outside
the traditional spheres of the medium, incorporating influences from
sculpture,
architecture, theater…
Barbican Art Gallery announces Major Exhibition by Israeli Artist Ron Arad
LONDON.- Bold, experimental and inventive, Ron
Arad defies categorisation. This internationally acclaimed London-based maverick
is variously described as a designer, architect and artist. Ron Arad: Restless
is the first major exhibition of Arad
Exhibition Examines Three Decades of Work by Guillermo Kuitca
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- One of the most independent voices in painting today, Buenos Aires-based Guillermo Kuitca has long operated outside the traditional spheres of the medium, incorporating influences from sculpture, architecture, theater, film, and liter…
Bill Hudson, Civil Rights Era Photographer, Dies
MIAMI (AP).- Bill Hudson, an Associated Press photographer whose searing images of the civil rights era documented police brutality and galvanized the public, died Thursday in Jacksonville, Fla. He was 77. Hudson was in Birmingham, Ala., when black dem…
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth hosts a Comprehensive Survey of Works by William Kentridge
FORT WORTH, TX.- William Kentridge: Five Themes, a
comprehensive survey of the contemporary South African artist’s work,
opened at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Featuring more than 75
works in a range of media—includin…
Galerie Ficher Rohr Presents a Second Exhibition with Works by Frank Stella
BASEL.- Galerie Ficher Rohr presents a second exhibition with works by Frank Stella. In so doing Galerie Ficher Rohr also honors Professor Franz-Joachim Verspohl, an outstanding connoisseur of Stella’s art, whose idea it was to bring together wor…
Collectors Could Strike Gold when Little-Known California Toy Collection is Sold
DENVER, PA.- At the heart of Dan Morphy Auctions’ 1,300-lot July 16-17 Premier Auction is a collection of mostly mint/boxed toys that has flown under the radar for nearly three decades. Running the gamut from European, early American and Japanese …