Can a collection of Persian antiquities held at a Chicago museum be used to pay damages to the American victims of a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem? That was the question argued at the US Supreme Court on 4 December, in a claim brought by Jenny Rubin and others against Iran. But the justices who questioned […]
New Exhibition at the Smart Museum Examines the Human Form in Contemporary Art
Chicago.- The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art presents “Go Figure”, a new exhibition that examines the human form in contemporary art. Covering the last sixty years, and encompassing figurative work that includes invented personae and i…
Ancient World Dictionary Finished – After 90 Years
By: Sharon Cohen, AP National Writer
CHICAGO (AP).- It was a monumental project with modest beginnings: a small group of scholars and some index cards. The plan was to explore a long-dead language that would reveal an ancient world of chariots and con…
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Appoints Curators to Chinese and Korean Art Department
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announce the appointments of Stephen Little to the position of department head and curator of Chinese and Korean art, as well as Christina Yu to the role of assistant curator of Chinese art…
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Appoints Curators to Chinese and Korean Art Department
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announce the appointments of Stephen Little to the position of department head and curator of Chinese and Korean art, as well as Christina Yu to the role of assistant curator of Chinese art…
Visionary Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Peter Cort Marzio, Dies
HOUSTON, TX.- Peter Marzio, visionary Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, dedicated his career to making the art of world cultures accessible to all. He often recounted how art had changed his life. As a freshman on an athletic scholarship at…
Exciting, Cutting-Edge Contemporary Video Installations at Philbrook Museum of Art
TULSA, OK.- Philbrook Museum of Art presents an exciting, cutting-edge contemporary exhibition entitled Adaptation: Video Installations by Guy Ben-Ner, Arturo Herrera, Catherine Sullivan and Eve Sussman & The Rufus Corporation. Organized by the Univer…
The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan at the Smart Museum of Art
CHICAGO, IL.- The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institution’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery present Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan, a major new traveling exhibition that traces the…
"Good Design" in Europe and America, 1850-1950 at the Smart Museum of Art
CHICAGO, IL.- The University of Chicago’s
Smart
Museum of Art presents masterworks from its collection of modern design
in the
special exhibition Mid-Century: “Good Design” in Europe and America,
1850–1950.
Offering a focused look …
"Good Design" in Europe and America, 1850-1950 at the Smart Museum
CHICAGO, IL.- The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art presents masterworks from its collection of modern design in the special exhibition Mid-Century: “Good Design” in Europe and America, 1850–1950. Offering a focused look a…