YOUNGTOWN, OH.- The Butler Institute of American Art has announced that George Bolge, Director of the Boca Raton Museum of Art (Florida), and a former Ohio resident, painter Gregory Strachov, are the 2011 recipients of the Butler Medal for Life Achieve…
Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao Celebrates Roberto Matta’s Centennial
BILBAO, SPAIN – The year 2011 marks the centenary of the birth of Roberto Matta, one of the most significant figures in twentieth-century art because of his importance as a member of the Surrealist group and his enormous influence on the development…
Galerie Patrick Seguin to Present Set Up of Jean Prouvé Bungalow During Art Basel
BASEL.- For the first time in public, the Galerie Patrick Seguin will present live, every day, the set up of a Jean Prouvé 6×6 meter demountable bungalow, created for the war victims in Lorraine. Indeed, a team composed of 3 persons will take care of …
Moore College of Art & Design Presented 2010 Visionary Woman Awards to Wendy Ewald, Judith Leiber and Ann Temkin
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Moore College of Art & Design presented its 2010 Visionary Woman Awards to photographer and educator Wendy Ewald, couture handbag designer Judith Leiber and art historian and curator Ann Temkin. Ewald, Leiber and Temkin accepted the …
Moore College of Art & Design Presented 2010 Visionary Woman Awards to Wendy Ewald, Judith Leiber and Ann Tem
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Moore College of Art & Design presented its 2010 Visionary Woman Awards to photographer and educator Wendy Ewald, couture handbag designer Judith Leiber and art historian and curator Ann Temkin. Ewald, Leiber and Temkin accepted the …
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Presents Retrospective "Urban China: Informal Cities"
CHICAGO, IL.- This fall, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, presents Urban China: Informal Cities, an exhibition that draws parallels between how cities across the globe, from Chinese cities to Chicago, grow and transform. This retrospectiv…
Nazi Praise Sparks Switzerland’s Rethink of Modernist Architect Le Corbusier
GENEVA (AP).- He’s one of the titans of 20th Century architecture, but Le Corbusier is suddenly feeling the weight of history working against him. The modernist master’s legacy is coming under pressure after Switzerland’s largest bank dropped an ad cam…
Nazi Praise Sparks Switzerland’s Rethink of Modernist Architect Le Corbusier
GENEVA (AP).- He’s one of the titans of 20th Century architecture, but Le Corbusier is suddenly feeling the weight of history working against him. The modernist master’s legacy is coming under pressure after Switzerland’s largest bank dropped an ad cam…
The Phantasmagorical World of Photographer Marco Sanges at Hay Hill Gallery
LONDON.- This summer, the Hay Hill Gallery brings a sense of the surreal to Cork Street and presents Big Scenes, the visionary and extraordinary world of award-winning photographer Marco Sanges. Big Scenes combines photography, video and performance, b…
Roger Ballen’s Pictorial Scenes at Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels
BRUSSELS,
BELGIUM – Roger
Ballen’s work can be recognised at a glance. His singular universe, from
a
documentary style in the early days to more pictorial scenes, navigates
between
dream and reality. In the course of his career, he has bu…