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Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh Presents Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective

PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art presents Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective, the critically acclaimed first major exhibition to explore the work of the legendary artist. Defying classification, Paul Thek (1933­­­–1988)—the sculptor,…

John Miller Awarded the Wolfgang Hahn Prize

COLOGNE.- John Miller has been named the 2011 recipient of the Wolfgang Hahn Prize by the Gesellschaft für Moderne Kunst at the Museum Ludwig, Cologne. He will have a one-person exhibition at the museum in April, and it will acquire work for its colle…

Adjunct Curator at ICP, Okwui Enwezor, Appointed as Director of Haus der Kunst

MUNICH.- Haus der Kunst announced the appointment of Okwui Enwezor as the next director of Haus der Kunst. Enwezor will take up the position in October 2011. He will succeed Chris Dercon, the outgoing director who will take over as director of the Tate…

Adjunct Curator at ICP, Okwui Enwezor, Appointed as Director of Haus der Kunst

MUNICH.- Haus der Kunst announced the appointment of Okwui Enwezor as the next director of Haus der Kunst. Enwezor will take up the position in October 2011. He will succeed Chris Dercon, the outgoing director who will take over as director of the Tate…

Artist Pat Steir Creates Wall Painting Commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art

NEW YORK, NY.- Visible through the Madison Avenue windows of the Whitney Museum of American Art is a vast new wall painting created by artist Pat Steir, commissioned by Adam D. Weinberg, the Whitney’s Alice Pratt Brown Director. The painting, whic…

New Work by Slater Bradley and Ed Lachman: Shadow at the Whitney Museum of American Art

NEW YORK, NY.- Artists have long engaged with the mythology of Hollywood cinema, creating a hybrid of art and cinema that has become an important strand of contemporary art. Shadow’ (2010, 13 ½ minutes) a video installation by Slater Bradley in c…

Currier Museum of Art Adds Major Contemporary Work by Glenn Ligon to Collection

MANCHESTER, NH.- The Currier Museum of Art unveiled its recent acquisition, Invisible Man (Two Views) by Glenn Ligon, an internationally acclaimed, New York-based artist represented in the collections of this country’s most respected institutions….

Adam Szymczyk Named 2011 Recipient of the Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement

HOUSTON, TX- Menil Director Josef Helfenstein has announced the 2011 recipient of the Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement: Adam Szymczyk, director and chief curator of Kunsthalle Basel. Established in 2001 in honor of Menil Founding Director …

Adam Szymczyk Named 2011 Recipient of the Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement

HOUSTON, TX- Menil Director Josef Helfenstein has announced the 2011 recipient of the Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement: Adam Szymczyk, director and chief curator of Kunsthalle Basel. Established in 2001 in honor of Menil Founding Director …

The Whitney Creates New Management Structure with Promotion of Key Staff

NEW YORK, NY.- Adam D. Weinberg, the Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, has announced the promotion of three of the Museum’s senior staff members to create a new management structure and policy-making team. In consul…

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