New York, NY – At the turn of the twentieth century, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, an heiress and sculptor born to one of America’s wealthiest families, began to assemble a rich and highly diverse collection of modern American art. This group of obj…
Exhibition Devoted to the Work Made in the ’70s by Elizabeth Murray at the Pace Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- The Pace Gallery presents its eighth exhibition devoted to the work of Elizabeth Murray and the gallery’s first exhibition since Murray’s death in 2007. Elizabeth Murray: Painting in the ‘70s will feature thirty oil on can…
George Tooker Dies at 90 ~ Social Realism Painter & National Medal of Arts Winner
New York, NY – One of the most acclaimed painters of his generation, George Tooker (1920-2011) possessed an originality and depth of vision that is unsurpassed in modern American art. For over sixty years, he has been highly regarded for his luminous…
The Whitney Explores New Narratives through a Multi-Year Series of Collection Exhibitions
NEW YORK, N.Y.- This spring, the Whitney Museum of American Art inaugurates a multi-year exhibition initiative aimed at reassessing the Museum’s collection and, by extension, the history of twentieth- and twenty-first-century American art. As we a…
Limor Tomer Named New Concerts & Lectures General Manager at the Metropolitan
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today the appointment of Limor Tomer as the Museum’s General Manager of Concerts & Lectures, effective May 2. She currently holds the dual positions of Execu…
New York Gallery Week Announces Its Second Annual Event to Be Held May 6-8
NEW YORK, NY.- New York Gallery Week announced its second annual event, scheduled from Friday, May 6 to Sunday, May 8, 2011. Following 2010’s highly successful kick-off year, this year’s NYGW has expanded with the participation of 60 contempo…
The Whitney Presents a Mid-Career Retrospective of Groundbreaking New York Artist
NEW YORK. N.Y.- This spring, the Whitney Museum of American Art presents the first comprehensive mid-career retrospective of Glenn Ligon (b. 1960), widely regarded as one of the most important and influential American artists to have emerged in the pas…
The Whitney Presents a Mid-Career Retrospective of Groundbreaking New York Artist
NEW YORK. N.Y.- This spring, the Whitney Museum of American Art presents the first comprehensive mid-career retrospective of Glenn Ligon (b. 1960), widely regarded as one of the most important and influential American artists to have emerged in the pas…
Highlights from Sotheby’s Mid-Season Contemporary Art Auction Go On View in New York
NEW YORK.- On 9 March 2011 Sotheby’s mid-season Contemporary Art Auction will include carefully selected works by artists from the Post-War period through the present day. All of the works go on view this weekend at Sotheby’s York Avenue head…
Highlights from Sotheby’s Mid-Season Contemporary Art Auction Go On View in New York
NEW YORK.- On 9 March 2011 Sotheby’s mid-season Contemporary Art Auction will include carefully selected works by artists from the Post-War period through the present day. All of the works go on view this weekend at Sotheby’s York Avenue head…