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…
Maria Lind has Been Appointed the New Director of Tensta Konsthall
SPANGA, SWEDEN.- Prior to assuming her duties at Tensta Konsthall 1 January, 2011, Maria Lind was director of the Masters Programme at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College in New York (2008-2010). She was head of Iaspis in Stockholm in 20…
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…
$50,000 Hudgens Prize Winner Announced at the Hudgens Center of Arts in Duluth
DULUTH, GA.- The winner of the $50,000 Hudgens Prize visual arts competition was finally announced at the special Award Ceremony on the evening of November 30 at the Hudgens Center for the Arts in Duluth. The packed crowd at the invitation-only event …