Month: July 2014

Brooklyn Museum Presents Retrospective of Artist Judith Scott October 24, 2014- March 29, 2015
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Brooklyn Museum Presents Retrospective of Artist Judith Scott October 24, 2014- March 29, 2015

Judith Scott–Bound and Unbound will be on view in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum from October 24, 2014, through March 29, 2015. Focusing on Scott’s critically acclaimed fiber-wrapped, three-dimensional constructions, the exhibition features more than sixty works, including a selection of works on […]

Yasumasa Morimura Artistic Director of the 2014 Yokohama Triennale ART Fahrenheit 451: Sailing into the sea of oblivion   August 1 – November 3, 2014 at  LUHRING AUGUSTINE, 531 W. 24 Street, NYC
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Yasumasa Morimura Artistic Director of the 2014 Yokohama Triennale ART Fahrenheit 451: Sailing into the sea of oblivion August 1 – November 3, 2014 at LUHRING AUGUSTINE, 531 W. 24 Street, NYC

The Yokohama Triennale is an international exhibition of contemporary art that is held in Yokohama, Japan once every three years. The fifth edition of the Triennale, titled ART Fahrenheit 451: Sailing into the sea of oblivion, features Yasumasa Morimura as the artistic director. On view from August 1 – November […]

ROADS OF ARABIA: ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum offers a first look at recent archaeological discoveries from the Arabian Peninsula
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ROADS OF ARABIA: ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum offers a first look at recent archaeological discoveries from the Arabian Peninsula

In the shifting sands of Saudi Arabia outside the city of Thaj, archaeologists discovered the tomb of a young royal girl buried nearly 2,000 years ago, uncovering exquisite jewelry, a haunting gold mask and other objects—all made of gold. These funerary treasures are just a few of the surprising discoveries […]

Masterpieces & Curiosities: A Russian American Quilt  Opens August 22, 2014 at the Jewish Museum in New York
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Masterpieces & Curiosities: A Russian American Quilt Opens August 22, 2014 at the Jewish Museum in New York

New York, NY – Showcasing a colorful patchwork quilt bearing Eastern European and American imagery, Masterpieces & Curiosities: A Russian American Quilt continues a series of exhibitions focused on individual works in the Jewish Museum’s world-renowned collection. On view from August 22, 2014 to February 1, 2015, this exhibition highlights […]

“The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art”      Opens Oct. 31 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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“The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art” Opens Oct. 31 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

“The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art” examines mankind’s relationship to birds and the natural world through the work of 12 major contemporary American artists. The artists featured in the exhibition are: David Beck, Rachel Berwick, Lorna Bieber, Barbara Bosworth, Joann Brennan, Petah Coyne, Walton Ford, Laurel Roth […]

The Jewish Museum Presents  Helena Rubinstein: Beauty is Power   October 31, 2014 – March 22, 2015
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The Jewish Museum Presents Helena Rubinstein: Beauty is Power October 31, 2014 – March 22, 2015

First Museum Exhibition to Focus on the Innovative Cosmetics Entrepreneur and Art Collector New York, NY – Beginning October 31, 2014, the Jewish Museum will present Helena Rubinstein: Beauty Is Power, the first museum exhibition to explore the ideas, innovations, and enduring influence of the legendary cosmetics entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein […]

Early Paintings and Woodcuts by Vasily Kandinsky On View at the Guggenheim Museum
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Early Paintings and Woodcuts by Vasily Kandinsky On View at the Guggenheim Museum

(NEW YORK, NY ) – Through spring 2015, the Guggenheim Museum presents Kandinsky Before Abstraction, 1901–1911 in the museum’s Kandinsky Gallery on Annex Level 3. The exhibition features an intimate presentation of sixteen early paintings and woodcuts by Vasily Kandinsky (b. 1866, Moscow; d. 1944, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France), highlighting pictorial themes […]

Madeline Hits New York.
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Madeline Hits New York.

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Madeline’s publication, the New-York Historical Society will honor the beloved schoolgirl and her creator Ludwig Bemelmans with an exhibition of more than 90 original artworks. Everyone’s favorite schoolgirl, Madeline’s feistiness has made for timeless reading for generations of children. In addition to drawings from […]