Day: August 22, 2013

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“Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art” Opens at Smithsonian American Art Museum Oct. 25

“Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art” presents the rich and varied contributions of Latino artists in the United States since the mid-20th century, when the concept of a collective Latino identity began to emerge. The exhibition is drawn entirely from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s pioneering collection of […]

Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492-1898 On view September 20, 2013-January 12, 2014 at the Brooklyn Museum
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Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492-1898 On view September 20, 2013-January 12, 2014 at the Brooklyn Museum

This is the first major exhibition to explore the private lives, power struggles, and domestic collecting practices of the Spanish colonial elite, some of the wealthiest people of their time. It brings together some 160 paintings, sculptures, prints, textiles, and decorative art objects that demonstrate how the new moneyed classes […]

New Museum Announces Matthew Weiner as the 2013 Stuart Regen Visionary
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New Museum Announces Matthew Weiner as the 2013 Stuart Regen Visionary

Emmy Award–Winning Creator/Executive Producer/Writer/Director of Mad Men to Speak with Author A.M. Homes on Friday September 27 New York, NY…The New Museum is pleased to announce that Matthew Weiner, the series creator and executive producer of the critically acclaimed drama Mad Men, will be featured as this year’s Visionary speaker. […]

LEILA HELLER GALLERY Presents Calligraffiti 1984/2013 Sept 5-Oct 5, 2013
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LEILA HELLER GALLERY Presents Calligraffiti 1984/2013 Sept 5-Oct 5, 2013

Originally curated in 1984 by Jeffrey Deitch (Director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles) at Leila Heller’s former uptown gallery, Calligraffiti explored a myriad of possible connections shared between the seemingly disparate styles of select mid-century abstract, U.S. graffiti, and calligraphic artists from the Middle East and its diaspora. By […]