Month: May 2017

NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM & LIBRARY presents “WORLD WAR I BEYOND THE TRENCHES” On View Through Sept 3, 2017
Art, Art Shows, History, Museum Show, Photography, Political

NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM & LIBRARY presents “WORLD WAR I BEYOND THE TRENCHES” On View Through Sept 3, 2017

NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM & LIBRARY presents “WORLD WAR I BEYOND THE TRENCHES On View Through Sept 3, 2017     To honor the centennial of America’s involvement in World War I, the New-York Historical Society presents a special exhibition examining this monumental event through the eyes of artists. World War […]

Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads was created by Ai Weiwei and is on loan courtesy of a private collection. Special thanks to Larry Warsh.
Art, Art Gallery, Art Shows, Museum Show

The Ringling is proud to present Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads, June 9, 2017 – June 1, 2018

The Ringling is proud to present Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads, June 9, 2017 – June 1, 2018   Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads was inspired by the fabled fountain-clock of the Yuanming Yuan, an 18th-century imperial retreat just outside Beijing. In 1860, the Yuanming Yuan was ransacked by French and […]

The Museum of Modern Art, New York presents a Major Retrospective of Frank Lloyd Wright Delves into Archives to Present Fresh Perspectives on the Renowned Architect’s Practice
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The Museum of Modern Art, New York presents a Major Retrospective of Frank Lloyd Wright Delves into Archives to Present Fresh Perspectives on the Renowned Architect’s Practice

Major Delves into Archives to Present Fresh Perspectives on the Renowned Architect’s Practice   NEW YORK, May 24, 2017—With Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive, on view from June 12 to October 1, 2017, The Museum of Modern Art presents a major exhibition that critically engages the multifaceted practice […]

Summer program at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
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Summer program at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco

Summer program at the Asian Art Museum   Tomb Treasures: News Discoveries from China’s Han Dynasty   FINAL DAYS Ends May 28 Flower Power   Opens June 23 Hung Yi: Dragon Fortune                                                   Ongoing  ends October 29, 2017   ASIAN ART MUSEUM • Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art & Culture 200 Larkin […]

Albert Bierstadt (American, born Germany, 1830-1902). A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie, 1866. Oil on canvas, 83 x 142 ¼ in. (210.8 x 361.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, Healy Purchase Fund B, Frank L. Babbott Fund, A. Augustus Healy Fund, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, Carll H. de Silver Fund, Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, Caroline A. L. Pratt Fund, Frederick Loeser Fund, Augustus Graham School of Design Fund, Museum Collection Fund, Special Subscription, and John B. Woodward Memorial Fund; Purchased with funds given by Daniel M. Kelly and Charles Simon; Bequest of Mrs. William T. Brewster, Gift of Mrs. W. Woodward Phelps in memory of her mother and father, Ella M. and John C. Southwick, Gift of Seymour Barnard, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, Gift of J. A. H. Bell, and Bequest of Mark Finley
Art Shows, Museum Show

The Brooklyn Museum presents Masterpiece A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie, by Albert Bierstadt, from June 7 to July 16, 2017

Visitors to the Brooklyn Museum will have the opportunity to observe Museum conservators conducting preservation efforts on the collection masterpiece A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie (1866), by Albert Bierstadt. Conservation will take place in view of the public on Wednesdays through Sundays from June 7 through July 16, 2017, […]

Lisa Breslow - Summer Haze, 40 x 40 inches, oil on panel
Art, Art Shows

HERITAGE museum & gardens presents PAINTED LANDSCAPES: CONTEMPORARY VIEWS Curated by Lauren P. Della Monica through October 9, 2017 

Artists include: Aho, Eric (VT), Ptarmigan, 2013, Oil on linen Berlind, Robert (1938-2015, NY), Slanting Light on Pines #1, 2009, Oil on canvas Betts, William (FL), Pettit Lake, Idaho, 2012, 2012, Acrylic paint on reverse drilled acrylic mirror Botts, Gregory (NY and NMex), Sunflowers at Barcelona Neck, 2008, Oil on […]

Under the title Conversation Piece, name derived from a sculptural ensemble by Juan Muñoz
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National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (Rome)  Viale delle Belle Arti, 131 00197 Rome Italy  presents Works from the “la Caixa” Contemporary Art Collection May 19–September 17, 2017 

The Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea is pleased to host the Contemporary Art Collection and offers a conversation with a select group of works within the classical architectural setting of the Main Hall. The ”la Caixa” Foundation is an important collection of contemporary art offering various interpretations of art from the […]