The Smithsonian American Art Museum announced today that it will acquire from The Irving Penn Foundation 100 photographs by the legendary photographer Irving Penn (1917-2009), who is one of the most celebrated photographers of the 20th century. Penn is best known for the spare, elegant style he applied to the […]
Opening its 2014 season from 9/26/2013-1/26/2014 with SEE IT LOUD: SEVEN POST-WAR AMERICAN PAINTERS, the National Academy presents the work of American representational artists — Leland Bell, Paul Georges, Paul Resika,Neil Welliver, Albert Kresch, Stanley Lewis and Peter Heinemann — who forged an original and dynamic synthesis between representational and […]
Thomas Bangsted created Last of the Dreadnoughts over the course of a two-year period. What appears in this photograph as a cohesive composition is comprised of dozens of images captured at locations thousands of miles apart. The eye-catching pattern on the ship, known as Dazzle camouflage, was widely employed by […]
CHINESE ARTIST/ PROVOCATEUR AI WEIWEI BRINGS ZODIAC HEADS EXHIBITION TO THE CROW COLLECTION OF ASIAN ART THIS FALL GILDED BRONZE SCULPTURES ON VIEW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 – MARCH 2, 2014 DALLAS (July 11, 2013) – On view for the first time […]
Critically Acclaimed Exhibition of Work by El Anatsui Extended Two Weeks; New Closing Date August 18, 2013 Brooklyn, NY. The critically acclaimed exhibition, Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui, which has attracted enthusiastic crowds to the Brooklyn Museum since its February 8 opening, has been extended for an […]
“Interplay” New Paintings and Pastel Works on Paper by Ruth Pastine Ruth Pastine’s work is focused on the phenomenological investigation of color and its optical invocation of temperature, light, and spatial interplay. Her painting process explores the perceptual interaction of saturated and nuanced color relationships that explore the dialogue between […]
New York, NY—Berlin-based artist Monika Grzymala has completed Volumen, her large-scale installation at the Morgan Library & Museum. The work opens to the public tomorrow and will remain on view through November 3, 2013. Volumen is composed of five thousand irregular sheets of paper handmade by the artist with mulberry […]
The Walters Art Museum will host a series of free educational events, gallery talks and walking tours for the entire family, beginning in September. Drop-in Art Activities: Books! Libros! Livre! September 1–September 30, 10 a.m. –3 p.m. Open up a story, discover the many languages and cultures throughout the museum […]