Subversion brings together eleven emerging and internationally recognised artists in a unique group show of new and recent contemporary art that explores and rethinks notions of ‘modern Arab identity.’ Larissa Sansour, Still from the video “A Space Exodus,” 2009. Courtesy of the artist. Rather than conforming, the artists function as performers, tricksters and interventionists, often using dark humour to explore and parody the social ... more
NEW CANAAN, Conn. – The Philip Johnson Glass House, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, invites the community to attend the second annual Dine with Design. The epicurean event, to be held at the Glass House on Saturday, June 9, of…
On Sunday, June 17 from 2 to 3:30pm, visitors to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD will enjoy the sounds of live jazz along the Miles River with the 229th Maryland Army National Guard Jazz Band performing from the historic T…
The Walther Collection presents Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Nothing to Lose, the first solo exhibition in New York of photographs by the British-Nigerian artist, featuring large-scale color and black-and-white portraits from the late 1980s. Exhibition on view …
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The Board of Directors of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) announced the appointment of Lisa Melandri as incoming Director. This decision follows a five-month international search. Melandri, currently the Deputy Director for Exhibitions and …
The Newark Museum presents Expanding Africa, an exhibition on view through May 2013.
or nearly a century, the Newark Museum has been a pioneer among U.S. museums in the collecting and display of African art. Today, the Museum’s nationally known colle…
The San Jose Museum of Art has appointed Mónica Ramírez-Montagut as its senior curator.
Ramírez-Montagut is currently curator at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut. There, she was a primary contributor to the institution
Josef Helfenstein, director of the Menil Collection, today announced that the Board of Trustees has narrowed the international search for an architect to design the Menil Drawing Institute (MDI), the first major building project under the museum’s am…
The J. Paul Getty Trust announced the appointment of J. Timothy Child as Vice President of Institutional Advancement effective June 11, 2012.
Tim Child (Photo: Dan Dry)
Reporting to President and CEO Jim Cuno, Mr. Child will be responsible for cultivat…
The Schirn Kunsthalle is showcasing a new work by German-Iranian artist Bettina Pousttchi specifically designed for the exterior of the Schirn. On view 19 April–17 June 2012.
Bettina Pousttchi, “Framework,” 2012. (simulation east facade) Commissi…
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The Smithsonian will provide a forum for a discussion about “culturally specific” or “ethnic” museums Wednesday, April 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The daylong event will be held at the National Museum of the American Indian at Fourth and In…
SiteGround, a web hosting company targeting Joomla users and managing over 1000 US servers, has recently announced its plan to diversify the geographical location of their shared hosting services. Their first servers outside the USA will be in the Neth…
Heatherwick Studio presents an exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, on view through 30 September 2012.
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As part of a season of events celebrating British design, the Victoria & Albert Museum…
Joslyn Art Museum announces the appointment of Karin M. Campbell as the Museum’s new Phil Willson Curator of Contemporary Art. Campbell comes to Joslyn following a four-year stint at Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh, PA), a leading contemporary…
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