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
Cincinnati Museum Center presents Treasures of the Past: Cincinnati’s Historic Art, 1800-1930 opens April 20, premiere reception April 19.
Did you know that Cincinnati Museum Center has its very own fine art collection of more than 1,500 beautiful pa…
The National Museum of African Art presents Lalla Essaydi. Revisions, a multimedia exhibition on view May 9 and run through Feb. 24, 2013.
Essaydi, a Moroccan-born, New York-based artist, pushes the boundaries of Arab, Muslim, African and perceptions o…
The Barnes Foundation installs a major new sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly in the garden of the Foundation’s new building in Fairmount Park on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Ellsworth Kelly was in attendance for the installation.
Ellsworth Kelly, The Ba…
HomeRite of Baltimore LLC (HomeRite) proudly announces the successful completion of window replacement work at the Maryland School for the Deaf, Frederick Campus, Bjorlee Museum. The work was performed under a contract with Maryland’s Department of G…
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents Fracture. Daido Moriyama, on view APRIL 7–JULY 31, 2012, the first solo museum exhibition of photographer Daido Moriyama (b. 1938) to be shown in Los Angeles.
Daido Moriyama, Shinjuku #11, 2000, gelatin s…
The Barnes Foundation announced that its new campus in Philadelphia will open with ten days of free admission beginning on May 19 and continuing through May 28. The building will be dedicated on Friday, May 18, 2012, at 11 am. The inaugural week culmin…
Digital Fortress, Inc. (www.dfcolo.com), a newly formed operator of datacenter colocation facilities announced today it will be offering its customers an enterprise-class suite of Cloud-based services from its datacenter space in Seattle, WA. These Clo…
The Milwaukee Art Museum has acquired a video work by London-based Contemporary artist Isaac Julien. Western Union: Small Boats (2007)
Isaac Julien, The Leopard (Western Union: Small Boats Series No. 7), 2007. Fujitran in lightbox, 120 x 120 cm. Court…
The Crocker Art Museum presents Mel Ramos. 50 Years of Superheroes, Nudes, and Other Pop Delights, an exhibition on view JUNE 2 – OCTOBER 21, 2012.
Mel Ramos, The Phantom Lady, 1963. Oil on canvas, 60 x 44 in. Leta and Mel Ramos Family Collection…
The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) presents Beyond Words. Photography in The New Yorker, an exhibition on view 15 April–10 June 2012.
“Beyond Words: Photography in The New Yorker” is an exhibition of more than 100 works by 65 photograp…
The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens presents Jannis Kounellis, an exhibition on view 5 April – 30 September 2012.
Jannis Kounellis, whose contribution to the international art movement of Arte Povera has been defining, left Greece very young to leav…
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC has acquired Etude (1969) by Simon Hantaï (1922–2008).
At its annual meeting in March, the Collectors Committee of the National Gallery of Art made possible the acquisition of Etude (1969) by Simon Hanta…
Matt Dawson, Deputy Director for Art and Education and a member of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s senior management team, will step down from his post April 12 to pursue other opportunities in the museum field.
“As the Museum cont…
Thousands of historical documents at The New York Public Library – including material handwritten by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and papers from authors such as Mark Twain – will soon be accessible to the public online, thanks in large p…
The The National Gallery of Art has acquired works on Paper by Andy Warhol and Robert Heinecken.
The Collectors Committee discretionary fund for photographs, drawings, and prints supported the acquisition of this portfolio of screenprints by Andy Warho…
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