The MUZEO in Anaheim will celebrate its next exhibition by opening its doors to free admission for the opening weekend. Miradas: Ancient Roots in Modern and Contemporary Mexican Art from the Bank of America Collection, which runs 10 September 2010 through 9 January 2011, highlights both Mexican artists and American artists who worked in Mexico.…
Three artists — Bill Viola, April Gornik and Eric Fischl — have “postponed” their September exhibition Atmospheric Conditions at the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University until the school’s administrators sign a legally-binding agreement to preserve the museum’s permanent collection. via The Boston Globe For previous posts on this developing story, click here and here. Note…
Two Russian curators have been found guilty of “inciting hatred” with their 2007 contemporary art exhibition Forbidden Art — 2006. The exhibition had angered the Russian Orthodox Church, which condemned several works that depicted Jesus Christ in non-traditional ways and supported the charges against the curators. This in turn worried artists, who countered with a…
In 1993 the California Arts Council teamed up with state government officials for the first “specialty plate” in California: a sunset and palm tree motif, titled Coastline, designed by Pop artist Wayne Thiebaud. Now Governor Schwarzenegger is launching a Million Plates Campaign for the Arts to aggressively help the CAC raise at least $40 million…
We reported earlier of Bravo TV’s call for participants for a new, art-themed reality show. It now seems the show has come to fruition. Work of Art: The Next Great Artist will premiere Wednesday, June 9 with 14 aspiring artists competing for the grand prize of a solo show at the Brooklyn Museum and $100,000.
Louise Bourgeois has died in New York at the fabulous age of 98. Global recognition came late to her – despite an enormous output she wasn’t widely known until the 1982 retrospective at NY MOMA. Through her diverse and prolific body of work she was known for working through emotional and physical pain, including the…