Children in art galleries: an accident waiting to happen?
If you’re taking a small child to an art gallery, what’s the worst that could happen? A two-year-old girl was among those requiring first aid at Tate Modern earlier this year after visiting Robert...
View ArticleHammer Presents Rachel Whiteread in First Drawings Retrospective
LOS ANGELES, CA.- This winter the Hammer Museum presents a retrospective of drawings by Rachel Whiteread, the first large-scale museum survey of work on paper by the British artist. Organized by...
View ArticleNew Book Shows Explosions, Fires, and Public Order by Sarah Pickering
NEW YORK, NY.- Sarah Pickering’s “Explosions, Fires, and Public Order”, (Aperture, April 2010) is a visually arresting glimpse into the secret world of civil defense. Combining four series, the book...
View ArticleArt Fund Director Stephen Deuchar Awarded CBE for His Service to the Public
LONDON.- Stephen Deuchar was awarded the honour for his service to the public as former director of Tate Britain from 1998 until 2009. He joined the Art Fund as director in January 2010. On receiving...
View ArticleGallery’s Detective Work Shows Two Portraits Painted at the Same Time
LONDON.- New scientific detective work has revealed that two renowned 16th century portraits of Queen Elizabeth I belonging to two different galleries were painted on wood panels from the same tree....
View ArticleNever-Before-Seen Works at the Art Gallery of Ontario Reveal a Darker Side to...
TORONTO, ON.- An exhibition heralded by the Guardian as “the most important exhibition of [Henry] Moore’s work for a generation” is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario this fall. The Shape of Anxiety:...
View ArticleThe Linda Pace Foundation Announces Acquisition of a Sound Sculpture by Susan...
SAN ANTONIO, TX.- The Linda Pace Foundation announces a major acquisition and related exhibition of sound sculpture Sunset Song, 2003, by Susan Philipsz, a Turner Prize-winning artist. The work joins...
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