Artdaily (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
PHOENIX.- Organized by The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the exhibition showcases 54 complex drawings made by artist Elihu Vedder to accompany Omar Khayyám's classic 12th century Persian poem, the Rubáiyát. The combination of Vedder's hauntingly beautiful images with Khayyám's profound
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Thomas J. Loughman has been named assistant deputy director at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute . Loughman will be working with the Clark leadership on a variety of initiatives as the Clark continues to grow as one of the country's outstanding art museums and a global leader among centers for
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Phoenix, AZ - Following the transporting experience of Edward Weston: Mexico, which closed on November 15, the Norton Gallery will continue to offer an escape into the world of photography with an aesthetic exploration of sacred spaces. Odyssey: The Photographs of Linda Connor is an artist-designed installation, offering spiritual and meditative experiences to those who enter the gallery. On view...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Three Arizona State University students will split a $750 scholarship for their top entry in the ninth annual CHAIRity event.
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
PHOENIX.- Phoenix Art Museum is pleased to announce Dr. Sara Cochran will join the Museum as Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art beginning September 15, 2008. Cochran brings 10 years of experience and invaluable insight to the position after serving most recently as Assistant Curator of Modern Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where she oversaw
The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
From global champions to new guard and up and comers, the Phoenix Business Journal honored the region’s power players during its annual Power Bash Oct. 16 at Phoenix Art Museum.
The Philadelphia Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/16/2008
The Barnes Foundation plans to open its new site on the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia in 2011, officials said Wednesday.
The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
A coalition that includes the city of Phoenix as well as arts and grassroots organizations will host a week-long event featuring home-grown talent and culminating with the First Friday Art Walk Oct. 3.
The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Phoenix Art Museum has hired Sara Cochran as curator of modern and contemporary art, the museum announced Wednesday.
Market Wire - Lifestyle and Leisure: Fashion (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
PHOENIX, AZ (MARKET WIRE) Skydivers wear them. Mechanics wear them. Iconic musicians wear them. Even Olympic swimmers wear them. Opening September 6 at Phoenix Art Museum, One for All, All for One: The Jumpsuit offers an unsurpassed 90 year exploration of jumpsuit fashion. From an original WWI women's factory uniform created in 1918 to several couture pieces fresh from the runways of New York and Paris,...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
PHOENIX, AZ (MARKET WIRE) Exceptional paintings and small masterpieces from the private Hungarian art collection of Nancy G. Brinker -- founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and former Ambassador to Hungary -- will soon be on display at Phoenix Art Museum in an effort to unite people with a passion for art with those who want to make a global difference in the fight against breast cancer.
The Mex Files (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
I’m afraid I know nothing about General Hernández Galván’s career. Tina Modetti may have had an affair with the General at some point (briefly mentioned in passing by Patricia Albers, Shadow, Fire, Snow: The Life of Tina Modetti, University of California Press, 2002). Tina had a long term affair with Weston. I don’t know the extent [...]
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
PHOENIX, AZ (MARKET WIRE) Full of striking compositions, dramatic still lifes and exquisitely beautiful landscapes, Phoenix Art Museum presents an artistic exploration of Mexico seen through the lens of one of the twentieth century's most influential photographers, Edward Weston. Opening on August 9, Edward Weston: Mexico examines a variety of Weston's early and rare works revealing his devotion to...
Hankblog (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
ART DIALOGUE: JOHN KAUFMANN ON JOSIAH MCELHENY’S THE LAST SCATTERING SURFACE July 24, 2008 at 7:00 pm Henry Art Gallery East Gallery Writer, actor, and director John Kaufmann leads an informal conversation in the Henry’s East Gallery about Josiah McElheny’s representation of the Big Bang. Kaufmann’s production of Starball married astronomy, poetry, science, Jungian dream analysis, and improvised Irish...
Hankblog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
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