If you consider yourself a true hotel nerd, pack your bags: You?re going to Vancouver! The Vancouver Art Gallery has an installation so perfect it ain?t even funny. It?s called Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern Life (on until September...Show More Summary
One of the most profound shifts in the history of modernism took place in New York City in the 1930s and 40s, as artists from Europe took refuge in the United States, and the radical forms of figurative art they brought with them prompted and competed against an impulse toward abstraction among American artists. Show More Summary
The art of Ben Enwonwu (1917 ? 1994) took centre stage at Bonhams? sale of Modern and Contemporary African Art at Bonhams New Bond Street, May 22, with a new world record for the artist at £361,250 against his previous best of £125,000. Show More Summary
Brad Pitt was joined by famous friends last night when he hosted a special screening of his new film World War Z at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. The appearance marked his first public event since Angelina Jolie announced her double mastectomy news. Show More Summary
Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity at the Metropolitan Museum of Art displays how master painters (mavericks in their day) created magical gardens -- and gowns -- using relationships between light and dark color.
Brad Pitt speaks to the audience at a special viewing for his film World War Z held at the Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday night (May 22) in New York City. The 49-year-old actor introduced the film to the crowd and spent time mingling afterwards with celebrity guests including Kevin Bacon, Jimmy Fallon, Katie [...]
Like this Small Cool 2013 contest entry? Favorite it below! Name: Hani & Andrew Location: New York, NY Square Feet: 440 Division: Tiny What I Love About My Small Home: We love the organic modern feel and our art, including a prized secret ceramic glaze recipe from our dear friends at KleinReid. Show More Summary
The Elise S. Haas Bequest: Modern Art from Matisse to Marini is on view at SFMOMA till June 2. Open Space is pleased to host a series of posts highlighting Mrs. Haas’s network of personal connections from SFMOMA Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture Caitlin Haskell and featuring graphics by designer Adam Machacek. Agnes E. [...]
This week’s Memorial Day weekend Modern Art Notes Podcast features a return visit from artist Tom Friedman and clips of Shirin Neshat and Lari Pittman.
The Saint Louis Art Museum opens a new David Chipperfield-designed wing on June 29, and one of Friedman’s new works, Untitled (Seascape) (2012) graces the first gallery. The museum acquired the [...]
Hot on the heels of the landmark Amaya Collection, its first Evening Auction of Indian art, Sotheby?s has sourced an exceptional line-up of works - many fresh to the market and with outstanding provenances - for its Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale in London on 11th June. Show More Summary
From May 22, 2013, to May 26, 2014, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) and Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy presents a major outdoor exhibition of sculptor Mark di Suvero?s...Show More Summary
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has named filmmaker George Lucas the recipient of its 2013 Bay Area Treasure Award. The annual lifetime achievement award, organized by the Modern Art Council (MAC), SFMOMA?s premier fund-raising auxiliary, recognizes artists and creative leaders in the region who continually redefine the field of visual art. Show More Summary
Los Angeles Modern Auctions set multiple world records for works of art and design in its May 19, 2013 auction, selling major works by California artists to American, European, and Asian buyers. The auction broke world records for aShow More Summary
Modernism first moved on May 29, 1913. That’s century-old hyperbole, of course, but if any date achieves day of infamy status for modern art in the 20 th century, it’s the day that Russian composer Igor Stravinsky teamed up with Russian...Show More Summary
The Elise S. Haas Bequest: Modern Art From Matisse to Marini is on view at SFMOMA till June 2. Open Space is pleased to host a series of posts highlighting Mrs. Haas’s network of personal connections, from SFMOMA assistant curator of painting and sculpture Caitlin Haskell, and featuring graphics by designer Adam Machacek. Elise S. [...]
Click to enlarge. A visitor at the Museum of Modern Art in New York experiences an exhibit entitled Rain Room. The large-scale environment by Random International is filled with a field of falling water that pauses wherever a human body is detected, offering visitors the experience of controlling the rain.
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The Elise S. Haas Bequest: Modern Art From Matisse to Marini is on view until SFMOMA temporarily closes its doors June 2, and as we wind down these last few days, Open Space is pleased to host a series of posts from assistant curator of painting and sculpture Caitlin Haskell, highlighting one of the museum’s [...]
Image Duplicator is an exhibition featuring artists who have re-appropriated the works of Roy Lichtenstein, the pioneering appropriator of comic book art: According to the Tate Modern – home to an exhibition of his work until May 27 – he is one of the true greats of the twentieth century. His paintings are worth millions, […]
People often ask me how I got started cleaning up. I was always interested in looking at things differently, seeing things from a different angle, and turning things upside down. So I started to look closely at Modern Art. I took some famous paintings and copied them and put all the different forms, shapes and colors in another place on the canvas. Show More Summary