Wellesley Museum Loses Fernand Leger Painting
The Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College has lost a 1921 painting by Fernand Leger. "Woman and Child" has been lost since 2007 when it was stored in a crate during some renovation work at the cultural center. Officials aren't sure if the painting was stolen or accidentally thrown out. The missing artwork has been part of the Wellesley museum's art collecton since 1954.
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Lucian Freud Portrait Worth Millions Destroyed By Bernard Breslauer
Lucian Freud painting of millionarire antiquarian book dealer, Bernard Breslauer, was destroyed by the the same Breslauer because he did not like how his double chin looked. Freud just discovered that the painting was destroyed four years ago befofe Breslauer died.
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La Napoule Art Foundation Names New Executive Director
La Napoule Art Foundation President Noele Clews announced the appointment of Thomas Urquhart as the foundation’s new Executive Director. From its base in Portsmouth, NH, the foundation operates the Clews Center for the Arts in La Napoule, France, near the site of the famed Cannes Film Festival.
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Artworks Created Using Objet 3-D Printing System Acquired By MoMA
Objet Geometries Ltd., the innovation leader in 3-D printing, announced that four abstract artworks utilizing Objet technology have been acquired for the collection of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Created by leading artist Neri Oxman, the pieces were originally selected for a special MoMA exhibition entitled "Design and the Elastic Mind," which took place February 24 – May 12, 2008. Ms. Oxman – who is currently a Presidential Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) pursuing a Ph.D. in design and computation, and is based at the MIT Media Laboratory – printed the works on Objet’s revolutionary Connex500, the first-ever system to allow the printing of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties simultaneously. This capacity was necessary to develop the pieces, which were mathematically designed to exhibit multiple structural and environmental qualities (i.e., stiffness, transparency, temperature/ humidity control, etc.) rather than adhering to a specific form.
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Sam Gappmayer Will Lead The Fine Arts Center As Director
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center announces the appointment of Sam Gappmayer as Chief Executive Officer today. Gappmayer, who has over 20 years experience as a curator and museum director, will come to Colorado Springs from the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum, Idaho, where he served as the Executive Director since 2002.
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Godfrey Worsdale Appointed As New Director Of BALTIC
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art is delighted to announce the appointment of Godfrey Worsdale as Director of BALTIC. Following an immensely successful time as Founding Director of mima, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, the £14.2 million gallery located in the heart of Middlesbrough town centre, Godfrey Worsdale joins BALTIC with over 15 years of experience in gallery management and programming. He will take up the position at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in November 2008.
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Prize Money For Sobey Art Award Increased To $70,000
The exhibition of the 2008 Sobey Art Award presented by Scotiabank, will open to the public on August 27, 2008 and is hosted by the Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). The Sobey Art Award, presented by Scotiabank, is presented annually to an artist under forty who has exhibited in a public or commercial art gallery within 18 months of being nominated.
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Elisabeth Murdoch Appointed Tate Trustee
The Prime Minister has appointed Elisabeth Murdoch as a Tate Trustee. Her term of appointment will be for four years from 18 August 2008.
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Blake Judge Resigns Over Controversial Painting By Adam Cullen
A disagreement during final deliberations over The Blake Prize shortlist has resulted in the resignation of art historian and judge Christopher Allen from the panel. At the centre of the debate was a work entered by controversial artist Adam Cullen, whose depiction of the crucifixion saw the judges divided over its inclusion. Dr Allen opposed the acceptance of the work in The Blake Prize shortlist (and exhibition) but was over-ruled by the other two judges, artist and former Blake Prize winner Lachlan Warner and religious scholar Kathleen McPhillips.
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Charity Gives Glasgow £22,500 To Buy Painting By Scottish Artist
The Gallery of Modern Art has acquired "Phantom" by Alison Watt OBE with significant help from The Art Fund. "Phantom" is an oil painting of moving fabric. The Art Fund is the UK’s leading independent art charity.
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Emily Todd Named Deputy Director Of The Menil Collection
Josef Helfenstein, Director of The Menil Collection, has appointed Emily Leland Todd as the museum’s first Deputy Director. In this new position Ms. Todd will work closely with Mr. Helfenstein to implement the Menil’s long-range strategic plan.
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The Claremont Museum of Art Receives $10 Million Gift
The Board of Directors of the Claremont Museum of Art announced that the Museum has received a donation of $10 million. It is the largest single gift from an individual to date and comes only 15 months after the Museum’s grand opening in April, 2007. The donor, who requested anonymity, is a long-time resident of Southern California.
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