| Monday, March 31, 2008 | |
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Threat Of Violence Against SFAI Forces School To Close Exhibition In response to a series of violent threats by animal rights extremists, the San Francisco Art Institute announced that the public discussion on Adel Abdessemed’s exhibition "Don’t Trust Me", scheduled for Monday, 31 March, has been cancelled. For the same reasons, the exhibition itself, which was temporarily suspended on Wednesday, 26 March, has now been permanently closed. (view more...) |
| Friday, March 28, 2008 | |
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Money And Art: A Love Affair That Transcends Time In academia, the separation of the humanities from business has been a long-established tradition. Yet the love affair between money and art transcends time. Like Romeo and Juliet, one without the other means suicide. From the beginning of his career, David Gordon recognized the volatile nature of this relationship. Today, he is renowned worldwide as an outspoken corporate executive who has taken two incompatible domains and made the people in each realm work together for their own good. (view more...) |
| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 | |
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Carole Ferreira-Cerca: Intoxication At The Alliance Francaise Miami Carole Ferreira-Cerca was born on the French Atlantic coast; her grandfather was from Portugal and, she has relatives in Venezuela. Carole is a self-taught artist. Since she was a litle girl, she search for a way to express her feelings and emotions. One day se discovered in painting the best way to plasm her feelings and creations. Her personal evolution defined many phases in her professional life; from abstract through the influence of architecture forms until reaching the human form. (view more...) |
| Monday, March 24, 2008 | |
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Terry J. Lundgren To Receive Carnegie Hall Medal Of Excellence Carnegie Hall announced that Terry J. Lundgren (Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Macy's, Inc.) will receive the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence. In recognition of his outstanding leadership in arts philanthropy, the award will be presented to Mr. Lundgren by The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York, at a gala benefit at The Waldorf=Astoria on Monday, April 7. Newswoman Deborah Norville is the Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening. Legendary vocalist Tony Bennett will perform as part of the evening's program. (view more...) |
| Saturday, March 22, 2008 | |
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Asian Art Museum Appoints Jay Xu As Director It is with great pleasure that the Asian Art Museum announces the appointment of Jay Jie Xu as the museum’s new Director. Mr. Xu begins his position on June 15, 2008. He succeeds Emily J. Sano, who retired in January 2008 after fifteen years of service to the museum. Mr. Xu, 45, has been the Pritzker Chairman, Department of Asian and Ancient Art at The Art Institute of Chicago since 2006, after serving as Pritzker Curator of Asian Art since 2003. (view more...) |
| Thursday, March 20, 2008 | |
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Dainichi Nyorai Sculpture Sold For US$14M At Christie´s At the sale of Japanese and Korean Art, a newly discovered wood sculpture of Dainichi Nyorai, the supreme Buddha, attributed to the sculptor Unkei achieved $14,377,000, exceeding its presale estimate of $1,500,000-2,500,000. It set new world auction records including record for Japanese art, and any Asian work of art sold in New York. This price largely surpasses the previous record of $1.76 million realized by a Rakuchu Rakugai screen, sold in October 1990 at Christie’s New York. The Dainichi Nyorai Buddha was bought by the Japanese company, Mitsukoshi Co Ltd. (view more...) |
| Thursday, March 20, 2008 | |
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The AIA Announces 19 Recipients Of The 2008 Housing Awards The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the 19 recipients of the 2008 Housing Awards. The AIA’s Housing Awards Program, now in its eighth year, was established to recognize the best in housing design and promote the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit and a valuable national resource. (view more...) |
| Tuesday, March 11, 2008 | |
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Government Grant For Auckland Art Gallery Development Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark announced in Auckland today that the government is contributing $30 million towards the Auckland Art Gallery development. Mayor of Auckland city, Hon. John Banks said he was very pleased with the level of government support for this major building project. (view more...) |
| Friday, March 07, 2008 | |
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Campaign Launched For Battle Of Britain Hero’s Statue In Trafalgar Square Friday 7th March sees the launch of a campaign to erect a statue of Battle of Britain hero Sir Keith Park on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. Supporters of the campaign include politicians Boris Johnson MP, Brian Paddick and Tony Benn; historians Dr Stephen Bungay and Antony Beevor; former senior military officers Field Marshall Lord Bramall and General Lord Guthrie; and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore. (view more...) |
| Thursday, March 06, 2008 | |
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Christie´s To Offer Private Collection Of Simon Sainsbury Christie’s announce that they will offer the private collection of the Hon. Simon Sainsbury on 18 June 2008 in London. One of Britain’s most generous philanthropists and discerning collectors, the late Simon Sainsbury assembled throughout his lifetime one of the finest private British collections of the 20th century which will be offered at a landmark single-owner auction at Christie’s on Wednesday 18 June 2008. A further selection of Impressionist paintings from the collection will be offered at the auctions of Impressionist and Modern Art on 24 and 25 June 2008. Highlights of the collection include an unprecedented collection of English furniture, one of the finest collections of early English pottery ever assembled and paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds, George Stubbs, Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse and Paul Signac. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the charity established by Simon Sainsbury in 1965, The Monument Trust. (view more...) |
| Monday, March 03, 2008 | |
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The Cummer Receives US$1M Grant from Bank of America The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens celebrated two major developments in the Facilities and Grounds Master Plan and Five-year Strategic plan. Susan Walker, Florida President, Bank of America, presented the museum with a $1 million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. This lead corporate gift accelerates the museum's restoration and construction plans to preserve the historic Woman's Club of Jacksonville, to be renamed the new Edward W. Lane, Jr. Building. When complete this landmark building will provide additional civic space for museum lectures, programs and events. (view more...) |
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