Clyfford Still Museum in Denver reintroduces the life and work of the American artist

DENVER, CO.- The Clyfford Still Museum opened its doors to the public on November 18, 2011, reintroducing the life and work of one of America’s most significant yet least understood artists. The new museum, which houses 94% of Clyfford Still’s total creative output, allows the public to explore the full trajectory of the artist’s 60-year career for the first time, including his rarely seen figurative works from the 1930s, paintings from the 1960s and 1970s created after Still’s retreat from the [...]

Photo Series at Minneapolis Institute of Arts Features James Welling’s Glass House

MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The third exhibition in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ new photography series featuring groundbreaking contemporary artists presents the innovative work of Los Angeles photographer James Welling. On view through March 7, 2011, “New Pictures 3: James Welling, Glass House” showcases an elegant photographic series of Philip Johnson’s modernist architectural masterpiece, Glass House (1949). Using a digital camera and color filters, Welling experiments with new possibilities for architectural photography, capturing the luminous effects of Johnson’s glass-skinned structure at different [...]

Light-Filled Building Opens at North Carolina Museum of Art

RALEIGH, NC.- The North Carolina Museum of Art‘s new building marries light and white in a way that designers say shows off the works to their best advantage, leaving nothing to color visitors’ view of the art. The 127,000-square-foot expansion opens to the public April 24, but reporters got to see the approximately 750 works in their new home on Tuesday. The lightness and airiness of the museum are meant to emphasize the art, yet are as important to the [...]

Second Solo Exhibition Continues Minneapolis Institute of Arts Photography Series

MINEAPOLIS, MN.- The second exhibition in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ new photography series featuring emerging artists will present the work of German artist Marco Breuer, and attempt to answer the question: What is a photograph? Breuer’s bold and experimental approach eschews the camera itself. Instead, he strips photography to its essential materiality, presenting works created by manipulating the surface of light-sensitive photographic paper. The exhibition will be on view from February 18 through August 1, 2010, in two parts. [...]

ICP Announces Alan B. Stone and the Senses of Place

NEW YORK, NY.- On view at the International Center of Photography from January 29 through May 9, 2010, Alan B. Stone and the Senses of Place explores photography’s unique ability to revive one’s sense of connection to the past, and considers some of the many meanings associated with “place.” Guest curator David Deitcher presents the work of the little-known Montreal-based photographer Alan B. Stone (1928–1992) as a case study that considers some of the ways in which people experience, use, [...]