Houston’s Menil Collection Announces Return of Byzantine Frescoes to Cyprus in 2012

HOUSTON, TX.- After more than two decades in Houston, the beloved Byzantine frescoes will go back to Cyprus in 2012. While this moment is bittersweet, the story of these frescoes—from their rescue, to their long-term loan to the Menil, and now to their return—very much reflects the essence of the Menil Collection, its focus on the aesthetic and the spiritual, and our responsible stewardship of works from other nations and cultures. In 1983, Dominique de Menil, founder of the Menil Collection, was [...]

Renowned Los Angeles Painter Ed Moses Opens a Solo Exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Renowned Los Angeles painter Ed Moses opened a solo exhibition, wic wack, at Brian Gross Fine Art. While Moses is known for his innovative, non-objective abstractions, the works on view explore pattern and figuration through fabric stencils, animal motifs, and face-like forms. The exhibition continues through December 23. Ed Moses, Kracker, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 66 x 54 inches. Photo: Courtesy Brian Gross Fine Art These dynamic, textile-like paintings can be a shock to those who identify Moses [...]

Brian Gross Fine Art Opens Ed Moses’ Airborne at One Post Street

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Brian Gross Fine Art presents Airborne, an exhibition of works by renowned California painter Ed Moses. On view will be selected works from a 2007 series that explores atmosphere and abstraction. Lush applications of paint in light, airy hues lend the paintings an ephemeral quality suggestive of mountain air and meteorological phenomena. Seen as a group, they describe a dynamic, vaporous, and sensually charged environment. Ed Moses was born in Long Beach, California, in 1926 and received [...]