Expanded Galleries of African Art and Indian Art of the Americas Open at the Art Institute

CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago opens its expanded galleries of African art and Indian art of the Americas today, June 3, 2011. Following an extensive four-year planning, construction, and reinstallation project, the combined 7,500 square foot gallery spaces–located in the Art Institute’s lower Morton Wing (G136 and G137) –have now been freshly conceived and completely renovated to accommodate more than 550 objects on display. For the first time in the museum’s history, the majority of the Art Institute’s [...]

Mark Moore Gallery Announced Its Permanent Relocation from Bergamot Station to Culver City

CULVER CITY, CA.- After twelve successful years in Bergamot Station (Santa Monica, CA), Mark Moore Gallery announced its permanent relocation to Culver City, CA. In conjunction with the grand opening of the new space, the gallery will also debut the much-anticipated solo exhibition for renowned local artist, Mario Ybarra Jr. Originally built in 1925, the building that will soon house Mark Moore Gallery has been deemed a Historic Building by Culver City’s preservation program. Featuring a brick façade, vaulted wood ceilings [...]

Denver Art Museum to Unveil Artist-Centric American Indian Galleries

DENVER, CO.- Building on the approach the Denver Art Museum (DAM) pioneered in 1925, when it became the first American museum to collect Native American objects as art rather than artifacts, this summer the museum will begin the renovation and complete reinstallation of its American Indian and Northwest Coast art galleries to place an expanded focus on individual artists, their creations, and inspirations. Today the DAM holds one of the nation’s most comprehensive collections of American Indian art, including 18,000 [...]

Leon Benrimon Launches New Exhibition Space with “Roy Lichtenstein: Homage to Monet”

NEW YORK, NY.- Benrimon Contemporary launched its New York City exhibition and gallery space at 514 West 24th Street with its inaugural show Roy Lichtenstein: Homage to Monet. The exhibition presents paintings and multiples that turned the 2,000 square foot gallery overlooking 24th street into a vivid discussion between Monet and Lichtenstein. The exhibit features numerous Lichtenstein artworks that show reverence to Claude Monet such as the Cathedral and Haystack series as well as the Water Lilies series, which consists [...]

Alberta Creates an Art Gallery of National Significance

EDMONTON, AB.- The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA), in downtown Edmonton, opened to the public on January 31, 2010. The remodeled 85,000 square foot gallery, designed by Los Angeles architect Randall Stout, features three floors of exhibition space that showcases historical and contemporary Canadian and international art. The opening marks a major milestone in the AGA’s New Vision project and fulfills its goal of creating an art gallery of national significance for the Province of Alberta. “It is the AGA’s [...]