The Linda Pace Foundation Announces Acquisition of a Sound Sculpture by Susan Philipsz

SAN ANTONIO, TX.- The Linda Pace Foundation announces a major acquisition and related exhibition of sound sculpture Sunset Song, 2003, by Susan Philipsz, a Turner Prize-winning artist. The work joins the more than 500 objects in the Foundation’s diverse contemporary art collection, which was begun by the late philanthropist Linda Pace. From May 8–June 26, 2011, Sunset Song will be presented daily in CHRISpark, the one-acre park built by Pace in 2005. Scottish artist Susan Philipsz created Sunset Song as [...]

Artpace San Antonio Unveils 10.2 International Artists-in-Residence Projects

SAN ANTONIO, TX.- Artpace San Antonio unveiled its 10.2 International Artist-in-Residence projects. Guest curator Patrick Charpenel, independent curator from Mexico City, presented new works by Monika Sosnowska (Warsaw, Poland), Corey McCorkle (New York, New York) and Jamal Cyrus (Houston, Texas), which will be on display to the public through September 12, 2010. The Artists Monika Sosnowska is renowned for her architecturally structured installations that dramatically transform a viewer’s perception and experience of a space. She creates her works in response [...]

Artpace Presents Jens Hoffmann’s Photos while Driving Around in Texas

SAN ANTONIO, TX.- The exhibition On the Road takes its title from the legendary book by American poet and novelist Jack Kerouac, which describes the author’s adventurous road trip across the United States in the late 1940s. The exhibition investigates the myth of the American road trip as it started to develop from the early 1920s onwards due to the immense expansions of highways and roads, particularly in the West of the country. On the Road explores the fascination that [...]

AAMD Museums Join in Celebration of International Museum Day on May 18th

NEW YORK, NY.- The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) announced today that member institutions will be participating in International Museum Day on May 18, 2010 by offering free or reduced admission, special programs, or other initiatives as part of their celebrations. AAMD member museums—located across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—include smaller regional museums as well as leading international institutions. International Museum Day is organized annually around the world by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). AAMD participation will [...]