Andy Warhol Museum Releases The Warhol: D.I.Y. Pop App for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Andy Warhol Museum announces the release of its new Warhol D.I.Y. Pop app to the App Store. The Warhol D.I.Y. Pop app allows the user to learn about Warhol’s silkscreen process and create a digital silkscreen print, by utilizing the built-in camera or a photo from the device’s library as source material. The user employs Warhol’s famed process step by step to create a personal work of art. The hands-on process includes cropping, exposing, painting, and even pulling the virtual [...]

2011 Pittsburgh Biennial Presents Nine Contemporary Artists with Strong Ties to City

PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art’s contribution to the multi-venue 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial presents nine contemporary artists with strong ties to Pittsburgh addressing a broad range of subjects that touch on the idea of “work.” The exhibition runs from June 17 to September 18, 2011, in the museum’s Heinz Galleries and is organized by associate curator of contemporary art Dan Byers. The Pittsburgh Biennial at Carnegie Museum of Art feature both established and emerging artists who work in a variety of [...]

Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth Announces Three Promotions

Coy Fagras has been named associate director of development. She is responsible for cultivating corporate relationships in addition to planning and implementing strategy to gain financial support for education programs, exhibitions and operations. Fagras began working at the Amon Carter in October 2008 as grant program manager. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Coy Fagras has been named associate director of development Ronda Nabity has been promoted to development database [...]

Well-Known Bay Area Sculptor Linda Fleming Opens Exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art

SAN FRANCISCO. CA.- Well-known Bay Area sculptor Linda Fleming opened Meanderings, an exhibition of sculpture and drawing, at Brian Gross Fine Art on Thursday, March 3. Works on view include Storm, a monumental laser-cut steel sculpture, two wall sculptures, and a large-scale graphite drawing. In these works, Linda Fleming continues her longstanding investigation into the science and metaphysics of geometric forms. Each piece is composed of swirling, lace-like patterns that recall breath, smoke, blood vessels, or even channels of information. In [...]

New Paintings by Colorado-Born Artist John Currin Presented at Gagosian Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents new paintings by John Currin. Currin’s depictions of the female figure enchant and repel, often in equal measure. Labeled as mannerist, caricaturist, radical conservative or satirist, Currin continues to confound expectations and evade categorization. While his meticulous and virtuosic technique is indebted to the history of classical painting, the images themselves engage startlingly contemporary ideas about the representation of the human figure. With inspirations as diverse as Old Master portraits, pin-ups, and mid-twentieth century [...]

Drawings by Laurie Lipton

Laurie Lipton was born in New York and began drawing at the age of four. She was the first person to graduate from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pennsylvania with a Fine Arts Degree in Drawing (with honours). She has lived in Holland, Belgium, Germany and France and has made her home in London since 1986. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout Europe and the USA. Lipton was inspired by the religious paintings of the Flemish School. She tried to teach [...]

Crystal Bridges Museum Announces Works by Warhol, Lichtenstein

BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has acquired two stellar examples of Pop art by the artists who defined and shaped the movement. Dolly Parton (1985), painted late in Andy Warhol’s career, expressed his life-long fascination with celebrity and glamour in a dazzling homage to the Queen of Country Music. In Standing Explosion (Red) (1966) Roy Lichtenstein translated one of his signature comic book motifs into a burst of three-dimensional form. Both works capture the dazzling energy of [...]