Reshaping the Art Museum
Confronted with urgent demographic realities, art-museum directors are drawing on game theory, interactive technology, and a host of other new strategies to help people feel welcome, engaged, and...
View ArticleArt Museum Directors, Unite
The stodgy AAMD votes to reinvent itself with new initiatives on membership, deaccessioning, and other hot-button issues. Read More
View ArticleClaes Oldenburg: Hold the Pickle?
Claes Oldenburg's 'Floor Burger' will soon go on view at MoMA in a survey of the artist's work. But first restorers tackled its ice-cream carton stuffing and painted-canvas buns Read More
View ArticleNorthern Exposure: Steve Martin Resurrects Lawren Harris at the Museum of...
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View ArticleInstitute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University Appoints...
The Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, announced today that Stephanie Smith will be its chief curator. Smith will leave her position at the Art...
View ArticleArt Gallery of Ontario Acquires 522 Diane Arbus Photographs
Canada’s Art Gallery of Ontario has acquired 522 photographs by Diane Arbus. The acquisition is a major one—few museums around the world have as many works by Arbus in their collections.Arbus’s works,...
View ArticleArt Gallery of Ontario Adds Four New Curators
With a reinstallation of its collection underway, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Canada has added four curators to its staff. Julie Crooks, Alexa Greist, Wanda Nanibush, and Caroline Shields have all...
View ArticleJulian Cox Named Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Art Gallery of Ontario
He was previously chief curator and the founding curator of photography at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Read More
View ArticleArt Gallery of Ontario Raises Funds to Acquire Yayoi Kusama ‘Infinity Mirror...
The museum says the installation will arrive next spring. Read More The post Art Gallery of Ontario Raises Funds to Acquire Yayoi Kusama ‘Infinity Mirror Room’ appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleArt Gallery of Ontario Alters Admissions Policy to Diversify Audience
Visitors aged 25 or younger will get into the museum for free through the new policy. Read More The post Art Gallery of Ontario Alters Admissions Policy to Diversify Audience appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleSummer Preview: The Most Promising Museum Shows and Biennials Around the World
Behold, 34 exhibitions to see—or at least read about—this season. Read More The post Summer Preview: The Most Promising Museum Shows and Biennials Around the World appeared first on ARTnews.
View ArticleArt en Route: Museum of London Eyes Trump Baby Balloon, Art Institute of...
A bi-weekly column of acquisitions, loans, and sales around the world. Read More The post Art en Route: Museum of London Eyes Trump Baby Balloon, Art Institute of Chicago Deaccessions Chinese Artworks,...
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Art Gallery of Ontario Acquires 522 Diane Arbus Photographs
Diane Arbus, Woman with veil on Fifth Avenue, N.Y.C., 1968., 1968. ©THE ESTATE OF DIANE ARBUS, LLC/COURTESY THE ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, GIFT OF JOZEF STRAUS, 2016 Canada’s Art Gallery of Ontario has...
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Art Gallery of Ontario Adds Four New Curators
The Art Gallery of Ontario. COURTESY ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO With a reinstallation of its collection underway, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Canada has added four curators to its staff. Julie Crooks,...
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Julian Cox Named Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Art Gallery of Ontario
Cox. After seven years at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Julian Cox will join the Art Gallery of Ontario’s staff as the museum’s chief curator and deputy director. (The latter title is one...
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Mark Lewis
The Art Gallery of Ontario commissioned filmmaker Mark Lewis to create work exploring what it means to be Canadian today. Lewis was an interesting choice for this task, as he was born and raised in...
View ArticleJeffrey Gibson on Rebecca Belmore
As part of the Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums and Artists (A.i.A.’s August issue), we preview the 2018-19 season of museum exhibitions worldwide. In addition to offering their own top picks, our...
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Art Gallery of Ontario Raises Funds to Acquire Yayoi Kusama ‘Infinity Mirror...
Yayoi Kusama, Let’s Survive Forever, 2017, wood, metal, glass mirrors, LED lighting system, monofilament, stainless steel balls, and carpet. MARIS HUTCHINSON, EPW STUDIO/©YAYOI KUSAMA/COURTESY DAVID...
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Art Gallery of Ontario Alters Admissions Policy to Diversify Audience
Michael Snow, Expo Walking Woman, 1967, installation view at Art Gallery of Ontario lobby. ©MICHAEL SNOW/ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO In recent years, museums have been reevaluating admissions policies as...
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