Monthly Archives: July 2012

Newark Museum Hosts Exclusive Metropolitan Area Romare Bearden Retrospective

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Jul
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Metropolitan area museum goers have an opportunity to view a major retrospective of the work of Romare Bearden (1911-1988), one of America’s preeminent African American artists and foremost collagists, exhibited exclusively at the Newark Museum through August 19. Organized by … Continue reading  

Olympic Medals Made of Solid Gold? Not Since 1912

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If the Olympic gold medal was made of real gold, it would be worth a small fortune. This year’s medals weigh between 375 and 400 grams, CoinWeek reports. They are the largest and heaviest medals in Olympic history. If the … Continue reading  

Dallas Museum of Art Presents The Legend of Quetzalcoatl in Southern Mexico

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Jul
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The Dallas Museum of Art presents The Legacy of the Plumed Serpent in Ancient Mexico, the first large-scale exploration of the ancient kingdoms of southern Mexico and their patron deity, Quetzalcoatl, an incarnation of the spirit force of wind and … Continue reading  

United States Recovers Apparent Remains of World War II Airmen in Eastern Quebec

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Jul
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U.S. divers searching the wreckage of a U.S. Army amphibious plane that went down in the St. Lawrence River during World War II have recovered what appear to be remains of the crew that went missing nearly seven decades ago. … Continue reading  

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Presents Exhibition of Lucian Freud Portraits

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Jul
2012
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One of the most ambitious exhibitions of the paintings and drawings by Lucian Freud ever organized opened at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. With over 100 paintings and works on paper loaned from museums and private collections throughout … Continue reading  

Discovery at Border Cave Reinforces the Theory That Modern Man Came From Africa

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Jul
2012
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Poisoned-tipped arrows and jewelry made of ostrich egg beads found in South Africa show modern culture may have emerged about 30,000 years earlier in the area than previously thought, according to two articles published on Monday. The findings published in … Continue reading  

Philadelphia Museum of Art Presents Paintings by Sean Scully Including Major Acquisitions

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Jul
2012
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Today, the Philadelphia Museum of Art placed on view two significant recent acquisitions by the artist Sean Scully (American, born Ireland 1945): Chelsea Wall #1 (1999) and the monumental triptych Iona (2004-06). These works are seen with Scully’s Wall of … Continue reading  

American Museum of Natural History Explores the Fascination and Complex World of Spiders

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Jul
2012
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Spiders Alive!, a new exhibition on view at the American Museum of Natural History from July 28, 2012, through December 2, 2012, features approximately 20 species of live spiders and highlights this intriguing animal group‘s anatomy, behavior, and unique characteristics. … Continue reading  

Groninger Museum Presents the First Large-Scale Solo Exhibition of the Work of Yin Xiuzhen

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Jul
2012
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The Groninger Museum is presenting the first large-scale solo exhibition of the work of Yin Xiuzhen. Yin Xiuzhen (1963) is one of the most prominent artists of her generation. Especially for this exhibition, Yin worked on the cityscape of Groningen, … Continue reading  

MoMA Presents First Examination of Childhood as a Source for Modern Design Thinking in the 20th Century

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Jul
2012
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The Museum of Modern Art presents Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000, an ambitious survey of 20th-century design for children and the first large-scale overview of the modernist preoccupation with children and childhood as a paradigm for progressive … Continue reading