Monthly Archives: August 2012

“Not Lost in Translation” Exhibit Focuses on the Star-Spangled Banner

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will open a new biographical exhibition, “Not Lost in Translation: The Life of Clotilde Arias,” Sept. 27 in the Albert Small Documents Gallery. Through the lens of her possessions and papers—photographs, personal and … Continue reading  

Poland Hopes to Identify Remains of Auschwitz Hero Found at the Edge of Warsaw’s Powazki Military Cemetery

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It could hardly have been a riskier mission: infiltrate Auschwitz to chronicle Nazi atrocities. Witold Pilecki survived nearly three years as an inmate in the death camp, managing to smuggle out word of executions before making a daring escape. But … Continue reading  

Circa 1963 Celebrates 50th Anniversary Year of Harvard University’s Carpenter Center

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The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University is Le Corbusier’s only building in North America, and one of the last to be completed during his lifetime. In May 2013, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts will … Continue reading  

Christie’s Announces Private Sale Exhibition Featuring About 40 Paintings from the 1970s

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Christie’s will present an upcoming Private Sale exhibition: “We had to destroy it in order to save it.” Painting in New York in the 1970s. Co-curated by the esteemed art historian Robert Pincus-Witten and Christie’s Chairman of Post-War and Contemporary … Continue reading  

Over 500 Valuable Loans From Greece On View at Martin-Gropius-Bau in “Olympia: Myth-Cult-Games”

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Olympia: Myth – Cult – Games” is an initiative of the Greek Cultural Foundation and the Greek Ministry of Culture. The German Archaeological Institute and the Martin-Gropius-Bau are partners of the project. The Antiquities Collection of the Berlin State Museums … Continue reading  

The J. Paul Getty Museum Acquires 29 Photographs by Prolific Artist Cy Twombly

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The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today the acquisition of 29 photographs by renowned 20th-century artist Cy Twombly (American, 1928–2011). Spanning a period of 57 years, the color photographic prints will be the first group of works by Twombly to … Continue reading  

Manolo Valdés Sculpture at New York Botanical Garden

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Walking through Central Park about three years ago, the Spanish artist Manolo Valdés saw a man sunbathing, with monarch butterflies swirling around his head. That image — along with an exhibition of tropical butterflies at the American Museum of Natural … Continue reading  

Religion, Ritual and Performance in the Renaissance Opens at the Allen Memorial Art Museum

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The Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College announces the opening of new exhibitions related to an academic-year-long series of programs on the theme of “Religion, Ritual and Performance,” comprising installations of works from antiquity to the present from a … Continue reading  

Mayan Theater, Used by Elite Mayan Society Approximately 1,200 Years Ago, Discovered

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A Mayan theater, that was most likely used by elite characters of Mayan society approximately 1,200 years ago, was found in the archaeological site of Plan de Ayutla, in Ocosingo, Chiapas, by investigators of the National Institute of Anthropology and … Continue reading  

A Night Of Stunning Nietos 8/30

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Tune in this Thursday, August 30th, at 8pm EST / 5pm PST because Barry is featuring a small collection of signed and numbered silkscreens from John Nieto, one of the foremost leaders in true Contemporary Southwestern Art. Barry will be … Continue reading