November 27, 2008 – 10:26 am
Okay, we know you’ve been meaning to come see it, but you were just too busy. And now you have that bad/funny feeling in your gut—I call it art guilt. Don’t despair, it’s normal. It’s why all special exhibitions have the most visitors in the final weeks of their run. So, gather family and friends [...]
November 24, 2008 – 4:20 pm
The British Museum. My favourite museum in the world. The BM is a fantastic place because of the marvels it contains. From Australia to Zimbabwe, you can see the world at the British Museum: every major civilisation is represented. Even the people of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) are represented. No kidding, [...]
November 7, 2008 – 6:03 am
Check out this post from the Brooklyn Museum of Art…in which our painting of a waterfall inspires a charred, warped, tumbling-to-the-floor sculpture of a painting of a waterfall. Fascinating.
Valerie Hegarty’s piece is now on view as part of the Brooklyn Museum’s new contemporary art exhibition. (See more of Hegarty’s work. Warning: Conservators, please avert your [...]
November 6, 2008 – 3:02 pm
Greetings!
My name is Caroline Rocheleau and I am the GlaxoSmithKline Research Curator of Egyptian Art at the NCMA. As such, I am the person who is studying every single Egyptian artefact in the Museum’s collection (which has never really been done before). It also happens that I am a field archaeologist…
November 6, 2008 – 2:46 pm
Something without a title (I’m not afraid of stating the obvious.)
The title of an artwork which has no title (a little silly perhaps), given by an art museum and often followed by a short description that simplifies paperwork
The title of an artwork, given by an artist who seeks to free the viewer from all preconceptions
A [...]
