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EXPO Chicago Announces Participating Galleries
Expo Chicago has announced the participating galleries for the second annual International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art (Sept. 19-22) at Navy Pier's Festival Hall. Expo Chicago president and director Tony Karman revealed the list of 120 galleries, hailing from 16 countries and 35 cities globally. Read More
Carnegie Museum of Art Focuses on Photography
The Carnegie Museum of Art launched the Hillman Photography Initiative today. Inspired by the widespread proliferation of images on social media platforms like Flickr, Instagram and Facebook, the new project aims to address contemporary issues in photography, particularly the intersection of artistic practice and technology. It is named for artist, collector and museum benefactor William T. Hillman and funded by the William T. Hillman Foundation. Read More
Colin B. Bailey Named Director, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Ending a tumultuous 15 months without a director, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announced Wednesday the appointment of Colin B. Bailey to the position. The previous director, John Buchanan, died 15 months ago. Read More
Lisa Tamiris Becker Named Director, U. of New Mexico Art Museum
Lisa Tamiris Becker has been appointed director of the University of New Mexico Art Museum, in Albuquerque. Becker has served as director at the CU Art Museum of the University of Colorado at Boulder since 2002. She was the interim director and curator of the Richard L. Nelson Gallery & The Fine Arts Collection at the University of California, Davis, from 2000-02. Read More
17 Million to Dallas Museum from Marguerite Steed Hoffman
The Dallas Museum of Art announced that DMA trustee and former chairman Marguerite Steed Hoffman has donated $17 million to the museum to create the Marguerite and Robert Hoffman Fund for European Art Before 1700. Stipulations of the gift allocate $13.6 million for acquisitions, and the remaining $3.4 million for exhibitions and programming.Read More
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2012, aluminum, wood, sublimation print on polyester and concrete, 71 3/4 by 122 1/2 by 135 inches overall. Courtesy Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New Yor
