BERLIN (AP) – An independent German commission on June 13 recommended that a painting by Wassily Kandinsky currently owned by the Bavarian state bank be returned to the heirs of a Jewish family that originally owned the piece of art. The commission can be called on in cases of disputes concerning the restitution of Nazi-confiscated cultural property, especially Jewish property.
Closing soon at Maine museum: Judy Glickman Lauder photography collection
PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Museum of Art has unveiled Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder. It will remain on display through January 15.
Stax Museum taps legendary Booker T. Jones for 2023 20th anniversary announcement
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – During a special event held today, September 14, 2022, at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Soulsville Foundation officials, former Stax artists, and others announced plans for the museum’s 20th anniversary to be celebrated throughout 2023.
Whitney exhibition examines Edward Hopper’s life in New York City
NEW YORK — Edward Hopper’s New York, on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art from October 19, 2022, through March 5, 2023, offers an unprecedented examination of Hopper’s life and work in the city that he called home for nearly six decades (1908–67). The exhibition charts the artist’s enduring fascination with the city through more than 200 paintings, watercolors, prints, and drawings from the Whitney’s preeminent collection of Hopper’s work, loans from public and private collections, and archival materials including printed ephemera, correspondence, photographs, and notebooks. From early sketches to paintings from his late in his career, Edward Hopper’s New York reveals a vision of the metropolis that is as much a manifestation of Hopper himself as it is a record of a changing city, whose perpetual and sometimes tense reinvention feels particularly relevant today.
John Waters’ personal art collection on show at BMA this fall
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is showcasing approximately 90 works from the collection of John Waters that provide an insider’s look at the Baltimore icon’s tastes in fine art. The artworks are drawn from the 372 objects that Waters is giving to the museum as part of his bequest, marking the first presentation of works from the gift since its announcement in fall 2020. The exhibition, titled Coming Attractions: The John Waters Collection, is guest-curated by photographer Catherine Opie and artist Jack Pierson, both of whom have been friends with Waters for many years and are represented in his collection. Through their collaboration, Waters’ collected works are examined through a particularly intimate lens, offering audiences a distinct sense of his singular sensibilities. On view from November 20 through April 16, 2023, Coming Attractions will be presented in the BMA’s Nancy Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff Center for the Study of Prints, Drawings and Photographs.
Jackie Robinson Museum opens after 14 years of planning
NEW YORK (AP) – Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children.
Guggenheim gives Cecilia Vicuna her first New York museum solo show
NEW YORK — The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum presents an exhibition devoted to Chilean artist, poet, activist and filmmaker Cecilia Vicuna (b. 1948-), who has been based in New York for the last 40 years. Titled Cecilia Vicuna: Spin Spin Triangulene, it opens May 27 and continues through September 5.
National Corvette Museum to add 2,000 sq ft education gallery
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) – The National Corvette Museum in Kentucky says it’s adding an education gallery that will feature artifacts and interactive technology to share the brand’s story. Construction of the 2,000-square-foot gallery is set to begin in late May, museum officials said. The gallery is scheduled to open late this year or in early 2023 at the Bowling Green-based museum.
Omaha art museum to close for two-year construction project
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Omaha’s premier art museum is set to close its doors later this spring and stay closed for about two years as a new multi-million dollar pavilion is constructed. The Joslyn Art Museum near downtown Omaha will close on May 2 for construction of a new $100 million pavilion, which has already begun, the Omaha World-Herald reported.
Hallie Ford Museum of Art sets focus on Northwest photography
SALEM, Ore. – The Hallie Ford Museum of Art (HFMA) is pleased to present Depth of Field: Selections from the Bill Rhoades Collection of Northwest Photography, which is currently on view and continues through April 23 in the Study Gallery and Print Study Center. Organized by curator Jonathan Bucci in collaboration with the collector, the exhibition presents a range of Northwest photographs donated to the HFMA by Bill Rhoades of Madras, Oregon.