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Takashi Murakami Guest Curates 'Super-Rough' With Outsider Art Fair Dealers in New York
ArtfixDaily / May 12th, 2021
Japanese artist Takashi Murakami will guest curate Super-Rough, a large-scale group exhibition of close to two hundred sculptural works by approximately 50-60 self-taught, visionary and vernacular folk artists from around the world. Overseen by Murakami, in collaboration with several dozen ...
Philadelphia Museum of Art Opens New Galleries and Public Spaces in Major Renovation
ArtfixDaily / May 6th, 2021
On May 7, 2021, the Philadelphia Museum of Art unveils to the public the culmination of two decades of planning, design, and construction: a project by the celebrated architect Frank Gehry that represents a major milestone in the renovation, reorganization, and interior expansion of the museum’s ...
Browse Art and Antique Finds In The Philadelphia Show With Tastemakers Martha Stewart, Michael Diaz-Griffith, Emma Bazilian and Others
ArtfixDaily / April 27th, 2021
The 2021 Philadelphia Show continues online this week through Friday, April 30, showcasing over 1,000 works of art, antiques, and design from the country's finest dealers. Visitors to the show can return daily to explore new inventory offered by exhibiting dealers. Three new Tastemakers, ...
Discover New Twists On Tradition In The Philadelphia Show With Online Programs and Offerings From 50+ Top Dealers
ArtfixDaily / April 22nd, 2021
Celebrating its 59th edition showcasing America's preeminent dealers of antiques and fine art, The Philadelphia Show has a fresh look and a new approach. A stalwart show known for American art and antiques, the 2021 Philadelphia Show includes international influences with European and Asian ...
Schwenke Auctioneers April 25th Spring Sale Features Paul McCartney’s Gold Record Award
ArtfixDaily / April 20th, 2021
Sale Comprises Estate Jewelry & Watches, Cameras, Folk Art, Americana, Political Ephemera, Fine Art & Outsider Art, Books & Rugs Woodbury, CT – On Sunday, April 25th Schwenke Auctioneers will hold its Spring Fine Estates Auction comprising over 600 lots of estate property including ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed Week of April 12, Returning Next Week With A Virtual Look at The Philadelphia Show
ArtfixDaily / April 11th, 2021
ARTFIXdaily will be closed for the week of April 12 and subscriber e-newsletter service will resume on April 19. Coming up, look for our coverage of The Philadelphia Show (April 23-30) as the 59th edition showcases stellar American fine and decorative arts along with European and Asian works. ...
Philadelphia Museum of Art's New Galleries Will Present a Fresh Take on Art of the Americas with a Focus on Philadelphia
ArtfixDaily / March 29th, 2021
A Spotlight on Immigration, Colonialism, Trade, and Underrepresented Narratives On May 7, 2021, when the Philadelphia Museum of Art unveils its new Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Galleries dedicated to American art from 1650 to1850, visitors will enter a succession of generously proportioned spaces to ...
Smithsonian American Art Museum Receives Major Gift of Extraordinary Amish Quilts from the Collectors Faith and Stephen Brown
ArtfixDaily / March 9th, 2021
Textile Masterpieces Will Be Featured in an Exhibition in 2024 The Smithsonian American Art Museum has received an extraordinary gift of masterpiece Amish quilts from the collection of Faith and Stephen Brown. The group of quilts is the largest and most significant collection of ...
Decorative Arts Trust Announces Inaugural Recipients of IDEAL Internship Grants
ArtfixDaily / March 9th, 2021
IDEAL Internship Grants Awarded to the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University, The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Backstreet Cultural Museum, MFA Boston, and Newport Restoration Foundation — Inaugural Decorative Arts Trust Grants Support Young Scholars The Decorative Arts Trust ...
Christopher Monkhouse, Renowned Curator, Remembered
Apollo / March 4th, 2021
Morrison Heckscher, Curator Emeritus of the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, writes for Apollo Magazine: "With the death of Christopher Monkhouse (b. 1947), after a brief illness, on 12 January 2021, the Anglo-American decorative arts and architecture world has lost ...
'Crafting America' Debuts At Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
ArtfixDaily / February 5th, 2021
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art debuts Crafting America, which will be on view February 6 to May 31, 2021, with an array of programs and a virtual experience of the exhibition. Crafting America is the first exhibition at Crystal Bridges dedicated to the subject of modern and ...
Biden Picks An Array of American Paintings, Sculpture Busts To Decorate the Oval Office
Washington Post / January 21st, 2021
Following tradition, the Oval Office has been redecorated for the new Biden administration. The selections reflect President Biden's aspirations for his administration. The Washington Post got a preview of the office, noting that a large portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, leader through ...
Barbara Erickson, Leader of America's Oldest Conservation Nonprofit, Remembered
ArtfixDaily / January 21st, 2021
Barbara Erickson, The Trustees President and CEO, died on the afternoon of January 15, 2021. After a valiant struggle with cancer, Barbara passed peacefully surrounded by family at her home. The Trustees of Reservations is America's oldest conservation nonprofit and the organization cares for ...
Browse New York's Antiques Week 2021 Online and With Select In-Person Exhibits
ArtfixDaily / January 15th, 2021
Precautions due to the pandemic have created more online opportunities for collectors worldwide to browse the events of Antiques Week, also known as Americana Week, in Manhattan this January. Some Antiques Week events have been moved online entirely while others present in a hybrid of in-person ...
Artist/Designer Katie Stout Curates Objects on the 'Fringe' in This Shaker Museum Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / January 7th, 2021
Shaker Museum launched its latest exhibition Fringe Selects (through Feb. 28, 2021) in collaboration with artist/designer Katie Stout. Through a selection of Shaker material chosen by Stout from the Shaker Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition explores the breadth of Shaker objects by ...
Wharton Esherick Museum Receives a Surprise Gift of $10 Million
Inquirer / December 13th, 2020
The Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern, Penn., received an unexpected endowment gift of $10 million. The museum made the public announcement on Friday, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The news of the gift was shared earlier with the museum's co-founder shortly before he passed away this ...
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers Sets Auction Records for Historic Works by Chicago Artists and Makers
ArtfixDaily / December 9th, 2020
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers has often found considerable success selling art and design of historic importance by Chicago artists and makers or those with local ties. In its Tradition & Innovation sale on Thursday, December 3, in which just 65 lots combined to realize $1.24 ...
Craft in America Awarded $100,000 Inaugural Prize for Excellence and Innovation by the Decorative Arts Trust
ArtfixDaily / December 7th, 2020
As part of the Decorative Arts Trust's dedication to nurturing academic and educational programs, Executive Director Matthew A. Thurlow announced Craft in America as the recipient of the inaugural Prize for Excellence and Innovation in a special presentation last evening. Established in 2020, the ...
View Highlights Of The Connecticut Art Trail Collaborative Exhibition at The Wadsworth Atheneum
ArtfixDaily / December 2nd, 2020
One of the first tourism trails in the state--The Connecticut Art Trail--is celebrating 25 years of guiding art aficionados on a journey that includes 22 worldclass museums and historic sites. Originally launched in 1995 as the Connecticut Impressionist Art Trail, encompassing 10 museums, today ...
Anything but Simple: Shaker Gift Drawings and the Women Who Made Them
ArtfixDaily / November 30th, 2020
As a part of its 2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA initiative, The New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) in Connecticut is now presenting Anything but Simple: Shaker Gift Drawings and the Women Who Made Them, through January 10, 2021. Organized by Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA, Anything but ...