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The Brooklyn Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Nancy Spector as Deputy Director and Chief Curator. Spector joins the Museum after having served for more than 29 years at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.

“We congratulate our good friend Susanne on this remarkable and well-deserved honor from the Venice Biennale Board of Directors,” said Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago. “We admire Susanne's experience, knowledge, and passion for the field, and this confirms our long-held esteem of Susanne as one of the most widely respected curators in contemporary art, not only in Chicago, but around the world.”

NEW YORK, July 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Beginning July 2014, The Water Tank Project is encouraging New Yorkers to look up and be inspired by New York City's iconic water tanks wrapped in artwork by some of the world's best-known artists and influencers, to draw attention to the global water crisis.

Die Laurenz-Stiftung, Schaulager, prasentiert in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Theater Basel die Schweizer Premiere von RIVER OF FUNDAMENT, ein Film von Matthew Barney und Jonathan Bepler, produziert von Matthew Barney und der Laurenz-Stiftung, am Donnerstag, 19. Juni 2014, im Theater Basel, Grosse Buhne.

32 works of art have been donated by California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) alumni, faculty and friends, including works by John Baldessari, Walead Beshty, Mike Kelley, Robert Longo, Cathy Opie, Ed Ruscha, Tony Oursler and Jennifer Steinkamp.

Die Laurenz-Stiftung, Schaulager, prasentiert in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Theater Basel die Schweizer Premiere von RIVER OF FUNDAMENT, ein Film von Matthew Barney und Jonathan Bepler, produziert von Matthew Barney und der Laurenz-Stiftung, am Donnerstag, 19. Juni 2014, im Theater Basel, Grosse Buhne.

32 works of art have been donated by California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) alumni, faculty and friends, including works by John Baldessari, Walead Beshty, Mike Kelley, Robert Longo, Cathy Opie, Ed Ruscha, Tony Oursler and Jennifer Steinkamp.

The Art Institute of Chicago, in collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA), has organized the first retrospective ever mounted of Christopher Williams—one of the most influential artists working in photography today. The Production Line of Happiness—which premieres at the Art Institute of Chicago on January 25 and runs through May 18, 2014—charts Williams's 35-year career in a multipart installation, fronted by hundreds of feet of brightly colored vinyl, that spans three sets of galleries across the museum: the Allerton Building Photography Galleries (lower level, 1–4); the Bucksbaum Galleries for Photography in the Modern Wing (ground floor, G188–189); and the Architecture and Design Galleries in the Modern Wing (second floor, G283–285). This exhibition marks a homecoming for Williams, who had his first-ever museum showing in 1982 at the Art Institute. Following its premiere in Chicago, Christopher Williams: The Production Line of Happiness will travel to MoMA (August 2–November 2, 2014), and the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (April–June 2015).

Beginning today, November 8, 2013, The Jewish Museum will launch three new exhibition series that demonstrate the Museum's commitment to exploring art and culture, historical and contemporary, while infusing it with an up-to-date sensibility and a global perspective.

Beginning November 8, The Jewish Museum will launch a new series showcasing contemporary art in its Skirball Lobby. Artists will be invited to create new work or adapt a recent piece for the Museum's spacious entryway. The first installation in the new series, Tears, is a work by French artist Claire Fontaine consisting of nine neon signs suspended from the ceiling, each reading 'Isle of Tears' in a different language. The work is inspired by the experiences of immigrants passing through Ellis Island - which was often referred to as the 'Isle of Tears' - to enter the United States. Using Walls, Floors, and Ceilings builds on the Museum's 1970 program called Using Walls that featured the work of 14 up-and-coming international artists of the time including Richard Artschwager, Sol Lewitt, and Lawrence Weiner, among others. Now, nearly 45 years later, The Jewish Museum is revisiting this innovative moment in its history with a new series of artist commissions, showcasing new or adapted work by artists from around the globe. In May 2014, the series will feature the work of Mel Bochner, who participated in the 1970 Using Walls program, timed to his solo exhibition at the Museum. Claire Fontaine: Tears remains on view at The Jewish Museum through April 20, 2014.

Beginning November 8, 2013, The Jewish Museum will launch three new exhibition series that demonstrate the Museum's commitment to exploring art and culture, historical and contemporary, while infusing it with an up-to-date sensibility and a global perspective. "In his first year at The Jewish Museum, Jens Hoffmann, as Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Public Programs, has reimagined aspects of our exhibition program. These new curatorial initiatives provide fascinating opportunities to gain fresh perspectives on our collection and rich history of cultivating contemporary art and artists, all with an expanded global outlook," said Claudia Gould, Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director, The Jewish Museum.

In conjunction with William Anastasi: Sound Work, 1963-2013 the Hunter College Art Galleries will present an evening devoted to sound-based art. The evening's program will feature a panel discussion dedicated to an engagement with the broad theories and practice of sound based art. The panelists include curator and critic Robert Storr, Barbara London, former Associate Curator in the Department of Media and Performance Art at The Museum of Modern Art, artist Robert Barry, and artist Stephen Vitiello and will be moderated by Max Weintraub, exhibition curator and Assistant Visiting Professor at Hunter College. The evening will close with a conversation between William Anastasi and art historian Charles Stuckey.

The Museum of Modern Art revealed their exhibitions and schedule for October today. It includes Sound and Space, Designing Modern Women and various performances and galleries to visit.

The Art Institute of Chicago has announced the appointment of Susanne Ghez, former executive director and chief curator of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, as Adjunct Curator in the Department of Contemporary Art, effective immediately.

The Art Institute of Chicago has announced the appointment of Susanne Ghez, former executive director and chief curator of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, as Adjunct Curator in the Department of Contemporary Art, effective immediately. In this capacity, Ghez will bring her seasoned expertise in contemporary art to all aspects of the museum's engagement with the field, including exhibitions, acquisitions, and collections. She will represent the museum in Chicago, around the country, and abroad, traveling widely to visit contemporary artists and institutions, and engaging on behalf of the Art Institute in global contemporary programming.

The Museum of Modern Art revealed their exhibitions and schedule for October today. It includes Sound and Space, Designing Modern Women and various performances and galleries to visit.

The 20th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit took place on July 27, 2013 at the The Watermill Center in Water Mill, NY. Beginning at 6pm, the evening included cocktails provided by Bacardi USA, a silent auction, performances, art installations, dinner, dancing, and a live auction hosted by auctioneer Simon de Pury. The master of ceremonies for the evening was Alan Cumming. Scroll down for photos from the event!

As part of its ongoing series of public art projects in New York City, CYNTHIA-REEVES Projects announces the installation of HIGH RISE, a nineteen-foot-high sculpture by noted American artist, Chuck Ginnever, at Riverside Park on the Hudson River in New York City. The exhibition is located just north of Riverbank State Park along the waterfront, which can be accessed by entering the State Park on West 145th Street and taking the stairs or elevator down to the lower level to access the lawns, or by taking the stairs at Riverside Drive and West 148th Street, and walking south along the water.

As part of its ongoing series of public art projects in New York City, CYNTHIA-REEVES Projects announces the installation of HIGH RISE, a nineteen-foot-high sculpture by noted American artist, Chuck Ginnever, at Riverside Park on the Hudson River in New York City. The exhibition is located just north of Riverbank State Park along the waterfront, which can be accessed by entering the State Park on West 145th Street and taking the stairs or elevator down to the lower level to access the lawns, or by taking the stairs at Riverside Drive and West 148th Street, and walking south along the water.