The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has received a major grant of $1.23 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to commence work on the Panza Collection Conservation Initiative, it was announced today by Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museum.
By using dated, passé, or quasi-extinct stylistic devices, subject matter, and technologies, much contemporary photography and video embodies a melancholic longing for an otherwise unrecuperable past.
By using dated, passé, or quasi-extinct stylistic devices, subject matter, and technologies, much contemporary photography and video embodies a melancholic longing for an otherwise unrecuperable past.
Much of contemporary photography and video seems haunted by the past, by the history of art, by apparitions that are reanimated in reproductive mediums, live performance, and the virtual world. By using dated, passé, or quasi-extinct stylistic devices, subject matter, and technologies, such art embodies a longing for an otherwise unrecuperable past.
Much of contemporary photography and video seems haunted by the past, by the history of art, by apparitions that are reanimated in reproductive mediums, live performance, and the virtual world. By using dated, passé, or quasi-extinct stylistic devices, subject matter, and technologies, such art embodies a longing for an otherwise unrecuperable past.
Today's auction items include a rare (nude, pre-surgery) portrait of Our Lady J by renowned photographer Matthu Placek, a voice lesson with vocal-coach-to-the-stars Barbara Maier, a Marc Jacobs bag, and a grab-bag of 20 Beauty Products by Lancome, MAC, Bulgari, Tom Ford and more!
Franklin Furnace, described as 'the internationally acclaimed incubator of the avant-garde,' will present a one-night only benefit event on Friday, April 27th at 8:00 PM: 'The History of the Future: A Franklin Furnace View of Performance Art,' to take place at the Harry de Jur Playhouse of Henry Street Settlement
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