Work by acclaimed artist Alice Neel anchors collection acquired by Rowan University Art Gallery

GLASSBORO, NJ.- Celebrating the acquisition of a new collection, the Rowan University Art Gallery presents “Groundbreaking: The Women of the Sylvia Sleigh Collection” and selections from the Sister Chapel installation – including Bella Abzug by Alice Neel – are on view through October 1, 2011. The collection, a group of nearly 100 works by more than 50 women artists, was amassed by Sylvia Sleigh (1916-2010), a pioneering feminist and well-known painter of portraits and male nudes. Shortly before her death last year, Sleigh [...]

University of Virginia Art Museum selects Jennifer Farrell as curator of exhibitions

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.- Jennifer Farrell, whose scholarly research, writing, foundation and curatorial work focuses on modern and contemporary art, joined the University of Virginia Art Museum staff Aug. 15 as curator of exhibitions. She will be in charge of developing in-house exhibitions, working with outside curators toformulate future projects and advising on museum purchases, among other duties. Farrell brings a depth of experience working with museums, galleries and foundations to further their exhibition, publication and outreach efforts. Since 2010, she was director of The [...]

Special Exhibition Reconsiders John La Farge’s Contributions to American Art in Centenary Year of Artist’s Death

NEW HAVEN, CT.- In August of 1890, John La Farge (1835–1910) and his friend the renowned historian Henry Adams (1838–1918) embarked on a journey to the islands of the South Pacific—Hawaii, Samoa, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Fiji, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)—that would keep them away from home for more than a year. John La Farge’s Second Paradise: Voyages in the South Seas, 1890–1891 showcases almost 70 pieces from this trip, including sketchbooks, paintings, and watercolors, some executed on site, [...]

Recently Acquired Green Lady Returns to Yale University Art Gallery

NEW HAVEN, CT.- The Yale University Art Gallery announced the installation of a recent and important acquisition that showcases portraiture traditions of the late Hellenistic and early Roman era and 21st century conservation methods. Acquired in 2007, and affectionately known to Gallery staff as the “Green Lady,” due to the algae that once marred its surface, the statue has undergone extensive cleaning and conservation. A larger-than-life, high-quality portait statue with idealized features and careful attention to the details of dress [...]

Yale University Acquires Photographer Lee Friedlander’s Archive and Master Prints

NEW HAVEN, CT.- The Yale University Art Gallery and Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library announce the joint acquisition of the Lee Friedlander Archive and 2,000 of the photographer’s master prints. With this acquisition, the Yale University Art Gallery becomes the largest holder of Friedlander’s work by any museum, and the Beinecke Library becomes home to the preliminary work and records that document the career of one of America’s most original and prolific photographers. “We have been particularly pleased [...]

Adelson Galleries Presents the Paintings of Self-Taught Artist Winfred Rembert

NEW YORK, NY.- In a special event, Adelson Galleries and Peter Tillou Works of Art present the paintings of Winfred Rembert this spring. The exhibition, taking place April 7-May 28, 2010, will be Rembert’s first major solo exhibition in New York. A self-taught artist, Rembert grew up working in the cotton fields of Cuthbert, Georgia, in the 1950’s. He was arrested after a 1960’s civil rights march and survived a near-lynching before serving seven years in jail. It was in [...]

Lawyer Says Disputed Van Gogh Worth Up to $150 Million

NEW HAVEN, CT.- A Van Gogh painting at the center of a dispute between Yale University and a man who believes the artwork was stolen from his family during the Russian Revolution is worth $120 million to $150 million, the man’s attorney told The Associated Press on Friday. The evaluation is the first public estimate of the painting’s value, and the lawyer, Allan Gerson, said it comes from a top auction firm. Gerson represents Pierre Konowaloff, the purported great-grandson of [...]

Friedrich Petzel Gallery Shows Interim in Three Rounds, Round 3

NEW YORk, NY.- This last exhibition of three is concerned with dislocation. We are not only talking about the dislocation of the artwork itself, pulled from a greater group of likewise works and orphaned from its reference points; but artworks that have recorded a certain unspecific time and place. These spaces resonate through both the redundancy of a mechanical loop (of, for instance the video or MP3) and that of our familiarity to the subject. Through this they play mnemonically, [...]

Special Installation Showcases Unique “Visual Language” Depicting Timeless Philosophical Messages

NEW HAVEN, CT.- The Yale University Art Gallery presents a special installation of images by Jane Davis Doggett, m.f.a. 1956. Jane Davis Doggett: Talking Graphics features the work of Doggett, a pioneer in the field of architectural and environmental design. She is best known for her career in creating graphic identities and wayfinding systems for massive public spaces, including cultural institutions and forty international airports. Jane Davis Doggett, “IconoChrome(tm)”, image from “Talking Graphics”, Exartis Publishers, 2007 Doggett recently invented the [...]

Yale University Says Suit Over Vincent Van Gogh’s Work Imperils Other Art

NEW HAVEN, CT.- The ownership of tens of billions of dollars of art and other goods could be thrown into doubt if a lawsuit seeking the return of a famous Vincent Van Gogh painting is successful, according to a court filing by Yale University. The Ivy League university sued in federal court in March to assert its ownership rights over “The Night Cafe” and to block a descendant of the original owner from claiming it. Pierre Konowaloff is the purported [...]