Art News Roundup for the Week of March 17th

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Art News Roundup for the Week of March 17th: A weekly roundup about news, events and openings taking place in the NY art scene.

The Whitney Museum of American Art has announced that it will not be renewing the contract of its director Adam Weinberg, who took over from David Ross in 2009. The decision was made by a majority vote among the board members, most of whom are non-artists.

The Whitney’s press release concerning Weinberg’s departure contained a positive statement by him, which read in part, “I am proud to have been a part of this organization’s remarkable transformation”. However, according to sources at the museum, Weinberg is actually quite upset over the board’s decision.

Ignoring rumors that they would be closing down or moving locations, MoMA has announced that it has raised $305 million dollars in their capital campaign. The money will be used to fund their current expansion project and also for future acquisitions.

In other news this week, Turner Prize winner Martin Creed has revealed his plans for a new building he is constructing in rural Britain. Creed is taking advantage of new laws that make it easier for artists to get permission to build structures on their own land. He described the building as being based on an idea he had while

Art News Roundup for the Week of March 17th: A weekly roundup about news, events and openings taking place in the NY art scene.

Art News Roundup for the Week of March 17th: A weekly roundup about news, events and openings taking place in the NY art scene.

Art News Roundup for the Week of March 17th: A weekly roundup about news, events and openings taking place in the NY art scene.

Art News Roundup for the Week of March 17th: A weekly roundup about news, events and openings taking place in the NY art scene.

Art News Roundup for the Week of March 17th: A weekly roundup about news, events and openings taking place in the NY art scene.

Art News Roundup for the Week of March 17th: A weekly roundup about news, events and openings taking place in the NY art scene.

Art News Roundup for the Week of March 17th: A weekly roundup about news, events and openings taking place in the NY art scene.

Art News Roundup for the Week of March 17th: A weekly roundup about news, events and openings taking place in the NY art scene.**

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Art Basel Miami Beach 2010: It’s the week of Art Basel Miami Beach, the premier art fair on the East Coast. There are hundreds upon hundreds of galleries showcasing their artists and wares in Miami Beach, but most galleries also have a booth (or two or three) at Art Basel. The gallery highlights this week include:

1. The always flawless Gagosian Gallery has put together an amazing group show that includes works from emerging artists like Nate Lowman and Matthew Brannon along with the established names like Yves Klein, Frank Stella, Dan Flavin and Richard Serra.

2. Jonathan LeVine Gallery presents “The New Masters” which includes work from artists such as Sterling Ruby, Cady Noland and Ryan Foerster.

3. The almost equally impressive Mary Boone Gallery has great booths at both Art Basel and Miami Project 2010 with stellar artists such as Tom Sachs, Raymond Pettibon and Rudolf Stingel showing new works.*

4. David Zwirner is in town with a booth at Art Basel as well as an exhibition of Willem de Kooning at his West 20th Street gallery in New York City. This marks the first time in 35 years that de Kooning’s work will

Last week we saw the launch of the much-anticipated inaugural show at MoMA’s new outpost in Hell’s Kitchen. Titled “The Encyclopedic Palace,” the exhibition was met with mixed reviews, but it is still early to pass judgment on the new museum.

A few blocks away, however, the brand new, just-opened Lippan Art Museum received a much more enthusiastic response. While its first exhibition is less ambitious than “The Encyclopedic Palace,” it has already received praise from all corners of the art world. The New Yorker called it “a celebration of contemporary art and design.” It is clear that this small museum is already becoming a rival to some of New York City’s most established institutions.

In other news, last month’s Whitney Biennial has been declared a success despite its low visitor count. Many critics have praised curator Maria Martín for her astute selection of artists and her daring decision to include no women in this year’s show.

“Inclusion was never really part of our mandate,” said Martín in an interview with Artnet magazine. “We don’t want to be like those other museums.”

And finally, after several weeks of preparation and construction, Jeff Koons’ sculpture “Tulips”

A week of wonderful art news. Among the many shows up right now are “Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life” at the Met Breuer and “Wade Guyton: Works on Paper” at the Whitney.

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This weekend is your last chance to see the Panza Collection at the Met: The Panza Collection of Italian Masterpieces, an extraordinary assembly of some 300 Italian paintings from the 14th to the 18th century, will close on Sunday after a successful three-month run at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The exhibition features masterpieces by artists including Botticelli, Canaletto, Bellini and Caravaggio, as well as works by such lesser known but still fascinating 16th-century innovators as Federico Barocci and Cesare da Sesto (whose painting “Virgin and Child” you can see above).

Also on view are ten paintings by Giambattista Pittoni (including “Hercules and Antaeus” in the photo above), who was born in Venice but worked for most of his career in Vienna, where he died at the end of the 17th century.

There are also two works by Andrea Mantegna (“Crucifixion with Saints Jerome and Christopher”) that were purchased in Italy but have never been exhibited there. By bringing this important collection to New York, the museum has given art lovers a rare opportunity to experience its breadth and strength up close.

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The Whitney Museum of American Art announced its new chief curator on Thursday, appointing independent art historian Mia Locks. The appointment is the first since the museum’s director, Adam Weinberg, took over a year ago. The New York Times also reported that the museum will be adding an additional gallery space in 2017 as part of a $500 million expansion.

Mia Locks is currently a professor at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts and previously worked as Senior Curator at the Whitney Museum from 2003 to 2012. Locks was responsible for organizing many of the museum’s most popular exhibitions during her time there, including those featuring the works of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louise Bourgeois and Cindy Sherman.””

Locks’ new job begins April 1.”””

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