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Hyperallergic | Painter Immortalizes the Crowds at Rijksmusem’s Sold-Out Vermeer Show
Nov. 18 | The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam was catapulted into the spotlight early last year when it hosted an exhibition devoted to Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer. Incorporating 28 of the artist’s 37 attributed paintings held across the world for a once-in-a-lifetime reunion, the crowd-conscious museum found itself unable to meet the international demand for attendance and sold out of tickets within days of Vermeer’s public debut. This predicament opened up a unique ticket resale market on eBay, where single entry passes were marked-up for upwards of $2,000.
Antiques and the Arts | Q & A: Berit Ness
Nov. 11, 2024 | The Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) recently announced the addition of a new position to the museum’s team, focused on enhancing accessibility and inclusion: chief engagement officer. Berit Ness, former associate director and curator of academic engagement at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, is stepping into the new role at the Chazen
Hyperallergic | When Scandinavia Was a Hotbed of Black American Culture
Oct. 29, 2024 | Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century zeroes in on a far less charted corner of Black history than that of expats to Paris: the artists who ventured north. An old suitcase with a small leather handle summons the presence of the person who once carried it across oceans and nations. Surrounding it in a display case are a pair of shoes, gloves, a hat, and a Bible, all owned by the Julliard-trained Black classical pianist Eugene Haynes.
