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Surface: A Ralph Steadman Retrospective Is in the Works, and Other News
Ralph Steadman (is) perhaps best known for illustrating Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas… His art, which often challenges societal norms, will be showcased alongside personal artifacts, promising to engage both longtime enthusiasts and newcomers alike.
Hyperallergic: World’s Largest Bronze Gorilla Lands in Connecticut
Children have been joyously climbing the 5,000-pound sculpture, “King Nyani,” which has been reclining on the grounds of Greenwich’s Bruce Museum since Earth Day. Artists Gillie and Marc Schattner were inspired by an affectionate family of silverbacks they saw on a visit to Uganda.
Inside Higher Ed: Campus Garden Initiative Engages Student Well-Being and Reflection
Michigan State staff partnered with faculty and students to create wellness programming within the campus garden and arboretum, providing opportunities in nature for community members to focus on themselves and their health.
Fine Art Connoisseur: In Honolulu, African American Prints from the Steele Collection
In 2022 the Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) acquired 55 pieces from the Jean and Robert Steele Collection — all works on paper created by 26 African American artists. This acquisition (part gift and part purchase) has radically transformed HoMA’s representation of artists of color, and this year it is celebrating with the exhibition “Forward Together: African American Prints from the Jean and Robert Steele Collection.”
Hyperallergic: When Keith Haring Painted a Mural for an Iowa Elementary School
Keith Haring may be a New York icon, but a part of his legacy lives on in Iowa City. Kids and parents were “captivated” by the artist’s visit. Now, his mural for the public school’s library will go on display for the first time.
Wall Street Journal: ‘Marisol: A Retrospective’ Review
The 20th-century artist incorporated the pressures of advertising, material culture and social conformity into clever, eye-catching works that are now the focus of an exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art.
New York Times: Celebrating the Life of Julia Child
An exhibition devoted to Julia Child’s life, with photographs, an interactive TV display for “The French Chef,” family memorabilia, fan letters and a recreation of the dinner at La Couronne in Normandy that ignited her interest in French cuisine will be on view through Sept. 2 at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond.
Air Mail: Fashioning Aloha
Aloha wear is associated with the printed Hawaiian shirt—a flowery one. But when the clothing style was conceived in the 1930s, its creators were studying Japanese kimonos, Chinese dragon robes, and local bark cloth.
The Magazine Antiques: Museum visit, Wake Up the Echoes
These spacious galleries, many with sixteen-foot ceilings and full-length windows, wheel around a lofty atrium pierced by an oculus. The sky looks down on a terrazzo floor spangled with bronze stars—symbols for the Virgin Mary—sketched, cast, and arranged by Kiki Smith.
UrbanGlass: Curator Davira S. Taragin on her exhibition “Look What Harvey Did” at the Chazen Museum of Art in Wisconsin
“Look What Harvey Did! Harvey K. Littleton’s Legacy in the Simona and Jerome Chazen Collection of Studio Glass” spans 60 years and includes works from Michael Aschenbrenner, Dale Chihuly, Daniel Clayman, Dan Dailey, Clifford Rainey, Ginny Ruffner and Lino Tagliapietra, among others.
ABC News: The Black history that isn’t taught: Historians share lesser known moments in US racial history
Noelle Trent, CEO of the Museum of African American History in Boston & Nantucket, told ABC News that these community-led spaces are often forgotten, despite the role they played in creating cultural and educational experiences.
Ocula: The 9 Most Anticipated Museum Openings of 2024
Penn State’s Museum of Art will nearly double its footprint when its new 73,000-square-foot building opens on 1 June. Located in The Arboretum, the building will include 20 galleries, educational and event spaces, a museum store and café, a sculpture path and outdoor terraces.