Secret Postcards Nov 14, 2009
Many leading American artists have also contributed this year including Bill Viola, Lawrence Weiner, John Baldessari and Alex Katz. Potential buyers can view all the postcards at the Royal College of Art ahead of the 21 November sale. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Time for a heart to art Mar 28, 2009
In the past few years it has bought many works by international artists including Bill Viola, Jeff Wall, Yinka Shonibare, William Kentridge, and with the help of the State Government-backed Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, works by home-grown artists such as Ron Mueck, Ricky Swallow, Emily Floyd, David Rosetzky, Patricia Piccinini and Daniel Von Sturmer. The problem is that it doesn't seem to be exhibiting contemporary art with the verve and commitment that marked the... (The Age, Australia)
Spinning with the stars Feb 17, 2009
Award for video artist Bill Viola, an internationally recognized video artist, will receive the $75,000 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts from the Council for the Arts at MIT at a ceremony at the school March 10. Viola will spend a week at the university, working with students. (Boston Globe)
Rose Art Museum a reminder there are many hidden gems Feb 15, 2009
The Davis, like many university museums, has been brave in its acquisitions: Alongside the medieval crucifixion scenes and paintings by Claude Monet and John Singleton Copley, there are works by Donald Judd, Rachel Whiteread, and Bill Viola. There are plenty of other gems: the Danforth Museum in Framingham, the Addison Gallery at Phillips Academy, Andover, the Griffin Museum of Photography, in Winchester, to name a few. (Boston Globe)
