Photography exhibits run concurrently at Frist Center Sep 19, 2008
Eastman House image: William Wegman (American, b. 1942). IN, 1993. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Dover-Sherborn People (June 5) Jun 5, 2008
The creative director and founder of MDG Strategic Branding in Holliston, the Western Avenue resident was invited to feature his piece Comet Down at the auction to benefit Free Arts NYC. The event, which took place on Wednesday, April 29, at the Philips De Pury auction house in Manhattan, featured such noted artists as Annie Liebovitz, William Wegman, Yoko Ono, Chuck Close and Peggy Washbum. Chaired by film actor Clive Owen, the proceeds from the event support Free Arts NYCmission of connecting... (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
'A great art teacher' Apr 8, 2008
" I asked.What followed were thoughtful responses. It seems Legere, who is the seventh-grade art teacher at the Cooperative Middle School, respects individuals' differences. These students' responses indicated that Legere gave assignments and had expectations for her students but was open to the individual's own artistic vision, approach and process.One youth described in detail a project that really drew her in. She became so involved and interested in what she was creating that she was not... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
We Hear . . . Feb 10, 2008
Artists William Wegman, Hunt Slonem and Keith Sonnier have already finished their masks. THAT socialite Minnie Mortimer lost her Chanel bag during a paparazzi storm at the Jill Stuart fashion show at the New York Public Library and still hasn't recovered it. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Cate McQuaid's picks Dec 30, 2007
"William Wegman: Funney/Strange" at the Addison Gallery of American Art. "The Woven Child (in context)" by Louise Bourgeois at the Worcester Art Museum. (Boston Globe)
The year in visual art Dec 30, 2007
"William Wegman: Funney/Strange," a 40-year retrospective organized by Trevor Fairbrother, featured the sly, comic photographs Wegman is best known for of his Weimaraners Man Ray and Fay Ray, as well as about 200 works in video, film, drawing, and painting. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Ileana Sonnabend, 92,art dealer Oct 25, 2007
She gave first or early New York shows to a range of American Post-Minimalists, including Mel Bochner, Barry Le Va, William Wegman, Vito Acconci and John Baldessari as well as European artists like Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Gilberto Zorio, Boyd Webb and Bernd and Hilla Becher. One of her most notorious shows was Acconci's "Seedbed," a ramped floor beneath which the artist masturbated, his sounds projected over a loudspeaker. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
National show recognizes photographers for work Oct 14, 2007
MacGill will speak at the exhibit opening today at 1 p.m. The Pace/MacGill Gallery has represented the works of Walker Evans, William Wegman and Andy Warhol. MacGill chose the winning photographs in a day. (Stamford Advocate)
Wex store to carry Apple products for OSU Sep 24, 2007
On the heels of the ' unveiling of its William Wegman retrospective, the center's store is setting up shop as Ohio State University's only retailer of Apple tech products, from iPods to iMacs to software. The Wegman exhibit - a compendium of pieces by the artist and photographer, best known for his photos of Weimaraner dogs in poses and clothes - opened Thursday, while the Apple products hit the shelves Monday. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Culture refracted through artists' eyes May 4, 2007
"Expletives Deleted: Our Culture Depicted through Art," at Orlando's Comma Gallery, was created to explore the nature and variety of artists who are currently creating that art, and to display local artists such as Liz Watkins, Elizabeth Nelson, Richard Reep and John Wilton alongside internationally known artists including William Wegman, Kenny Scharf and Judy Chicago. On Tuesday, there will be a reception and gallery talk by Wilton, a Stetson University professor who uses a variety of... (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Pets And Pics Apr 8, 2007
William Wegman donated one of his Weimaraner puppy portraits, while Annie Leibovitz donated her portrait of Wegman himself with his dog Fay Wray. Janise Bogard perfectly captures a scaredy-cat peering out from underneath a bed, while Sylvia Plachy freeze-frames a Maine coon cat's leonine grace. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Original prints merit more than a glance Mar 3, 2007
Contemporary Prints from Graphicstudio" created at the renowned Graphicstudio on the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa.The exhibition has original prints from huge names in the contemporary art world: Nancy Graves, Roy Lichtenstein, RobertMapplethorpe, Robert Rauschenberg, Chuck Close, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Jim Dine, Ed Ruscha, Judy Chicago, James Rosenquist, William Wegman, Jurgen Partenheimer, Ibrahim Miranda and Lesley Dill.These artists and more impressive names have made... (Florida Today)
