January 10, 2008

The
Detroit Institute of Arts is drawing big crowds after its $158 million
renovation, but the real draw might be the museum’s new approach to
presenting the artwork, the Chicago Tribune reports. The institute is
aiming for an approachable atmosphere by doing away with jargon-filled
wall text and labels, replacing them with what the Tribune calls a
"freewheeling approach": high-tech equipment including a video
projected on a tabletop to show how dinner was served in 18th century
France, a freestanding panel in front of four Picasso paintings where
visitors can match photos of the models with the people depicted in the
portraits, and an artwork treasure hunt with clues for kids. (Artinfo, January 10, 2008)
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Artemis
and the Stag, a 2,000-year-old classical bronze sculpture that sold for
a record $28.6 million last year at Sotheby’s, is on view in the new
Greek and Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the
next six months, reports the New York Times. The work, which was sold
by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, went to an unidentified
private collector for the highest price ever paid for a sculpture or
antiquity at auction. (Artinfo, January 10, 2008)
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New York:

— Lorraine Williams, “Next Place: New Paintings”, 6-8 pm @ Tobey Fine Arts gallery   www.tobeyfinearts.com
— Allan DeSouza: (I don’t care what you say) Those Are Not Tourist
Photos, 6-8 pm @ Talwar gallery  www.talwargallery.com
— Freeze Frame, 6-9 pm @ Thrust Projects  www.thrustprojects.com

National:

— Sparky Campanella and John Kolkin, “On The Horizon”, 5-8 pm @ David
Weinberg Gallery, Chicago, IL   www.davidweinbergcollection.com
— “Four Solo Exhibitions”, 7-9 pm @ Southern Exposure gallery, San Francisco, CA  www.soex.org
— Holly Roberts, “No Blue Sky”, 5-8 pm @ Catherine Edelman gallery,
Chicago, IL    www.edelmangallery.com

International:

— Selected: “Group Exhibition” , ShanghART Gallery, Shanghai, China