January 3, 2008

San
Jose Museum Director Dan Keegan revitalized the smaller San Jose
museum. With an aim of attracting "venture culturalists" – museum
visitors willing to take a risk and experience art that connects to the
human experience – Keegan spearheaded a drive to attract patrons by
offering free admission at the museum from 2001-06. The campaign
increased museum attendance by 115 percent, to nearly 200,000 visitors
a year. (San Jose Mercury News, January 3, 2008) www.mercurynews.com

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Painting on Ice

A colored ice wall nearly 100 feet long will be installed in Chicago’s
Millennium Park in February, the Canadian Press reports. The work is
part of Museum of Modern Ice, an installation by Canadian artist Gordon
Halloran, who will also embed an abstract ice painting in the park’s
skating rink as part of the project. The works will be on view February
1 through 29. (Artinfo, January 3, 2008) www.artinfo.com

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New York:

– Hans Johansson "Contextual Mappings" @ Broadway Gallery, www.broadwaygallerynyc.com
– New Artists Collective Show curated by SuperGlue @ Broadway Gallery,
www.broadwaygallerynyc.com
– Roy De Forest “A Memorial Exhibition” @ George Adams Gallery, www.georgeadamsgallery.com
– Transcendent Counterpoints @ Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, www.amsterdamwhitneygallery.com
– Bill Weiss, Carolanna Parlato @ Elizabeth Harris, www.eharrisgallery.com
– Book launch: "MMVIII" curated by Megan Pflug @ V&A, www.vandanyc.com
– Bertien Van Manen "A hundred Summers, A Hundred Winters" @ Yancey
Richardson Gallery, www.yanceyrichardson.com
– Jim Shaw "Dr. Goldfoot and his Bikini Bombs" @ Metro Pictures, www.metropicturesgallery.com
– Miriam Cabessa, Linn Meyers “Making Time” @ Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery. lyonswierortt.com
– Roberto Visani “The Soap Box and the Slippery Slope” @ Tenri, www.tenri.org
– Rudy Shepherd "The Banality of Evil" @ Mixed Greens, www.mixedgreens.com
– Darren Siwes "Mum, I want to be Brown" @ Magnan Projects, www.magnanprojects.com
– Delilah Montoya, Laura Aguilar "Fuerzas Naturales: Against Type"
curated by Koan Jeff Baysa @ Magnan Emrich Contemporary,
magnanemrich.com
– Kevin Cyr "Look Both Ways" @ Pink Elephant Projects, pepgallery.com
– Martin Wilner, Ryan Mrozowski @ Pierogi, www.pierogi2000.com
– "FAAN Show" @ Pocket Utopia, www.pocketutopia.com

National:

– “Is It A Fiber Show?” @ Bucheon, San Francisco, www.bucheon.com
– Kevin Baer Sculpture Exhibition @ Melting Point Gallery, San Francisco, www.meltingpoint.ca
– David Sandlin and Martha Rich @ La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, laluzdejesus.com
– “Way, Shape and Form: Small Abstract Paintings” by Bill Schmidt @
International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.,
www.artsandartists.org
– Wendell Castle and Chuck Close @ Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, www.wexlergallery.com
– “Modern American Sculpture” @ Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, www.forumgallery.com