Article Archive for April 2010
Becoming Pablo O’Higgins: How an Anglo American Artist from Utah Became a Mexican Muralist
BECOMING PABLO O’HIGGINS tells the intriguing story of how a blond-haired, blue-eyed Presbyterian from Salt Lake City, Utah became a celebrated Mexican muralist. Born Paul Higgins in 1904, O’Higgins traveled to Mexico City in 1924 to see the mural renaissance involving Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. He became an assistant to Diego Rivera, working with him on three of his most important murals. O’Higgins co-founded one of the world’s ... Read More
Havana Revisited: An Architectural Heritage by Cathryn Griffith
Havana Revisited: An Architectural Heritage reveals the glories that have been kept from our sight. Until now. The book contains 240 pages documenting Havana’s most important buildings and urban spaces. Over 350 illustrations juxtapose historical colored postcard images of Havana with recent digital color photographs of the same views. In the text, renowned architects, historians, scholars, preservationists and urban planners in Cuba and the United States examine Havana old and new, ... Read More
MOCA Publishes New Book about Contemporary Art for Young Audiences
Los Angeles – The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), announces the publication of a new children’s book about contemporary art, titled ‘Breaking the Rules: What is Contemporary Art?’. Written by award winning author Susan Rubin, the 64-page hardcover book is the first to make the museum’s world-renowned permanent collection accessible to young audiences (ages 8–12). It provides an introduction to the work of 25 contemporary artists represented in the ... Read More
Eva Zeisel: The Shape of Life Published by The Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum celebrates the arrival of its recent publication, Eva Zeisel: The Shape of Life, featuring the work of pioneering ceramist and industrial designer, Eva Zeisel. The artist’s work is explored in essays and photographs of designs and prototypes from the Erie Art Museum’s 2005-2007 exhibition of the same title. The official book release is set for May 1, 2010, but a limited number of copies are available at a pre-sale discount through the Erie Art Museum’s gift shop, ... Read More
