Posted in Art Museum News on May 20th, 2008
The Las Vegas Art Museum recently added two events to its 2008 exhibitions calendar: ‘Learning Display: Robert Smithson’ which will run June 11 to October 21, 2008 and ‘Tom Schiff’ which will run October 25 to November 30, 2008.
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Posted in Art Museum News on May 20th, 2008
The Las Vegas Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition Las Vegas Collects Contemporary presented by City National Bank. This exhibition features works of contemporary art on loan from Southern Nevada’s most important privately held fine art collections. Artists featured in the show include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Uta Barth, Dan Flavin, Andreas Gursky, Michael Heizer, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Donald Judd, Jason Martin, Takashi Murakami, Ken Price, David Reed, Gerhard Richter, Ed Ruscha, Venske & Spänle, and Andy Warhol among others.
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Posted in Art Museum News on Mar 8th, 2008
There are two upcoming lecture events at the LVAM. On March 13, 2008 at 6:30 pm, we will host an architecture lecture with Jim Richard of Richard + Bauer Studio in Phoenix, AZ. Then, on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 6:00 pm, Leah Ollman Lecture will discuss Victoria Gitman’s work. Her lecture is entitled ‘From Wow to Why: Some Thoughts on the Art of Victoria Gitman.’ Both events will be held in the MPR room at the LVAM.
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Posted in Art Museum News on Dec 17th, 2007
The LVAM podcast has been updated with audio from the _Las Vegas Diaspora_ Panel discussion held November 2, 2007 at LVAM. Additionally, video footage from the even has been added to the LVAM video archive: http://www.lasvegasartmuseum.org/multimedia/video.shtml
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Posted in Art Museum News on Nov 13th, 2007
The LVAM podcast has been updated with two new episodes, both related to the _Las Vegas Diaspora_ show. For more information, visit the LVAM Podcast Homepage: http://www.lasvegasartmuseum.org/multimedia/podcast.shtml
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Posted in Art Museum News on Nov 13th, 2007
The new Las Vegas art museum website, featuring expanded content and a dedicated multimedia section, went live today. The site was redesigned by Quimby Melton for Studio Hyperset, Inc. (www.studiohyperset.com).
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Posted in Art Museum News on Nov 13th, 2007
_Las Vegas Diaspora: The Emergence of Contemporary Art from the Neon Homeland_, curated by Dave Hickey, runs September 30 – December 30, 2007.
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Posted in Art Museum News on Jun 9th, 2007
The list of finalists for the 56th Annual LVAM Art Roundup are now available on the LVAM homepage.
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Posted in Art Museum News on May 1st, 2007
The following events have been added to the LVAM calendar of events: May 3, 2007 @ 6pm - ‘Waiting for Good Dough,’ lecture by artist William T. Wiley; May 30, 2007 @ 6pm - ‘Lots of Fish, No Stories: Sush Machida Gaikotsu’s Pop Pictures,’ lecture by David Pagel, art critic for the _Los Angeles Times_ (followd by a conversation with artist Sush Machida Gaikotsu): June 28, 2007 @ 6pm - ‘Kaz Oshiro: Paintings and Workon Paper 1999 - 2006,’ lecture by Libby Lumpkin; July 26, 2007 - LVAM’s 56th Annual Art Roundup Awards Ceremony and Reception.
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Posted in Art Museum News on Apr 13th, 2007
In addition to the currently running (March 6 - April 22, 2007) _Prato Haggadah_ show, two new exhibitions open today at the LVAM: _Kaz Oshiro: Paintings and Works on Paper, 1999 - 2006_ and the _702 Series: Sush Machida Gaikotsu_. Both run April 13 - July 8, 2007.
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