Bear Claw Necklace (Pawnee), before 1870, grizzly bear claws and hide, otter pelt, beads, cedar, tobacco and other materials (Denver Art Museum), a Smarthistory Seeing America video.
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Frances Glessner Lee's "Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death" are part of a new exhibit at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Art museum. The collection is part art, part science, and part creepy peek into the world of forensic science. These miniatures significantly advanced forensics and forensic science, but they aren't just CSI curios - they're complex, confounding works of art that manage to be morbid and beautiful at the same time. Lee's legacy bridges both the art world and the world of crime — and you'll get a chance to see exactly how her nutshell studies work.
Otto Naumann is not only an esteemed art dealer, but also an art historian and voracious collector. Featuring European paintings from the 16th to the 19th centuries, his impressive personal collection will be offered on 31 January 2018 in New York.
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Once Upon a Time…The Western at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art is absolutely cinematic in its layout, design, and overall effect. This is appropriate for a multimedia exhibition aiming to present an entire genre of painting, photography, and film, tracing its inception in early-mid nineteenth century landscape painting all the way to its contemporary iterations in music and film, as well as even more recent responses to the genre by First Nations artists in both the United States and Canada.
Mural Painting by Hopi Artists on Display for the First Time Outside of Arizona in the Dallas Museum of Art’s Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit
THE J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM PRESENTS PASTELS IN PIECES
January 16–July 29, 2018
at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center
The Cleveland Museum of Art Presents Dana Schutz: Eating Atom Bombs
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Cleveland, OH 44113
January 20 - April 15, 2018
David Zwirner: 25 Years
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537 West 20th Street New York
January 13 - February 17, 2018
On the occasion of the gallery’s 25th anniversary, David Zwirner will present a special exhibition celebrating the artists who have shaped the gallery’s program since its founding in 1993.
Opening this month at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) is Pieceable Kingdom, an exhibition of multi-media paintings by Camille Hoffman. An emerging artist based in New York, Hoffman explores the theme of Manifest Destiny in the collaged landscapes in this exhibition.
Old Master drawings specialist Furio Rinaldi looks at works by Italian artists across three centuries, explaining how – ‘like a fingerprint’ – they can offer insights into the creative process.
