Category: museums
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Ai Weiwei @ Pérez Art Museum Miami
While we were in Miami over Christmas, we went to the new Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). See earlier post here. The museum opened with a show of Ai Wei Wei’s (艾未未) work titled “According to What?”. Ai Weiwei is one of the leading contemporary artist of his generation from China. First becoming famous for his…
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Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), formerly known as the Miami Art Museum from 1996 until 2013, reopened at a new location on December 3, 2013. It is overlooking Biscayne Bay and provides a sculpture garden. We were lucky to be in town and visited it before it is even a month old ! Adjacent to it and…
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Prix de Lausanne 2014
During the Lunar New Year holidays, IT came to stay for a few days and suggested that we see the Prix de Lausanne. Much of what we wrote below came from the official press kit. The Prix de Lausanne is an international competition for young ballet dancers of all nationalities aged 15 to 18 who…
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Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo
On my way to Vila Madalena (see earlier post here), I (Chris) first took the metro to Faria Lima and stopped by the Instituto Tomie Ohtake. This cultural institute, built by Ruy Ohtake – a prominent São Paulo’s contemporary architect, is dedicated to his Japanese-born naturalized Brazilian mother, Tomie Ohtake, one of São Paulo’s most…
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Musee d’Orsay, Paris
We almost forgot about this post which was kept in draft form for the last 5 months. Musee d’Orsay is probably the second most visited art museum in Paris after Le Louvre. So many of you may have seen the place already. We were in Paris earlier this year. The lines for entrance tickets to the…
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Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (Museum of the state of Sao Paulo) is a highly regarded museum dedicated to the visual artists of Brazil from the 19th century to now. Designed in 1897 by Ramos de Azevedo, the museum building housed the first art school of the city, Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. It is the…