The Studio Museum provides the most interesting historical fare, including a wonderful pair of 1816 portraits of Haitian princes by the British painter Richard Evans.
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The five initial MOMA frescoes are uneven in quality, having been made in six weeks of around-the-clock toil in an improvised studio at the museum.
That changed in September when Ms. Watson, who is 31, "came out" as an artist by participating in "GO, " an open-studio weekend organized by the Brooklyn Museum, during which artists of every level across the borough welcomed the public into their work spaces.
If the application is successful, the project would see Ipswich Museum, Ipswich Art School, New Wolsey Studio and the High Street Exhibition Gallery redeveloped and rebranded as one venue.
The 74-year old, who seems to have slowed down his creative output only marginally since his retirement last year, is currently working on a computer-animated short for his museum -- a rapid departure from his studio's distinctive, hand-drawn style.
It had recently been renovated by interior designer Studio Sofield with countertops made with the same marble found in the Museum of Modern Art's garden.
And for those who can't wait, an exhibition entitled " Van Gogh Up Close" opens at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in February, while the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is currently focusing on Van Gogh's studio practice.
Designed by star architect Norman Foster and located on the northern shore of Victoria Harbor near the International Commerce Centre, it will include major performance venues, a flagship museum for contemporary visual art, a sizable park, rehearsal and studio areas, as well as dedicated spaces for recitals and shows when finally complete.
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Most unrepresented artists would hesitate to call up prominent curators and pitch a studio visit, but not Ladd, who reads magazines voraciously and cold calls collectors or museum executives he thinks would be interested in their work.
The museum is also home to a rotating collection of contemporary Italian and international artists, and working studio spaces.
The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria is housed in a building that was part of a 1920s film studio that made silent and early sound films.
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