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Where Is Iwan?

Raymund Ryan, Curator of Architecture, Heinz Architectural center | September 18, 2012

Jardín Botánico de Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Photo: Iwan Baan. The work of Iwan Baan is key to White Cube, Green Maze: New Art Landscapes, both the exhibition and the catalogue. In the exhibition, each of the six sites for art is documented by six large prints (24 x 36 in.) each. In addition, Seirensho on the Japanese island of Inujima,…

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New Hire: Jeffrey Inscho

Ian Finch, Associate Editor, Publications | September 13, 2012

What is your official title, and what are some of your general responsibilities? My official title is Web & Digital Media Manager. That basically means I have my hands in all things interactive, from website & micro-site development and growing the museum’s online community to facilitating technology-based in-gallery visitor experiences. I’m only in my second week on the job and…

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Guest Blogger: Maxine Gordon

Maxine Gordon, jazz archivist, researcher, and writer | September 11, 2012

Charles “Teenie” Harris, 1908–1998, Billy Eckstine orchestra performing on stage, seen from above, including Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Lucky Thompson, Charlie Parker, Bob “Junior” Williams, Leo Parker, Charlie Rouse, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion “Boonie” Hazel, Howard McGhee, Howard Scott, Jerry Valentine, Taswell Baird, Linton Garner, Art Blakey, and Connie Wainwright, in Aragon Ballroom, August 1944 When I was in Paris in October, 2009, I went to…

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New Hire: Lauren Buches

Ian Finch, Associate Editor, Publications | August 20, 2012

What is your official title, and what are some of your general responsibilities?  I’m the Marketing Assistant for both CMA and CMNH. This essentially means that I take care of all of the fun stuff like budgeting, working out contracts and advertising deals with advertisers, social media (I am the Facebook and Twitter voice of Dippy the Dinosaur), and helping out…

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White Cube, Green Maze Catalogue

Raymund Ryan, Curator of Architecture, Heinz Architectural Center | August 15, 2012

White Cube, Green Maze: New Art Landscapes opens here in the Heinz Architectural Center on September 21. Right now, crates are en route from places as diverse as Brazil, Mexico, Germany, and Japan with models and drawings for exhibition in our galleries. We’re also looking forward to receiving the first copies of the catalogue, published in collaboration with the University…

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Conversations with Andy Warhol

Madelyn Roehrig, Education Specialist | August 14, 2012

Artist Madelyn Roehrig at Andy Warhol’s gravesite I always thought I’d like my own tombstone to be blank. No epitaph and no name. Well, actually, I’d like it to say “figment.”                    —Andy Warhol Last week on August 6, over 60 people stopped by Andy Warhol’s gravesite at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery in Bethel Park, PA to celebrate the artist’s 84th…

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La Belle Époque Cabaret: An Evening in the Bohemian Style

Amanda T. Zehnder, associate curator of fine arts | August 9, 2012

A grand, opulent setting for a cabaret Oh, what a night! Here at CMA we are still in awe of the festive evening presented on July 27 together with the Pittsburgh Song Collaborative to evoke the spirit, history, and sounds of bohemian cabaret culture in La Belle Époque Paris. With a whiff of Pernod absinthe filling the air in the…

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New Hire: Rosemary Burk

Ian Finch, Associate Editor, Publications | August 8, 2012

What is your official title, and what are some of your general responsibilities?  My official title is Development Assistant. I support the Director of Development in all fundraising activities. On a typical day, I might be processing and acknowledging gifts, working on grant proposals and reports, attending meetings with potential sponsors, scheduling board committee meetings, or assisting with the planning…

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Scaife Galleries Renovation

Ian Finch, Associate Editor, Publications | July 16, 2012

Preparators Matt Cummings and Rob Capaldi hanging the first paintings in the newly renovated galleries. Rosemary Sprig. Castleton Mist. Stuart Gold. Pomegranate. Tarrytown Green. Mysterious. Venezuelan Sea. Smoke Embers. Yes, the new paint colors for the Scaife Galleries renovation do sound like racehorses. Which makes sense because we’re nearing the final stretch. Since this past spring, staff members from a…

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Architecture Explorations

Alyssum Skjeie, Curatorial Assistant, The Heinz Architectural Center | July 16, 2012

Some of my favorite things to view when visiting an architectural center or museum are the sketches and drawings created by architects. Most buildings begin with these kinds of loose drawings, revealing the initial thoughts and designs of the architect. There are several examples of this crucial part of the process currently on view in Architectural Explorations at the Heinz Architectural Center. (This is…

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