Born Movcha Chagall in Belarus in 1887, unresponsive at birth. Had stutter and fainting as a child, attributed to fear of growing up. Grew up in Hasidist family home without art or images. Supported family as eldest of nine children
R.B. Pruett's painting exhibition runs January 1-February 25, 2025. Vivian Liddell's Game Day runs November 1-December 25, 2024. COMPULSION exhibition runs October 17-November 24, 2024. "Garden of Dreams" photographic exhibition runs September 1-October 25, 2024
Russia's largest private contemporary art museum opened in 2010. Contains 2,800 works by 300 artists from across Russia. Attracts nearly half a million visitors annually. Featured on Google Art Project and ranked among Russia's top 10 museums
Founded in 1997 as nonprofit organization producing contemporary art documentaries. Produces three series: PBS's "Art in the Twenty-First Century," "New York Close Up," and "Extended Play". All films available for free online streaming. Mission is to educate and expand access to contemporary art
Located in Bregenz, Austria, on Lake Constance. Designed as a solitary building near lake shore. Creates pedestrian square connecting museum to city center
Dutch Golden Age painting spanned 17th century after Eighty Years' War. New Dutch Republic was Europe's most prosperous nation. Northern Netherland became less important artistic center than southern Flanders