NEW YORK – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) is easily recognized as a brilliant architect, whose “less is more” approach defined modernism. After achieving success in his native Germany, he immigrated to the United States in the late 1930s and achieved stunning heights of success here too.
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – Drive down rural roads just over a year from now, and you may pass more than a hundred 4-by-4-foot wood pallets covered in hues of reds, blues, oranges, purples and greens mounted on churches, barns and fences across Lowndes County.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Letters and books from the libraries of President George Washington and his early biographer and friend, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall (1755-1835), are among the most anticipated lots in the Winter Case Antiques Auction, set for Jan. 27. Other presidential related items are also for sale, along with American and European paintings and sculpture, Southern antiques, silver and jewelry – nearly 900 lots in all. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
AMSTERDAM – The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam will present “Catherine Christer Hennix: Traversée du Fantasme,” the first institutional solo exhibition in over 40 years of the Swedish composer, philosopher, poet, mathematician and visual artist Catherine Christer Hennix.
BALTIMORE – The Baltimore Museum of Art presents the first exhibition dedicated to the stunning textile work of Baltimore-based artist Stephen Towns. “Stephen Towns: Rumination and a Reckoning,” on view March 7 through Sept. 2, features 10 luminous quilts constructed in fabric, glass beads, metallic threads and translucent tulle that delve into the perspectives of women, people of color and the institution of slavery in American history.