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European Landscape Photography Added to Nelson-Atkins Photography Collection KANSAS CITY, (kansascityfrontpage.com), May 12, 2008 - Large-scale color photographs by a new generation of European artists will be on view June 28 through Oct. 5 with the opening of the exhibition Human/Nature: Recent European Landscape Photography in the Bloch Building at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The exhibition provides the first opportunity to view bold, contemporary works never before seen in this region. April M. Watson, Associate Curator, Photography at the Nelson-Atkins, has helped assemble works by 10 artists from five European countries for the exhibition. Artists include Olaf Otto Becker, Peter Bialobrzeski, Andreas Gefeller, Beate Gütschow, and Marc Räder, all from Germany; Belgian photographer Bart Michiels; Wout Berger and Hans ver der Meer from the Netherlands; British photographer Jem Southam; and Massimo Vitali from Italy. "The relationship between human beings and the natural world is complex," said Watson. "Each of these artists view the contemporary European landscape as a source of continued fascination and beauty. Those sentiments are tempered, however, by concerns for the ways we use and abuse the land, both historically and in our own time." Museum of Modern Art Podcasts on iTunes U NEW YORK, (PRNewswire), April 28, 2008 - Visitors to the Museum of Modern Art are now able to use wireless technology within the Museum to access MoMA's audio programs on their own handheld devices, including Apple's iPod Touch and iPhone. MoMA's free WiFi is just one of several technology-related projects the Museum is providing to give the public more opportunities to learn about the world's largest and most inclusive collection of modern and contemporary art. MoMA Podcasts on iTunes U MoMA's iTunes U content offers free downloads of a wide variety of information and programming from MoMA and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, MoMA's affiliate. MoMA is one of the first non-university cultural institutions to be featured in iTunesU, Apple's educational section of the iTunes application. Since the MoMA-branded channel's launch last October, more than 100,000 audio and video tracks have been downloaded. Available content includes: * An expanding repository of current and past MoMA Audio programs. * Audio and video of public lectures and panel discussions. * Short video clips of a variety of topics, including exhibition installations and artist interviews. * Programming from WPS1 Art Radio, the Internet radio station of MoMA and P.S.1 that provides a 24-hour stream and on-demand archive of cultural programming. MoMA.guide Provides New Depth And Range Of Information to Museum Visitors Visitors to The Museum of Modern Art are now able to access thousands of works from the Museum's collection on MoMA.guide, an informational interactive kiosk program. Eight 24-inch iMac computers stationed in three locations within the Museum provide access to an unprecedented depth and range of information from a number of different sources, including the online calendar and internal collection system, brought together in a dynamic custom interface designed to encourage a journey that enhances the visitor experience in the galleries. MoMA.guide allows viewers to: * Access wayfinding information for navigating the galleries and finding specific works of art on view. * Access artist biographies, art terms and works of art in the Museum's collection. * Find information on daily events in the Museum, such as public lectures and film screenings. * Explore past and present exhibition sites. * Send E-Cards featuring works from MoMA's collection. * Change text size and contrast for usability. Accessibility buttons are available for visitors with limited mobility. MoMA Audio is available free of charge courtesy of Bloomberg. MoMA Audio is a collaboration between The Museum of Modern Art and Acoustiguide, Inc.   The Kansas City Front Page is owned and maintained by the Moore Design Group for the sole purpose of disseminating news and information about the Metropolitan Kansas City area. Text or graphics may not be copied, rewritten or distributed in any manner whatsoever without written permission. For more information, contact editor@slfp.com All rights reserved world wide © 2007 - 2008 Moore Design Group. |
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