Acquisition Alert

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Acquires Work by Michael Koerner

Image: DNA #8232L - #8236R, 2019 by Michael Koerner. A largely abstract composition with black and green colors.
~ Catherine Edelman

Acquisition Alert! The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has acquired DNA #8232L - #8236R, 2019 by Michael Koerner! Michael Koerner is the oldest of five brothers. Due to genetic abnormalities and cancer, he is the only remaining living son. His brothers' fates (and potentially his own one day) can be linked to their mother, who … Continue reading The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Acquires Work by Michael Koerner

IU Eskenazi Museum of Art Acquires Archive of Jeffrey Wolin

Image: Jeffrey Wolin, Irma Morgenztern, b. 1933, Warsaw, Poland, 1992/94. From the Portraits of the Holocaust series. Two women embrace each other while holding a photograph of a loved one. The wall behind them contains text.
~ Catherine Edelman

The Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University has announced the acquisition of the Jeffrey A. Wolin Archive that will include current and future work by Wolin along with the following notable projects: Written in Memory: Portraits of the Holocaust; Inconvenient Stories: Vietnam War Veterans; Life at the Millennium; New Faces at the Crossroads; Pigeon Hill: Then and Now; … Continue reading IU Eskenazi Museum of Art Acquires Archive of Jeffrey Wolin

The Met Acquires Work by Michael Koerner!

Image: DNA #7805L - #7810R, 2018 by Michael Koerner. Abstract composition that is primarily green and black.
~ Catherine Edelman

Acquisition Alert! The Metropolitan Museum of Art has acquired two works by Michael Koerner! The two, unique pieces are made from collodion on tin and are part of the artist's series My DNA. Michael Koerner (Okinawa, Japan, 1963) is the oldest of five brothers. Due to genetic abnormalities and cancer, he is the only remaining … Continue reading The Met Acquires Work by Michael Koerner!