Join us this summer in historic Greenwich Village as an intern at the Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation, located in the townhouse and studio of modern American sculptor Chaim Gross (1904-91). Excellent opportunity for students interested in modernism, the … Continue reading
Chaim Gross was passionate about African art and especially the sculpture of Nigeria. On Dec. 2, 2012, the Foundation will hold a special workshop and lecture on the occasion of our new exhibit, Nigerian Sculpture from the Renee and Chaim … Continue reading
Join us as an intern this fall at the Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation, located in the historic West Village townhouse and studio of modern American sculptor Chaim Gross (1904-91). Learn about arts administration, curating, collection care, and many other … Continue reading
In December 2010 the Foundation hosted an amazing poetry reading, ‘Art, Fantasy, and Experience’ in conjunction with an exhibit of Chaim Gross’s post-war fantasy drawings. The reading featured poets Elaine Equi, Nada Gordon, Rod Smith, and Charles Bernstein. PennSound has … Continue reading
by Alex Kelly, Oberlin College ’13 For an Art History major at a liberal arts college, graduation day approaches like a threatening deadline – representing the moment we must cast aside the comfort of textbooks and research papers and enter … Continue reading
The Foundation’s next special exhibit, Life in Miniature: Asante Goldweights and Sculpture, will feature around 70 works from Chaim Gross’s renowned African art collection. It will also include travel sketchbooks and photographs from Chaim’s trip to Ghana in 1968 and … Continue reading
The blog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eye Level, has a nice recent tribute on the retirement of George Gurney, one of the foremost experts on American sculpture and most recently Acting Chief Curator at the Smithsonian. The Foundation is grateful to Dr. … Continue reading