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
By Atara Schein, guest blogger This year marks the 40th anniversary of the installation of Chaim Gross’s Ten Commandments at the International Synagogue at John F. Kennedy International Airport. As a high school intern at the synagogue since last spring, … Continue reading
“The Family” (1979) by Chaim Gross; on permanent view at Bleecker and West 11th Streets, New York City The renovation of the small neighborhood park and sitting area at Bleecker and West 11th Street won the 2012 Village Award from … Continue reading
Our 2/9/12 opening for our new exhibition, Life in Miniature: Asante Goldweights and Sculpture, was our best yet! Here are some pictures of the installation, which is on view until 7/27/12: Here’s the opening wall text written by our guest … Continue reading
The history of direct carving in America, by artists like William Zorach, John Flannagan, Robert Laurent, and Chaim Gross during the first half of the 20th century, remains to be written. This history would reveal a large group of incredibly beautiful objects … 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
One of the most fascinating aspects of working at an artist-endowed foundation is facilitating and helping to shape the ongoing construction and reevaluation of an artist’s biography and oeuvre. Each new generation of scholars and curators sees artists, their work, … Continue reading
Chaim Gross (above, c. 1955) was one of the most important collectors of African art in America in the twentieth century. There are many fascinating intersections and questions that need to be researched about this topic, such as the relation … Continue reading
The Foundation’s current exhibit, Displayed: Stages For Sculpture, was drawn from our collection of over 1,000 archival photographs and highlights how photographers participated in the portrayal of sculpture during the twentieth century. Almost all of the photographers featured in the … Continue reading