Ringling Museum Exhibit Features Rare Herb Ritts Photography

A collection of Herb Ritts' iconic photography will be on display starting February 23 until May 19 at the Ringling Museum of Art.

Herb Ritts' famous photographs of celebrities are now on display at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Herb Ritts passed away in 2002 from AIDS after working in photography for three decades. In addition to still photography, Ritts also did work for Chris Issak's "Wicked Games" and Madonna's "Cherish" music videos. The exhibit opened Friday. The exhibition has been organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and features many famous photographs that graced magazine and album covers. Almost a quarter of the photos though, have been printed only once and a small amount have never been published, according to exhibition curator Paul Martineau. The Ringling Museum of Art is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs range …

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How Ca' d'Zan Became A Star In 'Parker' Movie

"Parker" had some of its scenes shot at the Ca' d'Zan at the Ringling Museum, and it almost didn't happen.

Parker may not have happened in at the Ringling Museum, if it weren't for a native of Sarasota. The action movie starring Jennifer Lopez and Jason Statham opens this weekend nationwide and though predominately set in Palm Beach, the Ca' D'Zan mansion at the Ringling Museum was used for various scenes in the movie. Sarasota native Pam Alessandrelli, who is a production office coordinator/production manager and continues to work on USA Network's Burn Notice, had to find a mansion for the movie in a pinch, she shared during a Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office event in 2012. She knew the Ca' d'Zan was perfect, so she called Jeanne Corcoran, director of the Film and Entertainment Office, to see if the location was available. "They …

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Paolo Veronese Exhibit Shows How Renaissance Artist Is Like A Celebrity Chef

Paolo Veronese: A Master and His Workshop in Renaissance Venice opens Friday at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

Paolo Veronese is like the Gordon Ramsey of Renaissance artists but without the attitude. Imagine Veronese getting an order placed, then calling out instructions to his staff to get to work, much like a celebrity chef making sure his well trained culinary team can execute a menu to perfection and being able to show off in the process. "A Renaissance artist workshop is a bit like a fancy restaurant run by a celebrity chef," said Frederick Ilchman, Curator of Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston during a walk-through of a new Veronese exhibit that opens Friday at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. "…Paolo Veronese was supervising a hell of activity, and he had family members and a bunch of his assistance following his recipes…

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Coville Photography Exhibit Opens At Ringling Museum

Photographs explore the 20th and early 21st centuries thanks to a large photography donation.

A stunning collection of 75 photographs opens Friday as an exhibit at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. The Warren J. and Margot Coville Photography Collection Exhibition, looks at some key moments in the 20th and early 21st centuries from renowned photographers including Berenice Abbott, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Barbara Morgan and Andre Kertesz. One of the highlights of the exhibit is one photograph taken by Walter Rosenblum of hospital workers in the South Bronx in 1979. The museum's curator of modern and contemporary art, Dr. Matthew McLendon, tells SRQ magazine what this collection says: “With contemporary art there’s an anxiety to it that it really is the mirror of our society without the benefit of …

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Bronze Sculpture Stolen From Ringling Museum

John and Mable Ringling Museum Of Art is asking for the return of the sculpture "Endogenae" to the museum.

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art suffered an Election Day art heist and today officials are asking for the return of the bronze sculpture. Museum officials announced Thursday morning that sculpture Endogenae was cut from its pedestal and removed from the museum grounds and the theft was reported to Sarasota Police on Tuesday. The 20th century bronze sculpture was completed by American Artist A. Arlie Sinaiko, who died in 1984. “Endogenae has long been on display on the Museum grounds and this theft is unprecedented,” said Steven High, executive director for The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. “The work was damaged when it was taken and so has no acceptable value. We are most concerned with the sculpture’s return to the …

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Ringling International Arts Festival Returns

This fourth annual arts event features international performers at Ringling Museum.

The Ringling International Arts Festival (RIAF), an artistic collaboration between the New York City-based Baryshnikov Arts Center and Sarasota’s own The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, will start its fourth year of performances beginning today. All of the performances will take place on the grounds of the beautiful Ringling estate, in and around the museums and performance galleries through Saturday. One of the hallmarks of the internationally-known festival is its ability to appeal to the tastes of a wide variety of aficionados of music, theatre, dance and film. “As an emerging center for the practice, study and presentation of contemporary art, the art of our time, the Ringling Museum is taking bold steps to bring to Southwest …

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UPDATE: Romney Addresses Medicare At Sarasota Campaign Stop

Gov. Mitt Romney focuses on Medicare and Medicaid in Sarasota, Florida, after a tough week.

Updated 11:59 p.m. Gov. Mitt Romney greeted a raucous crowd of supporters at a rally Thursday afternoon hoping to rebound from a week of controversy. The Republican presidential candidate addressed the crowd at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the the shadows of the statue of David and the glistening Sarasota Bay. "We're going to take back America," Romney said. "Keep America Strong!" He continued that "this is a critical election you know that. This is about the soul of America." Romney also focused on Medicare protection at the rally—a key issue for the many senior Floridians. "I will save Medicare and protect it for our seniors for today and our seniors for tomorrow," Romney said. Romney said Medicare investments means $1.4 …

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Howard Tibbals Learning Center Opens

Experience the different aspects of circus life in a new exhibit at John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

Everyone involved at the circus has a special role and the expanded interactive galleries at the Circus Museum's Tibbals Learning Center highlights the importance those circus folks play. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art cut the ribbon Saturday on the expanded galleries inside the Tibbals Learning Center. The center is named for Knoxville, Tennessee residents Howard and Janice Tibbals for their contributions to the museum.  Howard Tibbals is a renowned model builder who spent 50 years building an expansive display of how the circus is brought to town and produced.  The ¾-inch-to-the-foot scale replica of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus circa 1919 to 1938. The ceremony also caps off an eventful week for Tibbals who was …

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