A visitor looks at the painting and sculpture ¨Jacqueline¨by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso at the Museum Frieder Burda in Germany. Photo: EFE / Rolf Haid.
BADEN-BADEN.- This year’s comprehensive summer exhibition at the Museum Frieder Burda puts the emphasis on the dialogue between painting and sculpture. The show, that runs from July 5 to October 26, 2008, is entitled “Sculpture by Painters – Painting in Dialogue with Plastic Art”. ... More
NY Met Sparkles with Semi-Precious Stones from the Courts of Europe
Lapis lazuli, jade, chalcedony, amethysts and other semi precious
and meticulously cut stones are arranged to make all sorts of objects-
from multicoloured stone paintings to princely cabinets and sacred objects.
All these pieces and many more besides are currently on display at New
York"s Metropolitan Museum.
"
Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces
of Europe", open until September 21, pays homage to those artists who
cut and carved stone from the renaissance period to the 19th century to decorate
the most valued objects in European courts.
The collection is made up of more than 170 objects, including tables,
small boxes, jewellery boxes, tea sets, and even paintings- all
made from stones and enriched with gold, silver and stunning wood.
Video:
EFE / Camera:
Adriana Troncoso.
Quote Dutch pictures are a representation of nature, just as it is in a camera obscura. Joshua Reynolds
LONDON.- Christie’s will offer 3 rediscovered drawings by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) at the auction of Old Master and 19th Century Drawings on 8 July 2008 in London. The exhibition just opened and the works will be on view through July 7. Last recorded at a landmark auction of works by the artist in Paris in 1877, the drawings have been missing and presumed lost ever ... More
LONDON.-Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern and Contemporary Art Sales series concluded, having achieved a remarkable total of £251,047,957 ($497,450,648) –the highest total for any series of Summer Sales ever staged by the company in Europe. Robin Woodhead, Chairman Sotheby’s International, said: “Sotheby’s two weeks of sales demonstrated the enormous appeal of quality works in today’s market ... More
Att. to Giunta Pisano, Double sided processional cross, Christ crucified, 1250, egg tempera on wood, 113 x 83 cm. Museo Nazionale di San Matteo, Pisa. Photo su concessione del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Soprintendenza di Pisa e Livorno/Aldo Mela.
LONDON.- From October 2008, the Royal Academy of Arts will host a ground-breaking exhibition devoted to Byzantium. Highlighting the splendours of the Byzantine Empire, the exhibition will comprise around 300 objects including icons, detached wall paintings, micro-mosaics, ivories, enamels plus gold and silver metalwork. ... More
Indian Court Federal Building, Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939. Designed by Louis Siegriest (American, 1899–1989) Published by Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC Made by Federal Art Project, Work Projects Administration. San Francisco, CA Screenprint. The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, FL, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection, TD1989.90.5
MIAMI.- A Bittersweet Decade: The New Deal in America, 1933-43 considers the impact of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs on American culture. ... More
HAMBURG.- The Hamburger Kunsthalle announced it has extended the Thomas Demand - Camera exhibition through July 20. Thomas Demand is one of the most internationally renowned artists of his generation. His work was only recently featured in a major exhibition at the Fondazione Prada in Venice, and in 2005 the Museum of Modern Art in New York opened its new building with a monographic ... More
Moment when the Adam Smith sculpture was unveiled at Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: Philip Salter.
EDINBURGH.- The Adam Smith Institute is pleased to announce the completion of its project to erect the World's first public monument to Adam Smith – the great Scottish economist, philosopher, and author of The Wealth of Nations. ... More
Len Prince "Plate 49 (Pygmalion)" Jessie Mann Self Possessed Series (c) 2005 Len Prince Collection of William K. Zewadski.
TAMPA, FL.- The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts presents “Masks & Identity: Len Prince in the Collection of William K. Zewadski.” The exhibition runs through August 2, 2008. Len Prince arrived in New York in 1972 and built an impressive reputation for his photographs that have appeared in Vanity Fair, Interview and InStyle magazines as well as for his work for Estee Lauder and ... More
"The Morning Line": Model (detail). Matthew Ritchie, Aranda/Lasch & Daniel Bosia/ARUP AGU. Commissioned by: Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary. Photo: Lyndon Douglas / Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary.
VIENNA.-On invitation by Seville Biennial chief curator Peter Weibel the first "anti-pavilion" by Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary - a ground-breaking, newly commissioned public structure - premiers as a pivotal work at the 3rd International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville. The anti-pavilion represents three years of intensive collaboration between ... More
Becky Hunt, Happiness is for the Pigs (2008); oil on canvas, copyright Becky Hunt.
WOLVERHAMPTON.- Over 60 artists have been selected to represent the talent of the region for the first Open West Midlands, taking place at Wolverhampton Art Gallery 5 July to 5 September. Open will be a fantastic treat for visitors, with something for everyone’s taste, all produced by local artists.
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$5 Million Gift Establishes The Starr Directorship of The research and Academic Program at The Clark WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute announced today that the Starr Foundation has contributed $5 million in support of its acclaimed Research and Academic Program, a leading international center for discussion and scholarship in the visual arts. The gift establishes The Starr Directorship of the Research and Academic Program. ... More
Katia Baudin Appointed Deputy Director of the Ludwig Museum in Cologne COLOGNE.- Kasper König announced the recent arrival of Katia Baudin, who assumed the position of Deputy Director at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne this past May. With her tri-culturel background, education and experience (Germany, France, USA), Katia Baudin brings the museum her knowledge in both modern and contemporary art and design, with a particular expertise and interest in ... More
British Museum Staff In Walkout Over Pay LONDON.- The guardians of some of the world's most treasured artefacts walked out on strike Friday 4 July after being denied a pay rise that keeps up with inflation. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) will be joined by their colleagues from Prospect union in a half-day strike in the afternoon, followed by an indefinite work to rule starting on Monday 7 July. ... More
Alexico Group Announces Manhattan Commission to Architects Herzog & De Meuron and Artist Anish Kapoor NEW YORK.- Izak Senbahar and Simon Elias, principals of New York City-based real estate development company Alexico Group LLC, announced that Alexico will construct a path-breaking new residential tower designed by internationally renowned architects Herzog & de Meuron of Basel, Switzerland. One of the most admired firms internationally, Herzog & de Meuron has received ... More
