BOULDER COUNTY, CO.- In a collecting category as highly specialized as antiquities, the most valuable asset an auction house can possess is not a 2,500-year-old Egyptian statue or a rare Pre-Columbian artifact – its integrity and reputation. Antiq…
Seven important works from Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed on view at Tate Liverpool
LIVERPOOL.- Artist Rooms returns to Tate Liverpool in 2012, with a display of seven important works from Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed (b. 1968). These works have recently been donated by Creed jointly to Tate and National Galleries of Scotl…
Photographs of supermodels by Marco Glaviano on view at the Little Black Gallery
LONDON.- The Little Black Gallery presents Marco Glaviano: Supermodels from 14 February – 24 March 2012. This is Glaviano’s first UK exhibition. Marco Glaviano (b 1942) is one of the most famous names in the fashion industry sought after by all th…
Louvre building new galleries for Islamic art; single largest expansion project since pyramid
PARIS.- The creation of a new wing dedicated to Islamic art at the Louvre represents a decisive phase in the architectural history of the palace and in the development of the museum. The design and installation of these new galleries is the museum’…
First major survey exhibition ever organised of Abraham Bloemaert’s work opens
SCHWERIN.- With fifty paintings and forty works on paper, The Bloemaert Effect, Colour and Composition in the Golden Age is the first major survey exhibition ever organised of Abraham Bloemaert’s work. Thanks to the stunning generosity of our lend…
Academy unhappy but helpless to stop Oscar auction
BEVERLY HILLS (AP).- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is not pleased with plans to auction off 15 Oscar statuettes from such films as “Citizen Kane,” ”Wuthering Heights” and “Little Women.” But the academy says its hands are tied in blo…
Time is out of joint: Photography 1966-2011 by Boris Mikhailov on view at Berlinische Galerie
BERLIN.- With a show of works by Boris Mikhailov, born in Ukraine in 1938, the Berlinische Galerie is acknowledging a major position in contemporary photography. Mikhailov establishes many links between documentation and conceptual art, and in so doing…
"Painting Air: Spencer Finch" opens at the Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design
PROVIDENCE, RI.- The Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design announces Painting Air: Spencer Finch, a major exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Spencer Finch. In this two-part show, the Museum debuts a largescale installation by Finch, shown with m…
Andrea Galvani’s first solo exhibition with Meulensteen opens in New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Meulensteen announces Andrea Galvani’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, entitled A Few Invisible Sculptures. What are we talking about when we talk about sculpture? With the rigor and method characteristic of the American writer …
Claim surfaces of Anne Frank baptism by Mormons
SALT LAKE CITY (AP).- A new claim has surfaced that the Mormon church has posthumously baptized a Holocaust victim, this time Anne Frank. The allegations come just a week after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints apologized when it was brou…