TRIPOLI (AP).- Italy has returned to Libya the head of a 2,000 year-old statue that was smuggled out of the country in the 1960s. Prime Minister Mario Monti gave the sculpted head of Domitilla Minor, the daughter of Roman emperor Vespasian, to Libyan a…
Parisian Laundry in Montreal opens three new exhibitions
MONTREAL.- BGL returns once again to Parisian Laundry with a comprehensive solo exhibition on the main floor of the gallery space. Always working beyond expectation, BGL’s latest exhibition, Concessionaire explores the walls of the gallery. A jest towa…
Innovative Exhibition O’ Great Reverie: Montalvo 1912-2012 inaugurates Montalvo’s centennial year
SARATOGA, CA.- To inaugurate the centennial year of the building of its historic villa, the Montalvo Arts Center presents an unconventional timeline exhibition entitled O’ Great Reverie: Montalvo 1912-2012. The exhibition, which is organized by Associa…
First solo show in the UK by Swiss artist Raphael Hefti at Camden Arts Centre
LONDON.- In January Camden Arts Centre presents the first solo show in the UK by Swiss artist Raphael Hefti. For the past ten years he has been interfering with material processes, manipulating and transforming substances to create surprising images a…
John Smith: Worst Case Scenario – Films from 1975-2003 at Weserburg
BREMEN.- The exhibition is taking place within the scope of the 17th Internationales Bremer Symposium zum Film “Was ist Kino? Auswählen, Aufführen, Erfahren” (What Is Cinema? Select, Present, Experience), in collaboration with the Universit…
New York designers Dexter Sinister open new Charlottenborgs research programme
COPENHAGEN.- The latest block of Charlottenborg’s Research Programme operates under the auspices of New York designers Dexter Sinister, working with the American writer Angie Keefer and the Danish art historian Lars Bang Larsen and employing the c…
Dana Hart-Stone draws on his Montana roots for new exhibition at Brian Gross Fine Art
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Dana Hart-Stone’s, solo exhibition, Exposition, is on view at Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, through February 25. Drawing on his Montana roots, the paintings on display explore image, pattern, and remembrance. Each painting …
Exhibition of new work by Dublin-born artist Richard Gorman at Kerlin Gallery in Ireland
DUBLIN.- Kerlin Gallery presents an exhibition of new work by Richard Gorman. Kozo is an exhibition of works on handmade Japanese echizen kozo washi paper using techniques including dyed paper pulp poured into moulds and gouache paint on paper made by …
Ferraris lead the way to RM’s $25.5 million annual Arizona Biltmore sale in Phoenix
PHOENIX, AZ.- RM Auctions kicked off its 2012 calendar on a positive note in Arizona last week, posting over $25.5 million* in sales with a strong 89 percent sell-through at its annual Arizona Biltmore sale in Phoenix. Now in its 13th year, the well-es…
DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announces The 2012 deCordova Biennial
LINCOLN, MA.- DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announces The 2012 deCordova Biennial and exhibition-related programs and performances this winter. The exhibition, on view January 22 through April 22, 2012, follows The 2010 deCordova Biennial, the fi…