WASHINGTON, DC.- People living along the coast of Peru were eating popcorn 1,000 years earlier than previously reported and before ceramic pottery was used there, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences co-author…
Exhibition of recent work by Spanish artist Juan Genovés at Marlborough Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Marlborough Gallery presents an exhibition of recent work by Juan Genovés until February 11, 2012 at Marlborough Gallery. This exhibition, the artist’s ninth solo show with Marlborough Gallery in New York, is comprised of approxima…
A selection of treasures from the Khalili Collection to be shown at the British Museum
LONDON.- The earliest known accurate panoramic view of Mecca is one of over forty-five important objects to be loaned by the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art to the British Museum for the exhibition Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam which …
New York City man gets jail for fake Hirst print appraisals
NEW YORK (AP).- A New York City man who was victimized in an art fraud but then committed his own forgery has been sentenced to 60 days in jail. Richard Silver paid $84,000 in restitution before his sentencing Tuesday in Manhattan. The 44-year-old real…
Edgar Allan Poe fans: Last vigil for mystery man
By: Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP).- Is the “Poe Toaster” nevermore? For decades, a mysterious man left a three roses and cognac on Edgar Allan Poe’s grave to mark the anniversary of the writer’s birth. But after the visitor, dubbed t…
Heritage Auctions’ Orlando FUN currency event realizes $8.4+ Million
DALLAS, TX.- The finest of three known $20 Nevada Red Seal notes, a $20 1902 Red Seal Fr. 641 The Nixon NB Ch. # (P)8424, by far the greatest note to emerge from The Platte River Cash Hoard, brought $66,125 as the top note in Heritage Auctions Jan. 5-1…
Life of animation director Chuck Jones to be celebrated with The Chuck Jones Experience at Circus Circus
LAS VEGAS, NEV.- For generations of animation fans there is no greater legend than Chuck Jones. The creator of the famed Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for Warner Bros., Tom & Jerry cartoons, the TV version of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole C…
New heArt CitY Gallery in Paris presents Jerome Revon’s New York
PARIS.- Presenting the last works of Jerome Revon, means offering a free trip in the heart of the Big Apple to the viewer :an urban and graphic city, always in movement. The artist is fascinated by the works of Norman Foster, Jean Nouvel, Franck Ghery,…
World’s largest ArtPrize announces 2012 artist/venue registration dates
GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- ArtPrize, the radically open, international art competition and social experiment, today announced its registration timeline for 2012. Officials have also announced special dates for submitting art to be installed in the Grand River….
New York City’s American Folk Art Museum celebrates optimistic future with 50th anniversary
NEW YORK (AP).- The American Folk Art Museum, long plagued by financial problems, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new exhibition, renewed optimism for its future and its collection intact. At a preview of a new exhibition celebrating its ann…