HELVOIRT.- A unique free application will help visitors get the most out of their visit to TEFAF Maastricht as the Fair celebrates its Silver Jubilee at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) in the southern Netherlands from 16-25 March 2…
Toronto artist Kim Adams wins the 2012 Iskowitz Prize at the Art Gallery of Ontario
TORONTO, ON.- Sculptor and installation artist Kim Adams is the winner of the $50,000 2012 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the Art Gallery of Ontario for his remarkable contribution to the visual arts in Canada over four decades. The AGO and the Gershon Isko…
Native American Art collection up for auction at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ New Denver saleroom
DENVER, CO.- Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, is pleased to announce The Anne S. and Robert E. Clay Collection of Native American Art is scheduled to be up for auction in the company’s Denver saleroom on March 11, 2012 beginning at 12 pm MDT. The aucti…
Floor of oldest forest discovered in Schoharie County by New York State Museum researchers
ALBANY, NY.- New York State Museum researchers and scientists from Binghamton University and Cardiff University have reported the discovery of the floor of the world’s oldest forest in a cover article in the March 1 issue of Nature, a leading inte…
New Elvis Presley exhibit "ICON: The Influence of Elvis Presley" opens at Graceland
MEMPHIS (AP).- The yearlong 35th anniversary commemoration of the life and legacy of Elvis Presley continues in Memphis with the third and largest exhibit launching at Graceland in 2012. “ICON: The Influence of Elvis Presley Presented by Fender” will b…
Christie’s to sell nearly 400 lots of sculpture and paintings from the Doris Wiener Collection
NEW YORK, NY.- On March 20, Christie’s will present The Doris Wiener Collection, a sale of nearly 400 lots of sculpture and paintings from Gandhara, the Himalayas, India and Southeast Asia, assembled by the renowned gallerist and collector. As a …
University of Iowa Museum of Art’s Jackson Pollock Mural going to the Des Moines Art Center
DES MOINES, IOWA.- From April 5 – July 15, 2012, the Des Moines Art Center will exhibit American abstract expressionist artist Jackson Pollock’s 1943 groundbreaking painting, Mural. On loan from the University of Iowa Museum of Art, Mural has…
Sotheby’s trying to resolve 1,000-year-old relic dispute with Government of Cambodia
NEW YORK (AP).- Sotheby’s is working to help return an ancient statue to Cambodia after the government claimed it had been illegally removed from the country decades ago. The auction house said Wednesday it took the 1,000-year-old relic off the auction…
Exhibition of new paintings and sculpture by Georg Baselitz opens at Gagosian Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents an exhibition of new paintings and sculpture by Georg Baselitz. Baselitz’s challenging career is a constant process of counterpoint, marked by intense periods of creative activity culminating in a masterpiece or…
Exhibition of recent work by Los Angeles artist James Welling opens at Regen Projects
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Regen Projects announces an exhibition of work by Los Angeles artist James Welling. This exhibition presents a selection from two recent bodies of work: Geometric Abstraction (2008) and Maison de Verre (2009). This pairing examines th…