LONDON (AP).- Two major British art galleries have raised 45 million pounds ($72 million) to buy a Renaissance masterpiece that has been in the U.K. for 200 years and keep it on public display — a purchase announced Thursday as a substantial cult…
The Seattle Art Museum showcases "Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise"
Seattle, Washington.- The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) is proud to present the only United States stop for “Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise”, a landmark show highlighting the complex relationship between Paul Gauguin’s work and the art and c…
Gallery Bergelli displays John McNamara’s Painted Collages
Larkspur, California.- Gallery Bergelli is pleased to present “John McNamara: A Survey of Paintings”, on view at the gallery. John McNamara makes surrealist photo-collages and then slowly covers with them with a layer of oil paint, mixing not only …
The Bellevue Arts Museum opens Dirk Staschke’s First Museum Solo Exhibition
Bellevue, Washington.- The Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) is proud to present “Dirk Staschke: Falling Feels a Lot Like Flying” on view at the museum from March 1st through May 27th. Winner of the John and Joyce Price Award of Excellence of the BAM Bienni…
Paintings by Mel Ramos opens at Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- In celebration of the success of Mel Ramos’ 75th birthday retrospective, the Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery presents selections returning from the recent six-venue European tour. Paintings spanning the 1960s to the present are featured,…
Marilyn Monroe chosen for Cannes festival poster
PARIS (AP).- Organizers of the Cannes Film Festival have chosen to honor Marilyn Monroe by selecting a photo of the Hollywood sex goddess for the poster of this year’s event. The organizers said in a statement Tuesday that “50 years after her death, Ma…
Man gets prison for NY part of art-theft spree
By: Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP).- A wine steward who served time in California after going on a bicoastal binge of plucking pricey art off gallery walls and using it to adorn his own home was sentenced Tuesday to prison in New York. …
Glenn Kaino to represent the U.S. at the 13th International Cairo Biennale slated for December 2012
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, on recommendation from the Federal Advisory Committee for International Exhibitions (FACIE), has selected acclaimed Los Angeles-based artist Glenn Kaino t…
New York School of Interior Design honors Jack Lenor Larsen and Thomas Woltz at its annual Spring benefit
NEW YORK, NY.- The New York School of Interior Design will honor Jack Lenor Larsen with a Lifetime Achievement Award and Thomas Woltz with the school’s first Thomas N. Armstrong III Award in Landscape Design at its annual Spring Benefit on Wednesd…
The passions of South Africa’s leading Afrikaans artist for sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- A series of stunning landscapes by J.H. Pierneef, (1886-1957), one of South Africa’s leading 20th century artists, whose work adorns South Africa House in Trafalgar Square, is for sale at Bonhams South African Art Sale on March 21 in Lon…