MADRID (AP).- Spain on Monday rejected Peru’s claim to a huge multimillion-dollar undersea treasure recovered from the wreckage of a ship that had left from Lima’s port more than 200 years ago. Spain recovered the nearly 600,000 coins — mostly si…
New arts of Japan gallery opens culminating five-year initiative to expand presentation of Asian art
HOUSTON, TX.- The new, permanent Arts of Japan Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opened to the public on February 19. The Japan gallery is the final installation in a suite of permanent Arts of Asia galleries surrounding Cullinan Hall in the…
Hermann Historica oHG Spring auction offers a wide variety from all collection fields of history and military history
MUNICH.- From 23 April to 4 May 2012 this year’s spring auction of the Hermann Historica oHG will take place, as usual with a wide range of high-quality offerings. Approximately 6800 lots from all areas of the auction house – antiquities, arms and…
Exhibition of fifty years of Latin American art from the Neuberger Museum on view at Gallery 1285
PURCHASE, NY.- The Neuberger Museum of Art of Purchase College, one of the country’s premier museums of modern, contemporary, and African art, has organized a new exhibition, Fifty Years of Latin American Art: Selections from the Neuberger Museum …
Bonhams to sell items related to RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued RMS Titanic survivors
LONDON.- Almost exactly 100 years after the fateful RMS Titanic disaster, Bonhams will be selling several significant pieces of memorabilia related to RMS Carpathia, the ship that came to the Titanic’s rescue. The items will be sold in The Marine …
Works by Albert Oehlen from every phase of his career on view in new exhibition at Kunstmuseum Bonn
BONN.- Albert Oehlen (born 1954, in Krefeld, Germany) is one of the most important German painters of his generation. Among the key qualities that define the significance of his 30-year oeuvre is its articulation of a fundamental scepticism toward the …
Doyle New York to auction almost 800 lots of Asian works of art in March during Asia Week
NEW YORK, NY.- Doyle New York will hold an auction of Asian Works of Art on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 10am. Scheduled during New York’s Asia Week, the sale will present almost 800 lots showcasing the arts of China, Japan and Southeast Asia from th…
Ransom Center exhibition celebrates history and influence of King James Bible
AUSTIN, TX.- “The King James Bible: Its History and Influence,” an exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, demonstrates that four centuries after its first printing, the King James Bible (1611) remains one of the mos…
Artisphere is first and only United States venue to present "Frida Kahlo: Her Photos" exhibition
ARLINGTON, VA.- Artisphere is the first and only venue in the United States to present Frida Kahlo: Her Photos, 259 images from her personal collection of over 6,500 photographs sealed until 2007 that allow viewers to experience a rarely seen intimate …
Forty-nine-year-old Chinese architect Wang Shu wins 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize
LOS ANGELES (AP).- Chinese architect Wang Shu, whose buildings have been praised for their commanding presence and careful attention to the environment, has won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the prize’s jury announced Monday. The 49-year-old ar…