NEW YORK, NY.- For his second exhibition with OK Harris, Ted Larsen has created a project of specifically made objects that deal with serial form and repetition. The nearly identical objects were created as an experiment to discover how extremely simil…
NEW YORK, NY.- On March 22 and 23, Christie’s New York will present Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, which comprises over 650 works across a myriad categories and tastes, including jades, bronzes, sculpture, paintings and furniture. Highlighti…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- From March 10 through July 8, 2012, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will present the exhibition Photography in Mexico: Selected Works from the Collections of SFMOMA and Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser. Exploring the di…
WASHINGTON, DC.- In early 1854, just as American Commodore Matthew Perry’s ships steamed into Edo Bay to persuade Japan to open its ports to the world, the esteemed painter Kano Kazunobu (1816–63) received a commission from a highly respected Budd…
WASHINGTON, DC.- The civic pride of the Dutch Golden Age will be celebrated in a special installation of two large-scale group portraits, on loan from Amsterdam to the National Gallery of Art, Washington. On view March 10, 2012, through March 11, 2017,…
NEW YORK, NY.- The first silver shekel struck in Jerusalem by Jewish forces rebelling against Roman oppression in the first century CE, one of only two specimens known, brought a world record price of $1,105,375 at Heritage Auctions on March 8 as part…
EDMONTON, AB.- The Art Gallery of Alberta presents Alberta Mistresses of the Modern: 1935-1975, March 10 – June 3, 2012. Focusing on the work of ten women artists, all born by the end of 1918, the exhibition Alberta Mistresses of the Modern: 1935-…
NEW YORK, NY.- Today’s auction of Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s New York exceeded its pre-sale high estimate of $11.6 million in achieving a strong total of $12,040,750, which marks the highest result for a mid-season sale of Contemporary Art…
WASHINGTON (AP).- Even dinosaurs can look sharp in basic black, and downright iridescent. An unusual crowlike dinosaur — which really doesn’t look like a dinosaur at all — had glossy black feathers that were probably used to call attention to…
ATHENS (AP).- Three ancient marble fragments from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles have been repatriated to Greece following a deal last year. A culture ministry statement says two of the 2,400-year-old pieces are parts of the…
