Art Institute of Chicago to receive largest gift of art in the museum’s 136-year history

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Art Institute of Chicago to receive largest gift of art in the museum’s 136-year history

CHICAGO, IL.- Douglas Druick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, announced today the largest gift of art in the museum’s 136-year history: the Edlis/Neeson Collection, 42 iconic masterpieces of contemporary art donated by the Chicago-based collectors and philanthropists Stefan T. Edlis and his wife, Gael Neeson. The gift includes…

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Overview of the paintings, drawings and engravings of Le Corbusier opens at Galerie Eric Mouchet

PARIS.- To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Le Corbusier’s death at sea off the Mediterranean coast on 27 August 1965, Galerie Eric Mouchet is joining forces with Galerie Zlotowski in an exhibition in their respective venues on rue Jacob and rue de Seine. On display is a comprehensive overview of the paintings, drawings and engravings…

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Vast replica recreates prehistoric Chauvet cave

In the Ardeche gorge in southern France lies one of the most important prehistoric sites ever discovered. It’s locked away behind a thick metal door, hidden halfway up a towering limestone cliff-face. Few people have ever been allowed inside, but BBC Newsnight has been granted rare access by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.…

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MEETING MASTERPIECES BELLINI, CARAVAGGIO, TIEPOLO AND THE TUSCAN AND VENETIAN MASTERS FROM THE BANCA POPOLARE DI VICENZA COLLECTION

  Meeting masterpieces From 5 October 2014 to 6 January 2015 Meeting masterpieces. Bellini, Caravaggio, Tiepolo and the Tuscan and Venetian Masters from the Banca Popolare di Vicenza Collection. A great exhibition that brings together the most important artworks from the collection of the Banca Popolare di Vicenza, many of which were preserved in the…