ROME (AP).- Archaeologists say they have found the upper side of an ancient ship near Rome. The wooden ship was about 11 meters (36 feet) long, making it one of the largest ancient vessels excavated near Ostia Antica, a port city founded some 2,500 y…
Exhibition by American Master Philip Guston Opens at the Phillips Collection
WASHINGTON, DC.- This winter, The Phillips Collection showcases the work of modern master Philip Guston (1913–1980). The exhibition shines a spotlight on a pivotal moment in the artist’s illustrious career, revealing the evolution of his pers…
Gregory Crewdson’s Latest Photographic Series "Sanctuary" at Gagosian Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents “Sanctuary,” Gregory Crewdson’s latest photographic series. Sanctuary, a group of forty-one black-and-white photographs, is the first that Crewdson has produced outside the United States. Digitally photographed …
Gregory Crewdson’s Latest Photographic Series "Sanctuary" at Gagosian Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents “Sanctuary,” Gregory Crewdson’s latest photographic series. Sanctuary, a group of forty-one black-and-white photographs, is the first that Crewdson has produced outside the United States. Digitally photographed …
Sonar Scanners Find Ancient Wrecks Off Italian Coast
ROME (REUTERS).- A team of marine archaeologists using sonar scanners have discovered four ancient shipwrecks off the tiny Italian island of Zannone, with intact cargoes of wine and oil. The remains of the trading vessels, dating from the first century…
Rackstraw Downes Exhibits at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
RIDGEFIELD, CT.- The exhibition features Rackstraw Downes’s three-part painting, Under the Westside Highway at 145th Street: The North River Water Pollution Control Plant, and the many sketches and preparatory works which were part of the process …
Archaeologists and Art Restorers Find Oldest Paintings of Apostles
ROME (REUTERS).- Archaeologists and art restorers using new laser technology have discovered what they believe are the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus Christ’s apostles. The images in a branch of the catacombs of St Tecla near St Paul’s Basilica…