WAKEFIELD, UK – From April 2011 Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) presents the first major UK exhibition of sculpture and drawings by Jaume Plensa, with new and recent work displayed in the Underground Gallery and surrounding landscape. The exhibition…
Edward Burtynsky: Oil at the Royal Ontario Museum’s Institute for Contemporary Culture
TORONTO.- The Ryerson Gallery and Research Centre, the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, and Scotiabank Group present Edward Burtynsky: Oil at the Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), from April 9 through J…
Prado Museum Presents an Exhibition of a Previously Unknown Period in Ribera’s Career
MADRID.- The Museo del Prado presents The Young Ribera, a survey of Ribera’s activity during his period in Rome and in the years following his arrival in Naples in 1616. The exhibition runs from April 5 through July 31, 2011. This is a period of …
Nelson-Atkins Reunites Impressionist Master Claude Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ Tryptich
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP).- One of impressionist master Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” triptychs, separated 50 years ago and sold to three museums, has been reunited in a multifaceted exhibit that highlights not only the three-panel artwork, but the artist …
The Whitney Explores New Narratives through a Multi-Year Series of Collection Exhibitions
NEW YORK, N.Y.- This spring, the Whitney Museum of American Art inaugurates a multi-year exhibition initiative aimed at reassessing the Museum’s collection and, by extension, the history of twentieth- and twenty-first-century American art. As we a…
Tony Duquette’s Talisman’s of Power on Offer at Bonhams & Butterfields in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields announced the Tony Duquette “Talismans of Power” Auction on April 18, 2011, which will follow the firm’s sale of 20th Century Decorative Arts. The Los Angeles auction will feature a unique offering of approxim…
Rare Sundial Once Used to Grow Strawberries Expected to Realise Over £7,000 at Christie’s
LONDON.- A Scottish sundial boss discovered half-buried in the ground in Herfordshire, England, and then used by the owner to grow strawberries, is expected to realise between £7,000 and £10,000 when it is auctioned as part of Christie’s Travel,…
Color Pictures of San Francisco After ’06 Quake Found at the Smithsonian Institution
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- A museum volunteer has unearthed what the Smithsonian Institution believes to be the first — and perhaps only — color photographs of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire that nearly leveled the city. The s…
Color Pictures of San Francisco After ’06 Quake Found at the Smithsonian Institution
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- A museum volunteer has unearthed what the Smithsonian Institution believes to be the first — and perhaps only — color photographs of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire that nearly leveled the city. The s…
10.09 Carats Fancy Vivid Purple-Pink Diamond to Highlight Christie’s New York Jewels Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Perhaps no greater phenomenon has electrified the global jewelry market in the past year than the skyrocketing prices achieved for large pink diamonds at auction. In the last 15 months, four pink diamonds have fetched more than US$1 mil…