SALIDA (AP).- The Colorado State Parks Board approved an agreement Friday for the artist Christo to pay $550,000 to state parks to carry out his Over the River project, which would suspend 5.9 miles worth of fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas Ri…
Art Basel 42: Extraordinary Quality, Strong Results and New Attendance Record
BASEL.- The 42nd edition of Art Basel closed on Sunday, June 19, 2011. This year, the annual reunion of the international artworld attracted more than 65,000 artists, collectors, curators, and art lovers from around the globe, a new record for attendan…
World’s Top Fair for Modern and Contemporary Art Suggests Boom Times Are Back
BASEL (REUTERS).- Wealthy collectors at Art Basel, the world’s top fair for modern and contemporary art, had to dig deep into their pockets this week to get hold of high-quality works, amid signs the market was returning to pre-crisis peaks. In times o…
World’s Top Fair for Modern and Contemporary Art Suggests Boom Times Are Back
BASEL (REUTERS).- Wealthy collectors at Art Basel, the world’s top fair for modern and contemporary art, had to dig deep into their pockets this week to get hold of high-quality works, amid signs the market was returning to pre-crisis peaks. In times o…
SCOPE Basel 2011 Returns with Its Cutting Edge Contemporary Art at Historic Kasern
BASEL.- SCOPE, the art show that has established its name by curating cutting edge contemporary art from around the world, proudly returns to Basel for the fifth year. Running concurrent with Art Basel for the next three years, SCOPE returns to its hig…
Gagosian Gallery’s iPad App Launches; Taking Users on an In-Depth Journey
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery announces the launch of an application for the iPad, available as a free download from the iTunes store, beginning today. The app will be updated four times per year, providing content that features recent, current, and …
Gagosian Gallery’s iPad App Launches; Taking Users on an In-Depth Journey
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery announces the launch of an application for the iPad, available as a free download from the iTunes store, beginning today. The app will be updated four times per year, providing content that features recent, current, and …
Successful ‘Picasso in Paris’ Exhibition Attracts 471,168 Visitors at Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM.- The exhibition provided the first opportunity in the Netherlands to see a major overview of how Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (1881-1973) developed from a young unknown artist in the culturally bustling city of Paris into the leader of the avant-gar…
Successful ‘Picasso in Paris’ Exhibition Attracts 471,168 Visitors at Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM.- The exhibition provided the first opportunity in the Netherlands to see a major overview of how Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (1881-1973) developed from a young unknown artist in the culturally bustling city of Paris into the leader of the avant-gar…
Hundreds Enjoy Romare Bearden Exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Museum of the African Diaspora’s latest exhibition, a celebration of the work of Romare Bearden — one of the most talented and original visual artists of the twentieth century — drew nearly 400 guests to a jam-packed open…