NEW YORK (AP).- A New York University professor says the tiny camera inserted into the back of his head for a yearlong art project has been temporarily removed due to a risk of infection. In the meantime, Wafaa Bilal (wah-FAH’ bih-LAHL’) says he will…
INSIDE ART – CREATIVE RESPONSES TO THE COLLECTION BY YOUNG OFFENDERS
7 February – 1 May 2011 The Learning Gallery The National Gallery is to display artworks created by young men detained in Feltham Young Offenders Institution. The 48 works in the show are inspired by the Gallery’s collection and include paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings and collages. They were produced during the second successful year of […]
Google Offers Virtual Tours of 17 of the Top Museums Using Street View Technology
LONDON (REUTERS).- Google aims to bring the world’s great art galleries into the home with a new website that offers virtual tours using Street View technology, the ability to build private collections and ultra-high resolution images. While most big g…
The Museum of Modern Art is One of 17 Museums Participating in Google’s Art Project
NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art, along with 16 other art museums from the United States, Europe, and Russia, is collaborating with Google on the Art Project, a website that enables users to discover and view more than 1,000 artworks online in e…
Inside Art: Creative Responses to the National Gallery’s Collection by Young Offenders
LONDON.- The National Gallery is to display artworks created by young men detained in Feltham Young Offenders Institution. The 48 works in the show are inspired by the Gallery’s collection and include paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings and co…
The Whitney Launches CLICKISTAN, Online Game Art, to Benefit the Annual Fund
NEW YORK, NY.- In an effort to engage a larger audience with the Whitney’s Annual Fund, the Whitney launches an online art project, to benefit the Annual Fund. Gifts to the Annual Fund are purely philanthropic and support the general operating cos…
Climate Activists in Egypt Use Art to Send Message
By: Maggie Hyde, Associated Press
CAIRO (AP).- More than 200 students and environmental activists gathered Friday in the desert outside Egypt’s capital to form an image of a giant scarab visible from space to raise climate change awareness. The image …
3rd Eye: New York University Artist Gets Camera Implanted in Head as Part of Project
NEW YORk (AP).- A New York University arts professor might not have eyes on the back of his head, but he’s coming pretty close. Wafaa Bilal, a visual artist widely recognized for his interactive and performance pieces, had a small digital camera impla…
3rd Eye: New York University Artist Gets Camera Implanted in Head as Part of Project
NEW YORk (AP).- A New York University arts professor might not have eyes on the back of his head, but he’s coming pretty close. Wafaa Bilal, a visual artist widely recognized for his interactive and performance pieces, had a small digital camera impla…
100 Life-Size Cast Iron Figures by Antony Gormley Installed by Helicopter in the Austrian Alps
LECH-OBERLECH.- On Saturday 31 July, the hundredth figure by leading British sculptor, Antony Gormley was lowered into place by helicopter to launch the artist’s unique installation, Horizon Field, in the mountains of Vorarlberg in Austria, presen…