RAMALLAH (AP).- A Palestinian art academy on Monday put on display a $7 million Pablo Picasso masterpiece, the first of its kind in the West Bank. Picasso’s 1943 “Buste de Femme” is on loan from the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, Holland. Organizers sai…
BP Portrait Award Art School Launched by Top British Paralympian As a Cultural Legacy for 2012
LONDON.- Shelly Woods, one of the UK’s top wheelchair racers with sights set on London 2012, will take time away from the track to model in a drawing class at the National Portrait Gallery this summer. Shelly, who is one of BP’s London 2012 a…
LACMA Presents 32 Images of Elizabeth Taylor in Iran: Photographs by Firooz Zahedi
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Elizabeth Taylor in Iran: Photographs by Firooz Zahedi, featuring thirty-two images taken in 1976 during Elizabeth Taylor’s first and only visit to Iran. Accompanying her was …
Baroque Prints by Jacques Callot at the Museum of Art in Rhode Island
Providence, RI.- Highlights from the Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design extensive and superb collection of prints by the French artist Jacques Callot (1592-1635) are on view from June 17th 2011 through January 22nd 2012 in the exhibition “Ja…
Max Penson: Photography between Revolution and Tradition at Nailya Alexander Gallery
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Nailya Alexander Gallery and Forum of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan Foundation present “Max Penson: Photography between Revolution and Tradition” featuring 48 vintage gelatin silver prints from the artist’s family estat…
"Max Penson: Photography between Revolution and Tradition" on View at Nailya Alexander Gallery
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Nailya Alexander Gallery and Forum of Culture and Arts of Uzbekistan Foundation present “Max Penson: Photography between Revolution and Tradition” featuring 48 vintage gelatin silver prints from the artist’s family estat…
Art & Design in Wolverhampton 1850-1970 Featured in Exhibition at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery
WOLVERHAMPTON.- A new exhibition at Wolverhampton Art Gallery traces the development of the Wolverhampton School of Art and the influential role it held in the advancement of art & design in Wolverhampton. Traced – Art & Design in Wolverhampton 18…
Miami International Art Fair Announces New Features, Previewing January 13th, 2011
MIAMI, FL.- From Beijing to Buenos Aires to New York, the MIA- Miami International Art Fair will showcase prestigious galleries from over 15 countries. A major contribution of the Fair is its support of the Miami art scene. Unlike any other Miami ar…
Miami International Art Fair Announces New Features, Previewing January 13th, 2011
MIAMI, FL.- From Beijing to Buenos Aires to New York, the MIA- Miami International Art Fair will showcase prestigious galleries from over 15 countries. A major contribution of the Fair is its support of the Miami art scene. Unlike any other Miami ar…
National Gallery in London Acquires First Work by Norwegian Artist Peder Balke
LONDON.- Peder Balke’s Tempest (about 1862) goes on display at the National Gallery, London, in Room 44. This is the first painting by a Norwegian artist to enter the Gallery’s collection. The work has been generously presented to the Nationa…