LONDON.- The shortlist of artists for the next commission to go on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square was announced today. The artists are Allora & Calzadilla, Elmgreen & Dragset, Katharina Fritsch, Brian Griffiths, Hew Locke and Mariele Neudecker. …
Tate Liverpool Receives Freedom of the City of Liverpool
LIVERPOOL.- Tate Liverpool was given the Freedom of the City in recognition of its two decades as a major cultural presence in the city. The high-profile art gallery, which opened at the Albert Dock in 1988, has given Liverpool people some of the very …
Artist Simon English Begins Epic Land Art Journey in England
LONDON.- Simon English is today setting out on
his
epic journey down the length of England that will see him returning to
75 places
he visited nearly forty years ago. His trip, which can be followed
online
at www.englandrevisited.net,
is…
Artist Simon English Begins Epic Land Art Journey Down the Spine of England
LONDON.- Simon English is today setting out on his epic journey down the length of England that will see him returning to 75 places he visited nearly forty years ago. His trip, which can be followed online at www.englandrevisited.net, is being launched…
"Zapata in Morelos" Exhibition Inaugurated at National Museum of History
MEXICO CITY.- A hundred historical objects related to the revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata; 30 large format photographs that capture the Morelos state landscape, as well as contemporary artwork related to him integrate the exhibition that opened on…
Bruce Munro’s CDSea Regatta Photographed Under Rocket-Light At Long Knoll, Wiltshire
WARMINSTER.- Bruce Munro’s new artwork ‘CDSea’ which was installed in a field near Kilmington on 19/20th June, was given a brief new lease of life when illuminated by rocket light before being disbanded earlier than planned. “I want…
UK Coastal Town to Be Transformed by Six Contemporary Artists
LONDON.- Launching in September 2010,
Wonders of
Weston will feature artworks by six internationally renowned
contemporary
artists: Ruth Claxton, Tim Etchells, Lara Favaretto, Tania Kovats in
association
with landscape architects Grant Ass…
RxArt Unveils Works by Jeff Koons at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital
CHICAGO, IL.- RxArt, the non-profit organization that curates contemporary art installations in hospital settings, and Kiehl’s Since 1851, the venerable New York-based purveyor of fine quality skin and hair care, have partnered to bring the artwor…
RxArt Unveils Works by Jeff Koons at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital
CHICAGO, IL.- RxArt, the non-profit
organization
that curates contemporary art installations in hospital settings, and
Kiehl’s
Since 1851, the venerable New York-based purveyor of fine quality skin
and hair
care, have partnered to bring …
Mead Art Museum Publishes Book on Development of the Mead Collection for Amazon.com’s Kindle e-Reader
AMHERST, MA.- The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College has published its first e-book, The Development of the Art Collection of Amherst College, 1871-1971 (Kindle Edition), for the Amazon.com Kindle e-reader. The original version of the book was written …