WARMINSTER, UK – Bruce Munro installed his
new
artwork ‘CDSea’ in a field near Kilmington over the weekend, after his
appeal to collect unwanted CDs from the general public netted him
600,000 discs
for the installation. Munro’s…
Espace Dali Lends Mae West Sofa to the Pompidou Centre in Paris
PARIS.- Espace Dali in Paris, France’s only museum
dedicated to Dali, has loaned the iconic Mae West Divano, created by the Catalan
genius during the 1940’s, to be part of the ‘Dreamlands’ exhibition organised by
the Pompidou Centre,…
Bruce Munro Installs CDSea at Long Knoll, Wiltshire
WARMINSTER.- Bruce Munro installed his new artwork CDSea in a field near Kilmington over the weekend, after his appeal to collect unwanted CDs from the general public netted him 600,000 discs for the installation. Munros CDSea&…
dOCUMENTA (13) Begins Its Activities by Planting a Tree in the Park
KASSEK.- On June 21st, 2010, Giuseppe Penone’s Idee di Pietra (Ideas of Stone) was inaugurated in the Karlsaue park in Kassel as the first artwork on the way to dOCUMENTA (13). At first sight a small cloud seems to be caught in the branches of a tree, …
Artist Banksy’s Rat with Suitcase Stolen in Australia
MELBOURNE (REUTERS).- Thieves have stolen a valuable painting of a rat carrying a suitcase, by the anonymous British graffiti artist Banksy, from a meter box outside a house in the Australian city of Melbourne, police said on Thursday. Police said the …
Frye Art Museum’s Summer Exhibitions Celebrate Alaskan Art
SEATTLE, WA.- The Frye Art Museum’s summer
exhibitions celebrate the tenure of former Frye Director Ida Kay
Greathouse, the
role that Alaska played in the history of the Museum, and the artwork of
Fred
Machetanz, who captured the rugge…
Summer Exhibitions Celebrate Former Frye Director and Alaska Connection
SEATTLE, WA.- The Frye Art Museums summer exhibitions celebrate the tenure of former Frye Director Ida Kay Greathouse, the role that Alaska played in the history of the Museum, and the artwork of Fred Machetanz, who captured the rugged mountains …
Economic Woes of Patrons Takes A Toll on Commissioned US Artwork
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Economic woes have pinched the pockets of wealthy
art patrons, but artists who rely on those commissions say they are surviving,
albeit with more specialized works and smaller payoffs. In a time of tight
budgets, commiss…