LONDON.- Beck’s Art Crawl presents the best of Beck’s Art Labels – offering an exclusive opportunity to win a limited edition print by leading contemporary artists including Tracey Emin, Jeff Koons and Tim Head. The Beck’s Art Craw…
Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Maine Labor Mural Removal
AUGUSTA (AP).- A federal lawsuit was filed Friday over Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to remove a 36-foot mural depicting the state’s labor history from the Labor Department. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court seeks to confirm the mural’s curr…
Nelson-Atkins Reunites Impressionist Master Claude Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ Tryptich
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP).- One of impressionist master Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” triptychs, separated 50 years ago and sold to three museums, has been reunited in a multifaceted exhibit that highlights not only the three-panel artwork, but the artist …
Maine Governor Paul LePage Taken to Task after Labor-Themed Mural Removed
PORTLAND, ME (AP).- The president of Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts sent a scathing letter Tuesday to Maine Gov. Paul LePage for removing a labor-themed mural from the Department of Labor headquarters as the status of the disputed artwork remai…
Lichtenstein Drawing Acquired for $10 Expected to Achieve over $1,000,000 at Christie’s
NEW YORK (AP).- The invitation to a 1960s “happening” was intriguing: Pay $10 to enter a lottery for the chance to get a key to a Penn Station locker containing artwork. For one New Yorker who attended the 1965 event, the key revealed a Roy Lichtenste…
Yinka Shonibare Announces Kazuya Tsuji Winner of The Grange Gardens Sculpture Prize
LONDON.- GALERIE8 announces the artist Kazuya Tsuji as the winner of the Grange Garden Sculpture project 2011. Kazuya Tsuji’s installation entitled Ripples has been chosen as the winning artwork for the new sculpture prize dedicated to the aesthet…
Yinka Shonibare Announces Kazuya Tsuji Winner of The Grange Gardens Sculpture Prize
LONDON.- GALERIE8 announces the artist Kazuya Tsuji as the winner of the Grange Garden Sculpture project 2011. Kazuya Tsuji’s installation entitled Ripples has been chosen as the winning artwork for the new sculpture prize dedicated to the aesthet…
Rare Norman Rockwell Exhibition Makes Only Northwest Stop at Tacoma Art Museum
TACOMA, WA.- A rare exhibition of Norman Rockwell’s iconic artworks makes its only stop in the Northwest at the Tacoma Art Museum on through May 30, 2011. As part of its 75th anniversary year, the museum welcomes American Chronicles: The Art of No…
Sale of Artwork and Personal Effects Belonging to Albert Anker Makes USD 660,000
GENEVA.- The Exceptional collection of artwork and personal effects belonging to Albert Anker (1831-1910), went under the hammer on Wednesday 9th March 2011 at the Geneva based auction house Hôtel des Ventes totalling: CHF 680,000/USD 660,000/EUR 540,…
Anish Kapoor to Create a New Artwork for the Vast Nave of Paris’ Grand Palais
PARIS.- Each year MONUMENTA invites an internationally-renowned artist to turn their vision to the vast Nave of Paris’ Grand Palais and to create a new artwork especially for this space. MONUMENTA is an artistic interaction on an unparalleled scal…