AVIGNON.- More than a retrospective, the exhibition “I Believe in Miracles” brings together a number of artists invited to take part in thematic exhibitions and have marked the site over the last 10 years, for instance with “Artists Collections” in 200…
First Solo Show in South America of Works by Georg Baselitz Opens in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO.- The Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo is presenting the exhibition Georg Baselitz: Pinturas Recentes [Georg Baselitz: Recent Paintings]. The first solo show of the artist’s works in South America, it features a set of 30 paintings pro…
The Year of the Rabbit: From Dali to Marilyn Monroe, Playboy Sells Art at Christie’s
NEW YORK (AP).- A Dali watercolor of a reclining nude that hung in Hugh Hefner’s bedroom was among 125 artworks Playboy magazine offered at Christie’s on Wednesday. It was one of 11 works chosen for “The Playmate as Fine Art” pictorial for the magazine…
The Year of the Rabbit: From Dali to Marilyn Monroe, Playboy Sells Art at Christie’s
NEW YORK (AP).- A Dali watercolor of a reclining nude that hung in Hugh Hefner’s bedroom was among 125 artworks Playboy magazine offered at Christie’s on Wednesday. It was one of 11 works chosen for “The Playmate as Fine Art” pictorial for the magazine…
Andrew Wyeth Portrait Nets $2.4 Million at Auction for Maine’s Farnsworth Art Museum
PORTLAND; ME (AP).- A Jamie Wyeth portrait of his late father has sold for $2.4 million at an auction to benefit a museum that is devoted to the Maine-related artworks of three generations of Wyeths. The 1969 oil painting, “Portrait of Andrew Wyeth,” …
Auction of Communist Art Helps Red Sludge Victims
BUDAPEST (AP).- An auction of relics and artworks from Hungary’s communist era was held Monday to raise funds for the victims of October’s flood of toxic red sludge that killed 10 people and left hundreds injured and homeless. The sale at the Pinter Ga…
The Neuberger Museum of Art Presents R. H. Quaytman: Spine, Chapter 20
NEW YORK, NY.- Between December 1 and March 19, the Neuberger Museum of Art presents R. H. Quaytman: Spine, Chapter 20, a compelling new chapter in the comprehensive and sequential narrative of the artist’s paintings of the last decade. The exhibi…
Tate Britain is Changing: First Phase of Major Building Project Starts this Autumn
LONDON.- This autumn Tate Britain embarks on a process which takes the gallery into the first phase of a major building project, through a period of transition and into a changed approach to showing the collections in newly refurbished galleries. The t…
The Phillips Collection Releases Official Free App for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
WASHINGTON, D.C..- The Phillips Collection’s official App is now available for free download to iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch in the App Store and iTunes. The App provides instant access to the nearly 3,000 works of modern and contemporary art in t…
Matt Stokes Brings a Unique Take on "Penny Gaff" Culture to Stratford Underground Station
LONDON.- A musical hall extraordinaire, beatbox champ and an operatic soprano; these are just a handful of the colourful collection of local performers who are entertaining visitors at Stratford Underground station, courtesy of a new film and installat…