NEW YORK, NY.- The age-old figures of Herakles, Odysseus, Achilles and Helen continue to fire the popular imagination today—and so does the concept of heroes, which began with the stories and images of these and other fabled Greek characters. Yet …
The Onassis Cultural Center in New York Explores the Role of Heroes in Society
NEW YORK, NY.- The age-old figures of Herakles, Odysseus, Achilles and Helen continue to fire the popular imagination today—and so does the concept of heroes, which began with the stories and images of these and other fabled Greek characters. Yet …
Painting by Marc Chagall Breaks Record at Seoul Auction’s Modern and Contemporary Art Sale
HONG KONG.- Seoul Auction held its Modern & Contemporary Art Autumn Sale today in Hong Kong at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. 60 superlative works by celebrated Western, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese artists were offered and a total of HK$78.52 million/ US…
Painting by Marc Chagall Breaks Record at Seoul Auction’s Modern and Contemporary Art Sale
HONG KONG.- Seoul Auction held its Modern & Contemporary Art Autumn Sale today in Hong Kong at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. 60 superlative works by celebrated Western, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese artists were offered and a total of HK$78.52 million/ US…
The Poetic of Written Space: Handwriting and Calligraphy at Correr Museum in Venice
VENICE.- Part of the educational activities proposed by the Fondazione Musei Civici Veneziani, and in particular the international workshop “The art of handwriting” which is in its second edition this year (at Correr Museum and Biblioteca d&#…
The Poetic of Written Space: Handwriting and Calligraphy at Correr Museum in Venice
VENICE.- Part of the educational activities proposed by the Fondazione Musei Civici Veneziani, and in particular the international workshop “The art of handwriting” which is in its second edition this year (at Correr Museum and Biblioteca d&#…
Just a Click Away: Italian Masterpieces from Uffizi Gallery in Florence Go Online
ROME (AP).- Imagine being so close to Botticelli’s Venus that you can see the strands of her blond hair, the shades of pink in her cheeks, the cracks in the centuries-old paint. That sensation is now just a click away. This week, an Italian company put…
Just a Click Away: Italian Masterpieces from Uffizi Gallery in Florence Go Online
ROME (AP).- Imagine being so close to Botticelli’s Venus that you can see the strands of her blond hair, the shades of pink in her cheeks, the cracks in the centuries-old paint. That sensation is now just a click away. This week, an Italian company put…
Sotheby’s October Sale of Contemporary Art to be Headlined by Gursky and Warhol
LONDON.- Sotheby’s Contemporary Art evening auction on Friday, 15 October, 2010, which coincides with the Frieze Art Fair in London, will present for sale 40 artworks that are estimated to realise in excess of £10 million. In addition to the outs…
New Curator Elizabeth Mitchell Announced at Cantor Arts Center at Stanford
STANFORD, CA.- The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces the appointment of Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell as the new Burton and Deedee McMurtry Curator of Drawings, Prints, and Photographs. Mitchell begins her duties in November, which incl…