LONDON.- The 2011 London Map Fair, taking place in the historic surroundings of the Royal Geographical Society, is the most established and largest antiquarian map fair in Europe: over forty of the leading national and international specialist map deal…
United States Demand for bin Laden Memorabilia Soars
NEW YORk (REUTERS).- After 9/11, President George W. Bush famously urged Americans to shop to bolster a shocked U.S. economy. Now after Osama bin Laden’s killing, consumers are snapping up memorabilia of his dramatic killing. The website Zazzle, which …
New Version of the Two-Man Orchestra at Museum Tinguely
BASEL.- Zwei-Mann-Orchester [Two-Man Orchestra] for two one-man orchestras (1971–73), described by its creator Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008) as an ‘unautonomous automatophone’, is surely one of the strangest yet most original pieces of contempor…
European Drawings from the Collection on View at the Portland Museum of Art
PORTLAND, ME.- The Portland Museum of Art features an exhibition devoted to European drawings comprised of 30 works from the Museum’s permanent collection and on loan from private collectors. European Drawings at the Portland Museum of Art, on vie…
Museum of Fine Arts Celebrates Arte2010 with Exhibition from the Collection
ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- The Magic Eye (1989), a large-scale etching and aquatint by the Cuban-born artist Julio Larraz from the Museum’s collection, inspired Dreams and Realities: Latin American Prints, Drawings, and Watercolors, 1950-1991. Part of A…
First Solo Exhibition by Michael Patterson-Carver in London at Timothy Taylor Gallery
LONDON.- Timothy Taylor Gallery presents the first solo exhibition by the American artist Michael Patterson-Carver in London. On display in the gallery’s Viewing Room, the show will feature recent works on paper. Born in 1958, Patterson-Carver’s l…
Gerald Scarfe: Heroes & Monsters at the German Museum for Caricature
HANOVER.- In 1979, the famous British rock band Pink Floyd released their album The Wall. To date, it has sold more than 30 million copies, making it the world’s biggest-selling double album. Following the huge success of this recording, the legen…