LONDON.- The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has called on government and private industry not to turn away from the arts and to continue supporting the capital’s vibrant arts scene as he launched his Cultural Strategy at City Hall. The capital has …
Explore The Strange World of Albrecht Dürer at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Considered by many to be the greatest German artist of all time, Albrecht Dürer was celebrated during his lifetime as a painter, printmaker, and writer. His innovative techniques revolutionized printmaking, and his theoretical writi…
London Exhibition at Wellcome Collection Examines Centuries of Drug History
LONDON (AP).- So you think drug culture began at Woodstock the 1960s? Think again. A massive bong statue spanning the length of a room, the laudanum-induced ‘Kubla Khan’ manuscript and psychedelic videos in a riot of color await those curious enough t…
Fifteen Classic Prints by Eugène Atget and Weston/Modotti Mexico Ensemble at Sotheby’s
PARIS.- On 19 November 2010, Sotheby’s Paris will offer for sale an exceptional ensemble of photographs by leading masters of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This third photography sale in Paris, scheduled to coincide with the Paris Photo fair,…
Fifteen Classic Prints by Eugène Atget and Rare Edward Weston/Tina Modotti Mexico Ensemble at Sotheby’s
PARIS.- On 19 November 2010, Sotheby’s Paris will offer for sale an exceptional ensemble of photographs by leading masters of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This third photography sale in Paris, scheduled to coincide with the Paris Photo fair,…
Portraits of First World War Veterans Presented to The Queen Go on Display at Windsor Castle
LONDON.- First World War veterans will be remembered at Windsor Castle in portraits by the artist Dan Llywelyn Hall. Two of the longest-surviving veterans, Henry Allingham (1896-2009) and Harry Patch (1898-2009), whose lives spanned three centuries an…
Exhibition at the British Museum Brings Ancient Book of the Dead to Life
LONDON (AP).- As self-help manuals go, the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead has certainly stood the test of time. For centuries, the 3,500-year-old guidebook offered Egyptians a step-by-step guide to the journey from this life to the next. It remains …
Städel Museum Opens “In Chronological Order: Städel Works of the 14th to 21st Centuries”
FRANKFURT.- The holdings of the Städel Museum comprise masterpieces of European art from the late Middle Ages to the present. The temporary closure of its galleries in the course of the redevelopment measures carried out in the old building as part of…
Tate Archive Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary with Display and Over Forty Pledged Gifts to the Collection
LONDON.- Tate Archive will celebrate its 40th anniversary this week with a fascinating new display, 40 Degrees of Separation, featuring forty items from the Tate Archive Collection, all of them interconnected in sequence. From Kenneth Clark’s not…
Tate Archive Celebrates its 40th Anniversary with Display and Over Forty Pledged Gifts to the Collection
LONDON.- Tate Archive will celebrate its 40th anniversary this week with a fascinating new display, 40 Degrees of Separation, featuring forty items from the Tate Archive Collection, all of them interconnected in sequence. From Kenneth Clark’s not…