GUATEMALA CITY (REUTERS).- Archeologists in Guatemala have discovered a Mayan king’s tomb packed with a well-preserved hoard of carvings, ceramics and children’s bones that cast fresh light on the vanished civilization. Researchers uncovered the burial…
Personal Scenes & Episodes of Pablo Picasso’s Life Explored in Berlin
BERLIN.- Pablo Picasso was the 20th
centuryʼs most
important artist. Picassoʼs many-faceted personality is reflected in the
wide
array of creative paths he chose — his forms, colors, and the materials
he
used. The Picasso Story invites …
Personal Scenes and Episodes of Pablo Picasso’s Life Explored in Berlin
BERLIN.- Pablo Picasso was the 20th centuryʼs most important artist. Picassoʼs many-faceted personality is reflected in the wide array of creative paths he chose — his forms, colors, and the materials he used. The Picasso Story invites you t…
Outdoor Installation of Over 100 Terra Cotta Fish at Fuller Craft Museum
BROCKTON, MA.- Fuller Craft Museum presents Migration, an installation by S. Dartmouth, Massachusetts-based painter and ceramic artist Nancy Train Smith, on view through Oct. 31, 2010 in the courtyard moat on the bucolic grounds of the Museum. Consisti…
Thematic Exhibition Featuring Works by Six Artists at Lehmann Maupin Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York presents Touched, a thematic exhibition featuring works by Noriko Ambe, Klara Kristalova, Brett Lund, Maria Nepomuceno, Angel Otero, and Allison Schulnik, on view at 540 West 26th Street from June 24 …
Metropolitan Museum of Art announces A Landmark Picasso Exhibition
NEW YORK, NY.- Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, MoMA a landmark exhibition of 150 works by Pablo Picasso (Spanish,
1881–1973), will present an unprecedented opportunity to view the Met’s
extensive collection of the artist’s work. Ope…
The Language of Flowers at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden – This spring the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm opens its doors on a resplendent exhibition entitled The Language of Flowers. The exhibition presents floral motifs in European art from the Renaissance up to the present day, primar…
Excellent Sales and Buoyant Atmosphere Reported at Inaugural Art Antiques London Fair
LONDON.- Art Antiques London opened its doors to the public on June 10th, following a highly successful private preview and glamorous First Night Party in aid of The Bush Theatre on 9th June. The two events attracted around 1,800 people. The Fair, w…
Montréal Museum of Fine Arts to host Restrospective of Kees Van Dongen
MONTREAL, QUE – The exhibition Van Dongen – A Fauve in the City, presented from January 22 to April 19, 2009 at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts is the first major retrospective of the work of Kees Van Dongen (1877-1968) in North America. The …
Ancient Pottery Tradition Rediscovered & Transformed at Crystal Bridges
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- More than 50 years ago young Juan Quezada stumbled upon ceramic fragments from a lost civilization. Come see how this chance discovery inspired Quezada and the people of Mata Ortíz, Mexico to revive the art of their ancestors and br…