AMSTERDAM.- For the project Landscapes without Memory Catalan artist Joan Fontcuberta (b. 1955, Barcelona) used software developed by the US Air Force. It translates two-dimensional cartographic data into a simulated three-dimensional image. Instead of…
Jimmy the Painting Chimp Draws Hordes to Rio Zoo
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP).- A retired circus chimpanzee is the Cezanne of simians, drawing crowds to a Brazilian zoo to watch him paint. The 26-year-old chimp called Jimmy has been producing surprisingly lovely paintings each day for three weeks at the Niter…
Michener Art Museum Presents Tales from the FBI’s Real Indiana Jones
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- One night in May, five paintings were stolen from the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville in Paris . What were the thief, or thieves, thinking when they walked off with a Picasso, a Matisse, a Braque, a Modigliani and a Leger? Did they pl…
Masterpieces from the Philadelphia Museum of Art Arrive in Taipei for the First Time
TAIPEI.- “Manet to Picasso: Masterpieces from the Philadelphia Museum of Art”is Taiwan’s first time to work with an American museum on an international art exhibition. The artworks are from 33 masters, including 53 oil paintings and 5 br…
Modern Masterpieces Forgotten in Paris Bank Vault to Go on Sale at Sotheby’s
LONDON (AP).- A long-lost trove of
Impressionist
and Modern art not seen since World War II will be offered at auction in
London
and Paris, Sotheby’s said Friday. The 140 works — including paintings,
prints
and drawings — belonged …
Modern Art Found in Paris Bank Vault Not Seen Since World War II to Go on Sale at Sotheby’s
LONDON (AP).- A long-lost trove of Impressionist and Modern art not seen since World War II will be offered at auction in London and Paris, Sotheby’s said Friday. The 140 works — including paintings, prints and drawings — belonged to Parisian…