NEW YORK, NY.- Luc Tuymans (b.1958, Belgium) has changed the course of contemporary art, influencing an entire generation of figurative painters with his cryptic imagery and muted palette. Produced in close collaboration with the artist, LUC TUYMANS: I…
Origins and Mysteries of the Inca’s Gold Explored at Pinacothèque de Paris
PARIS.- The Inca empire is among one of the greatest in history. In one hundred years, an ethnic group with obscure origins, settled in the Cusco valley, undertook a series of conquests that nothing seemed capable of stopping: it was to dominate an imm…
Origins and Mysteries of the Inca’s Gold Explored in New Exhibition at Pinacothèque de Paris
PARIS.- The Inca empire is among one of the greatest in history. In one hundred years, an ethnic group with obscure origins, settled in the Cusco valley, undertook a series of conquests that nothing seemed capable of stopping: it was to dominate an imm…
Hundreds of Looted Artifacts from Museums Returned to Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP).-Hundreds of Iraqi artifacts looted from museums and archaeological sites across the country — including a 4,400-year-old statue of an ancient king stolen during the U.S.-led invasion — have been returned to Iraq and were display…
Hundreds of Looted Artifacts from Museums Returned to Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP).-Hundreds of Iraqi artifacts looted from museums and archaeological sites across the country — including a 4,400-year-old statue of an ancient king stolen during the U.S.-led invasion — have been returned to Iraq and were display…
Hundreds of Looted Artifacts Returned to Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP).-Hundreds of Iraqi artifacts looted from museums and archaeological sites across the country — including a 4,400-year-old statue of an ancient king stolen during the U.S.-led invasion — have been returned to Iraq and were display…
The Kimbell Art Museum Presents "Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea"
FORT WORTH, TX.- Rarely does an exhibition offer an entirely fresh way of viewing the art of a great civilization. Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea does exactly that––by revealing and interpreting the importance of water to the ancient…
The Kimbell Art Museum Presents "Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea"
FORT WORTH, TX.- Rarely does an exhibition offer an entirely fresh way of viewing the art of a great civilization. Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea does exactly that––by revealing and interpreting the importance of water to the ancient…
Archaeologists Find Hall for Human Sacrifice in Northern Coast of Peru
LIMA (REUTERS).- An ancient ceremonial ground used by a Pre-Columbian civilization for human sacrifices has been uncovered on Peru’s northern coast, archaeologists said on Thursday. The discovery appears to reinforce prevailing theories about a ceremon…
Google Announces Planned Documentation of Iraqi Museum Treasures
BAGHDAD (AP).- Google is documenting Iraq’s National
Museum and will post photographs of its ancient treasures on the Internet early
next year, Google chief Eric Schmidt announced. The museum was ransacked in the
chaotic aftermath of Saddam Huss…