LONDON.- Treasured by 19th century connoisseurs, prided by the Rothschild’s, snatched by the Nazis, and subsequently lost behind layers of dirt, a hugely valuable Van Dyck painting recently re-discovered in a Parisian auction house will go on disp…
Art 42 Basel Announces The Art Salon Program
BASEL.- Once again Art Salon – a dense program of artist talks, panels, book signing and other presentations – will be presented every afternoon at Art 42 Basel from June 15 to June 19, 2011. In Hall 1, the Art Salon program is focused on the most curr…
Photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros Killed While Covering Battles in Libya
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- Tim Hetherington, the daring war photographer and Oscar-nominated co-director of the documentary “Restrepo” about a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, died Wednesday while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government…
Ornamentum Gallery Chosen as Premier Contemporary Jewelry Exhibitor at Design Miami/ Basel 2011
BASEL, SWITZERLAND.- Ornamentum Gallery will be the first and only contemporary jewelry gallery to be accepted as an exhibiting design gallery Design Miami/ Basel– the sister fair of Design Miami/, June 15 – 19, 2011. Ornamentum Gallery joine…
People Flock to See Lost Letter from Martha Washington at History Museum in Concordia
KANSAS CITY (REUTERS).- Nearly 209 years after her death Martha Washington, the wife of the first U.S. president, is all the talk in Concordia, Kansas. People are flocking to a history museum in Concordia to see an apparently authentic Washington-writt…
Researchers Find Earliest Known Winery in a Cave in the Mountains of Armenia
WASHINGTON (AP) .- The earliest known winery has been uncovered in a cave in the mountains of Armenia. A vat to press the grapes, fermentation jars and even a cup and drinking bowl dating to about 6,000 years ago were discovered in the cave complex by …
Researchers Find Earliest Known Winery in a Cave in the Mountains of Armenia
WASHINGTON (AP) .- The earliest known winery has been uncovered in a cave in the mountains of Armenia. A vat to press the grapes, fermentation jars and even a cup and drinking bowl dating to about 6,000 years ago were discovered in the cave complex by …
DeCordova Announces Co-Curators for the 2012 Biennial: Associate Curator Dina Deitsch and Abigail Ross Goodman
LINCOLN, MA.- DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announces Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Dina Deitsch and Abigail Ross Goodman, formerly co-director of the Judi Rotenberg Gallery, will co-curate the 2012 deCordova Biennial. “I am thrilled…
Art World Acts to Save Energy and Money, Mayor Launches Green Visual Arts Guide at Frieze Art Fair
LONDON.- The Mayor of London Boris Johnson was at the prestigious Frieze Art Fair this morning to launch his Green Visual Arts Guide, aimed at helping artists, galleries and arts fairs to become greener and save cash. The Mayor has set a target for Lon…
Art World Acts to Save Energy and Money, Mayor Launches Green Visual Arts Guide at Frieze Art Fair
LONDON.- The Mayor of London Boris Johnson was at the prestigious Frieze Art Fair this morning to launch his Green Visual Arts Guide, aimed at helping artists, galleries and arts fairs to become greener and save cash. The Mayor has set a target for Lon…