GENEVA.- The largest scandal involving an artwork forgery ring in Germany just broke and has made front-page news in German media for the past few weeks. Forgers belonging to the same family managed to sell over 20 forged artworks from the so-called &#…
Swiss-Based Gallery Helps Crack Forgery Ring in Germany
GENEVA.- The largest scandal involving an artwork forgery ring in Germany just broke and has made front-page news in German media for the past few weeks. Forgers belonging to the same family managed to sell over 20 forged artworks from the so-called &#…
First Retrospective of Designer Hella Jongerius at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
ROTTERDAM.- This autumn Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is presenting the first retrospective exhibition in the Netherlands of the designer Hella Jongerius. It is a unique survey of her working practices, experiments and innovative products. The exhibiti…
Eloquent Presentation of New Work by the Renowned Belgian Painter Luc Tuymans
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…
Eloquent Presentation of New Work by the Renowned Belgian Painter Luc Tuymans
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…
Bonhams CEO’s 1903 Peerless Driven Back to Its Roots in the Rockies
LONDON.- When Malcolm Barber, CEO of Bonhams first caught site of what was to be his 1903 Peerless, Model F, 16HP, twin cylinder, rear entrance tonneau just over twenty years ago, he thought he had found something unusual. He found the car in Hawaii in…
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Announces Partnership to Preserve Historic Watts Towers
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) today announced a collaboration with the City of Los Angeles’s Department of Cultural Affairs, toward the day-to-day preservation of the Watts Towers in a one-year agreement. LACMA wil…
Never-Before-Seen Works at the Art Gallery of Ontario Reveal a Darker Side to Henry Moore
TORONTO, ON.- An exhibition heralded by the Guardian as “the most important exhibition of [Henry] Moore’s work for a generation” is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario this fall. The Shape of Anxiety: Henry Moore in the 1930s is a drama…
Never-Before-Seen Works at the AGO Reveal a Darker Side to Henry Moore
TORONTO, ON.- An exhibition heralded by the Guardian as “the most important exhibition of [Henry] Moore’s work for a generation” is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario this fall. The Shape of Anxiety: Henry Moore in the 1930s is a dramatic recon…
Biennale of Sydney Announces Joint Artistic Directors for 2012: Catherine de Zegher and Gerald McMaster
SYDNEY.- The Biennale of Sydney has today announced the appointment of Catherine de Zegher and Gerald McMaster as Joint Artistic Directors of the 18th Biennale of Sydney, which will be held from Wednesday, 27 June – Sunday, 16 September 2012. …