LONDON (REUTERS).- Artist Tracy Emin provided the kind of emotional drama she is famous for, but it was cross-dressing ceramicist Grayson Perry who delivered the shock blow at the opening day of the British Royal Academy’s summer art exhibition show in…
Haus Konstruktiv Opens Exhibitions by Ryan Gander and Franz Mon
ZURICH.- About three years ago, Haus Konstruktiv, together with the insurance company Zurich Group, established the “Zurich Art Prize”. The third winner of this prize, after Carsten Nicolai and Tino Sehgal, is the internationally renowned Ryan Gander (…
Haus Konstruktiv Opens Exhibitions by Ryan Gander and Franz Mon
ZURICH.- About three years ago, Haus Konstruktiv, together with the insurance company Zurich Group, established the “Zurich Art Prize”. The third winner of this prize, after Carsten Nicolai and Tino Sehgal, is the internationally renowned Ryan Gander (…
Group Exhibition is Last at Current Gallery Space for Quint Contemporary Art
LA JOLLA, CA.- Quint Contemporary Art presents Double Up Double Up, which opened on Friday, June 11 and runs thru July 3, 2010. The gallery is excited to include three artists new to the gallery Tavares Strachan, Eve Sussman & The Rufus Corporation, an…
Whitechapel Gallery Presents the D. Daskalopoulos Collection From Greece
LONDON.- As part of its programme to open up important art
collections to the public the Whitechapel Gallery presents a series of
four
displays drawn from the D. Daskalopoulos Collection, Greece, one of the
foremost
European collections …
Sotheby’s Amsterdam Offers Works by Cornelis Springer and Georg Baselitz
AMSTERDAM.- In an evening sale on Monday 14 June 2010
Sotheby’s
Amsterdam will offer both 19th Century European Paintings and Modern
&
Contemporary Art. Sotheby’s has combined these two collecting fields
into one
sale since the…
Renowned Multi-faceted German Artist Sigmar Polke Dies at Age 69
Bloomberg News – Sigmar
Polke, one of Germany’s best-known
artists, died last night from cancer at the age of 69, his dealer Erhard
Klein
said in a phone interview. Polke, a painter, graphic artist and
photographer,
was “one of t…
Scotland’s Answer to the Turner Prize Announces Shortlist
PAISLEY, UK.- A former chart-topping recording
artist has been chosen as one of four finalists in Scotland’s answer to
the
Turner Prize. Steven Lindsay found fame as the lead singer of
Glasgow-based
band, The Big Dish, whose best known…
Scotland’s Answer to the Turner Prize Announces Shortlist
PAISLEY, UK.- A former chart-topping recording artist has been chosen as one of four finalists in Scotland’s answer to the Turner Prize. Steven Lindsay found fame as the lead singer of Glasgow-based band, The Big Dish, whose best known single was…
Irene Hofmann Named Phillip s Director and Chief Curator of SITE Santa Fe
SANTA FE, NM.- On the eve of its Eighth International Biennial, The Dissolve, SITE Santa Fe today announced that Irene Hofmann has been named Phillips Director and Chief Curator, effective October 1, 2010. The appointment was ratified at a meeting of S…