NEW YORK, NY.- Beyond what most people think about archaeology–with its cleanly numbered dates, and discoveries–lies a vibrant and controversial realm of scientists, thieves, and contested land claims. Now, in Finders Keepers, Childs explores the fie…
Finding Reveals Contact Between Teotihuacan and Costa Grande Region
MEXICO CITY.- Nearly 6,000 fragments of Teotihuacan-style ceramics, more than 1,400 years old, were found recently in Costa Grande Region, in Guerrero, by specialists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). The finding reveals th…
Diverse Cultures Contributed to New Mexico Art
SANTA FE (AP).- For centuries, New Mexico has been home to a distinctive tradition of painting Catholic saints in simple portraits, rather than adhering to the elaborate styles of European art. Some critics have said the paintings resulted from untrain…
To Dye For: A World Saturated in Color at the de Young
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- This season, fashion designers all over the world are presenting tie-dye inspired collections on the runway as something new and fresh. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) investigates the trend by exploring its history, …
Powerful New Art Funded Works Added to The Herbert’s Collection
COVENTRY.- The Herbert has purchased two artworks for its permanent collection, Bloodlines by Iftikhar Dadi and Nalini Malani and Belsen Head by Raymond Mason. We gave the Herbert £11,500 and £12,500 for the two works respectively. Funding also came …
Journey through the Black Atlantic Opens at Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA.- Paul Gilroy used the term ‘The Black Atlantic’ to describe the fusion of black cultures with other cultures from around the Atlantic. His book, The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness, had an enormous i…
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Announces the Naming of Three Curatorships
BOSTON, MA.- Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), recently announced the naming of three endowed curatorships at the MFA, reflecting the scope of the Museum’s encyclopedic collections, which includ…
Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Opens at the Louvre
PARIS.- This exhibition invites visitors on a journey into the heart of Arabia, accompanied by a photographic exploration of the region’s sumptuous landscapes. It is conceived as a series of waypoints along the roads or trails criss-crossing the p…
Exhibition of Photographs by Ming Smith at June Kelly Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- “Ming Smith
Photographs:1977 –
2010,” a captivating exhibition that spans three decades of documenting
diverse
people and cultures throughout the world, opened at the June Kelly
Gallery, 166
Mercer Street in New York o…
Captivating Exhibition of Photographs by Ming Smith at June Kelly Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- “Ming Smith Photographs:1977 – 2010,” a captivating exhibition that spans three decades of documenting diverse people and cultures throughout the world, opened at the June Kelly Gallery, 166 Mercer Street in New York on Ju…