BRUSSELS.- For the first time, Almine Rech Gallery in Brussels is presenting a solo exhibition by James Turrell. Born in Los Angeles in 1943, James Turrell lives and works in Arizona. From 1967 he presented his first “Projection Pieces” at the Pasadena…
Historic Sites Go Beyond Glorifying Great Men
By: Zinie Chen Sampson, Associated Press Writer
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (AP).- Thomas Jefferson’s clothes and linens didn’t get pressed on their own, and the meals for his lavish parties didn’t cook themselves. Now, Jefferson’s estate, Monticello, is expan…
Galerie Priska Pasquer Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Rinko Kawauchi Exhibition
COLOGNE.- To mark the ten-year anniversary of Galerie Priska Pasquer, we are delighted to present a selection of new works by Rinko Kawauchi. With “A Glimmer in Silence”, Rinko Kawauchi recalls the spirit of the “Utatane” series wi…
First Millet Exhibition in More Than Twenty-Five Years at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
BOSTON, MA.- Jean-François Millet’s depiction of the arresting beauty of the natural world is the subject of Millet and Rural France, an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), that invites visitors to rediscover one of the most imp…
First Millet Exhibition in More Than Twenty-Five Years at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
BOSTON, MA.- Jean-François Millet’s depiction of the arresting beauty of the natural world is the subject of Millet and Rural France, an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), that invites visitors to rediscover one of the most imp…
Tomasso Brothers to Return to New York with Masterpieces of European Sculpture
LONDON.- Major pieces of European sculpture will be presented by Tomasso Brothers Fine Art in their third annual New York exhibition, Scultura III, which will take place at Otto Naumann, 22 East 80th Street , from Thursday 21 to Sunday 31 October 2010….
Dora Carrington Drawing Scooped for Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum
LONDON.- Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum has acquired an important topographical drawing by celebrated artist Dora Carrington (1893 – 1932), who attended Bedford High School as a child. Bedford Market (1911) was acquired at auction for …
Brainstem, Spinal Cord Images Hidden in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
BALTIMORE ().- Michelangelo, the 16th century master painter and accomplished anatomist, appears to have hidden an image of the brainstem and spinal cord in a depiction of God in the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers re…
Brainstem, Spinal Cord Images Hidden in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Fresco
BALTIMORE.- Michelangelo, the 16th century master painter and accomplished anatomist, appears to have hidden an image of the brainstem and spinal cord in a depiction of God in the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers repor…
U.S. Army Unveils a Trove of Soldiers’ War Paintings
WASHINGTON (REUTERS).- An American soldier stands alone amid the long grass of a Vietnamese field accompanied by the helicopter that brought him there while a few other soldiers are seen in the background. “Landing Zone,” a somber depiction of the Viet…