LONDON.- Lazarides presents The Home Unleashed, the gallery’s second solo show by British artist Miranda Donovan which opened 24 February 2011. This new exhibition marks a departure from her recent preoccupation with all things exterior, and bring…
Historic, Three-Year Preservation Project Restores The Landmark Façade of the Library
NEW YORK, NY.- The New York Public Library has just completed a three-year, $50 million restoration and preservation of the landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street, which has stood as an impressive symbol of opportunity and access for th…
Historic, Three-Year Preservation Project Restores The Landmark Façade of the Library On 42nd Street
NEW YORK, NY.- The New York Public Library has just completed a three-year, $50 million restoration and preservation of the landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street, which has stood as an impressive symbol of opportunity and access for th…
Totonaca Mural Paintings Restored: Salts that Blocked Visibility were Removed
MEXICO CITY.- After 3 years of restoration, the 30 meters long mural painting at El Tajin Archaeological Zone, in Veracruz, nearly 1000 years old, recovered their colors and iconography to be enjoyed by the general public. The mural paintings were cre…
Totonaca Mural Paintings Restored: Salts that Blocked Visibility were Removed
MEXICO CITY.- After 3 years of restoration, the 30 meters long mural painting at El Tajin Archaeological Zone, in Veracruz, nearly 1000 years old, recovered their colors and iconography to be enjoyed by the general public. The mural paintings were cre…
Six-Month Restoration Ends of Vincent Van Gogh’s "Bedroom"
AMSTERDAM (AP).- Vincent van Gogh must have been horrified when he returned from the hospital to his studio in Arles early in 1889 to find one of his favorite paintings damaged by moisture. He pressed newspaper to the canvas to protect it from further …
Six-Month Restoration Ends of Vincent Van Gogh’s "Bedroom"
AMSTERDAM (AP).- Vincent van Gogh must have been horrified when he returned from the hospital to his studio in Arles early in 1889 to find one of his favorite paintings damaged by moisture. He pressed newspaper to the canvas to protect it from further …
Remains of Mexican Independence Heroes Underwent Restoration
MEXICO CITY.- Osseous remains of 14 Insurgent heroes that rest in the Independence Column in Mexico City underwent, for the first time in history, a meticulous process of restoration and preservation conducted by specialists from the National Institute…
Set Your Place with Picasso Plates at Bonhams’ First Ever Editions Sale
LONDON.- Bonhams will hold their first ever Picasso Editions Sale featuring ceramics, silver and prints by the most celebrated artist of the 20th century, in Knightsbridge on Thursday 23rd September. The sale offers buyers the opportunity to lay their…
Advice on Protecting Fine Art Against High Temperatures
NEW YORK (AP).- Temperatures getting a little uncomfortable? Your artwork and antiques are probably feeling the humidity as much as you are. Paintings and works of art on paper expand and contract in response to changes in temperature and humidity, sa…