NEW YORK, NY (AP).- It will take a good eye to spot them, but dozens of tiny, very modern works of art have been installed near the 15th-century unicorn tapestries and other medieval masterpieces at a New York City museum. The Metropolitan Museum of A…
New Sensor Network by IBM Protecting Art at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- It will take a good eye to spot them, but dozens of tiny, very modern works of art have been installed near the 15th-century unicorn tapestries and other medieval masterpieces at a New York City museum. The Metropolitan Museum of A…
Mysterious Wanderer, The Leatherman, from 1800s Gets More Peaceful New York Grave
OSSINING, N.Y. (AP).- A mysterious man who wandered New York and Connecticut in a 60-pound leather suit during the 19th century became a little more mysterious Wednesday. Historians announced that all they found when they dug up the 1889 grave of the m…
For the First Time Ever, Moscow Museum Puts Lenin’s Jewish Roots on Display
MOSCOW (AP).- For the first time ever, ordinary Russians can now see documents that appear to confirm long-standing rumors that Vladimir Lenin had Jewish heritage. In a country long plagued by anti-Semitism, such heritage can be a significant taint, es…
For the First Time Ever, Moscow Museum Puts Lenin’s Jewish Roots on Display
MOSCOW (AP).- For the first time ever, ordinary Russians can now see documents that appear to confirm long-standing rumors that Vladimir Lenin had Jewish heritage. In a country long plagued by anti-Semitism, such heritage can be a significant taint, es…
Allosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Prehistoric Megaladon Shark Jaws at Heritage Auctions
DALLAS, TX.- In an unprecedented event, Heritage Auctions will feature no less than four dinosaur skeletons – “The Fighting Pair” Allosaurus and Stegosaurus, a near complete Triceratops, and a complete duck-billed Maiasaurus – along with dozens of impo…
Marta Minujin Builds a Spiraling Tower Made from Thousands of Books in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES (REUTERS).- A spiraling tower made from thousands of books in dozens of languages is the latest landmark to dot the skyline of Buenos Aires, named the World Book Capital this year. Called the Tower of Babel, the 82-foot (25-meter) high ins…
The Annual Photomonth in Krakow Showcases Unique Contemporary Photography
Krakow, Poland.- This year’s Photomonth Festival in Krakow, which runs from May 13th until June 12th is full of innovation, the peak of which is the presence of guest curators Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin. At their initiative, the festival inv…
David Gallup’s Channel Isand Paintings at The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
Malibu, CA.- The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University presents “David Gallup: California’s Channel Islands” from May 21 through July 31, 2011. This art exhibition features over 70 original oil paintings by an esteemed Southern …
Street Art Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Prompts Praise and Concern
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP).- It’s art from the streets that’s been moved into the museum, and critics are going gaga over it. Words like stunning and near-overwhelming have been used to describe the colorful, esoteric works of Futura, Smear, Chaz Bojorquez a…