LONDON.- Sotheby’s is exhibiting highlights from its forthcoming June Sales in London of Russian Art, and Important Czech Art from the Hascoe Family Collection, at the State Historical Museum on Red Square in Moscow through Friday, May 20th, 2011. The …
Exhibition of New Series of Paintings by Chinese Artist Xiao Se at Eli Klein in Beijing
BEIJING.- EK Projects presents “Xiao Se’s solo exhibition, Beijing”. In this new series of paintings, Xiao Se broadens his interest in the mundane-turned-surreal, constructing images of contemporary Chinese men and women in characteristi…
Exhibition of Works by Painter Amedeo Modigliani Opens at the Municipal House in Prague
PRAGUE.- The Municipal House opens a unique exhibition of the works of the world-renowned early 20th-century Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920), which will run from December 9 to February 28, 2011 at the elegant venue of th…
The Getty Announces Gift by Dr. Richard A. Simms in Memory of James N. Wood
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Getty announced a gift of seven drawings to the J. Paul Getty Museum, including a pastel by the important Czech artist František Kupka (1871-1957), and eleven prints by the preeminent painter and printmaker James Ensor (Belg…
Cambodia to Restore ‘Killing Fields’ Skull-Filled Memorial
PHNOM PENH (AP).- Cambodia plans to renovate the skull-filled memorial on the site of the Khmer Rouge’s former “killing fields” for the first time since it was built two decades ago. Now a grim tourist attraction, Choeung Ek outside the capital Phnom P…
Cambodia to Restore ‘Killing Fields’ Skull-Filled Memorial
PHNOM PENH (AP).- Cambodia plans to renovate the skull-filled memorial on the site of the Khmer Rouge’s former “killing fields” for the first time since it was built two decades ago. Now a grim tourist attraction, Choeung Ek outside the capital Phnom P…