HUESCA, SPAIN.- Per Kirkeby studied Geology at the University of Copenhaguen and later he enrolled in the School of Experimental Art (‘Ex-School’) of Copenhagen, where he opted for the painting, the graphical design, the cinema in 8 mm and the performa…
Art Taipei 2010, the Longest-Standing Art Fair in Asia, Opens
TAIPEI CITY.- Art Taipei, whose former name is Taipei Art Fair International, is the most long-standing art fair in Asia. Since 1992, on the demanding from both galleries and collectors, Art Taipei has been organized by Art Gallery Association for 17 y…
Art Taipei 2010, the Longest-Standing Art Fair in Asia, Opens
TAIPEI CITY.- Art Taipei, whose former name is Taipei Art Fair International, is the most long-standing art fair in Asia. Since 1992, on the demanding from both galleries and collectors, Art Taipei has been organized by Art Gallery Association for 17 y…
Orthodox Flock to Once-Banned Holy Site of Sumela Monastery in Turkey
SUMELA MONASTERY (REUTERS).- Europe Papadopolous’s grandparents were children when they fled their village in northeast Turkey and settled in Greece almost 90 years ago, yet she still felt she was in exile. Papadopolous, 45, was one of thousands of Ort…
Fire at Majdanek Destroys Shoes of Nazi Victims
WARSAW (AP).- Officials say a fire broke out overnight in one of barracks of the former Nazi death camp of Majdanek, destroying more than half of the building and about 10,000 shoes of Holocaust survivors. The Majdanek museum said the fire broke out s…
IVAM Opens First Exhibition in Europe by Chinese Artist Wang Xieda
VALENCIA.- The exhibition presents for the first time in a European museum this artist’s work brings together 12 sculptures and 14 drawings Xieda Wang’s calligraphy, Chinese artist who combines in his works the influence of calligraphy in the Eastern t…
Sister Monument to Stonehenge Found by Scientists Using Magnetic and Radar Sensors
LONDON (AP).- Scientists scouring the area around Stonehenge said Thursday they have uncovered a circular structure only a few hundred meters (yards) from the world famous monument. There’s some debate about what exactly has been found. The survey team…
Latin American Masters on View at the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY.- The term cannibalism, just like Oswaldo Andrade
interprets it in 1928, becomes very useful when discussing Modern Art in Latin
America. Inspire on the digestive system, Andrade proposed that local culture
should devour and tran…
Steven Holl Architects Presents "Su Pietra" at the Castle of Acaya in Lecce
LECCE, ITALY.- Steven Holl Architects presents Su Pietra, an
exhibition of recent projects in China and Europe, which is being held at the
Castle of Acaya in Lecce, Italy. The exhibition illustrates the design process
of Steven Holl Architects, …
Steven Holl Architects Presents Su Pietra at the Castle of Acaya in Lecce
LECCE, ITALY.- Steven Holl Architects presents Su Pietra, an exhibition of recent projects in China and Europe, which is being held at the Castle of Acaya in Lecce, Italy. The exhibition illustrates the design process of Steven Holl Architects, from co…