ROME.- Now in its 12th edition at MoMA/ MoMA PS1, the YAP – Young Architects Program has reached Rome for the first time thanks to the collaboration between MAXXI and the New York museum. The program, which in Rome goes under the name YAP MAXXI, s…
The Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation Shows "Flowers Contemporary Photography"
Berlin.- The Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation is proud to present “Flowers Contemporary Photography” from July 2nd through October 2nd. Beauty and transience, love and death. Hardly a living thing is used more frequently to symbolize these themes than th…
Extraordinary Example of 19th Century Naturalism Offered in Bonhams Fine Jewellery Sale
LONDON- A pink sapphire and diamond flower brooch, circa 1900, realistically modelled as a cyclamen is one of the highlights of the Fine Jewellery Sale held on the 13th April at Bonhams, New Bond Street. The brooch, from a private collection, is estima…
Show at Museum of Fine Arts Shows Dale Chihuly’s Glass of Inspiration Never Half Empty
BOSTON, MA (REUTERS).- Glass artist Dale Chihuly says his well of inspiration never runs dry, even after some 40 years pushing the boundaries of his medium. “Just working with the material brings forth a lot of ideas, in both the glass blowing and in w…
Taipei International Flora Exposition Features High Tech Interactive Displays
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (AP).- Paper-thin speakers blare pop music. Three-D films appear on elongated screens with no need for special viewing glasses. Viewers’ pulses turn cocoons into butterflies in an interactive display. Welcome to the Pavilion of Dreams, a…
Rare Hampstead Scene by Christopher Wood to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A London scene by English artist Christopher Wood (1901-1930), entitled Skating at Hampstead, 1929, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its 20th Century British Art sale on 30 June 2010. It has been estimated at £50,000 …