WASHINGTON, D.C.- Smithsonian scientists have confirmed that chytridiomycosis, a rapidly spreading amphibian disease, has reached a site near Panama’s Darien region. This was the last area in the entire mountainous neotropics to be free of the dis…
Native American Art Brings More than $2 Million at Bonhams and Butterfields’ Sale
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields’ Fine Native American Art sale on June 6, 2011 in San Francisco garnered remarkable results, with sales bringing more than $2 million. Leading the auction were important pieces from the Northwest Coast ar…
First Retrospective of Designer Hella Jongerius at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
ROTTERDAM.- This autumn Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is presenting the first retrospective exhibition in the Netherlands of the designer Hella Jongerius. It is a unique survey of her working practices, experiments and innovative products. The exhibiti…
Galerie Priska Pasquer Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Rinko Kawauchi Exhibition
COLOGNE.- To mark the ten-year anniversary of Galerie Priska Pasquer, we are delighted to present a selection of new works by Rinko Kawauchi. With “A Glimmer in Silence”, Rinko Kawauchi recalls the spirit of the “Utatane” series wi…
Jim Henson’s Original Kermit the Frog Comes Home to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP).- The original Kermit the Frog, his body created with an old dull-green coat and his eyes made of pingpong balls, has returned home to the nation’s capital, where the puppet got his start. The first Kermit creation from Jim Henson’s Mup…
21c Museum to Unveil Three Never Before Exhibited Pieces by Simen Johan
LOUISVILLE, KY.- 21c Museum will unveil three pieces by Simen Johan that have never before been on public view in a ten-year survey of the artist’s work. The two photographs and one sculpture to be displayed for the first time are new additions to…