WASHINGTON (AP).- One of the best preserved sculptures from Roman antiquity, the “Capitoline Venus,” has left Italy for the first time in nearly 200 years for a special display at the National Gallery of Art. The installation goes on public view Satur…
Statue Leaves Italy for the First Time Since 1816 for Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON (AP).- One of the best preserved sculptures from Roman antiquity, the “Capitoline Venus,” has left Italy for the first time in nearly 200 years for a special display at the National Gallery of Art. The installation goes on public view Satur…
artnet Auctions Announces Launch of New Design Department
NEW YORK, NY.- artnet Auctions announces the launch of a new 20th and 21st century design department headed by Brent Lewis, former Christie’s specialist and auctioneer and gallery director at Moss. New design lots go live each week, providing a co…
London’s National Gallery to Ration Access to Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition
London (BBC).- London’s National Gallery is to limit visitor numbers to a major exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci works in an attempt to prevent large crowds detracting from the viewing experience. Admissions will be fixed at 180 every half hour, 50 f…
Alan Davie & Helen Baker Exhibit at Northumbria University Gallery
Newcastle, Tyne & Wear – The Northumbria University Gallery and Baring Wing in Newcastle is to present concurrent exhibitions from two of the UK’s best contemporary abstract painters. “Alan Davie: Boom Boom” and “Helen Baker: Red Rag” will both …
National Gallery’s Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition Aims to Limit Number of Tickets
LONDON (REUTERS).- Britain’s National Gallery is planning to limit the number of tickets available at an upcoming Leonardo da Vinci exhibition in a bid to reduce the frustration of jostling crowds for art lovers. The number of visitors allowed in each …
Aerosol Art by Ben Quilty Inhabits the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide
ADELAIDE.- Ben Quilty couldn’t quite believe it when the Art Gallery of South Australia acquired his most recent exhibition in its entirety. Featuring 16 luscious oil paintings and a large metal sculpture Quilty’s Inhabit is a landmark body o…
Robert De Niro Testifies in Gallery Owner Lawrence Salander-Related Art Fraud Trial
NEW YORK (AP).- It’s a role that moviegoers might not know Robert De Niro plays: overseeing his painter father’s estate. The Academy Award-winning actor served as a star witness Friday in an art-fraud trial, testifying against a former gallery director…
Robert De Niro Testifies in Gallery Owner Lawrence Salander’s Art Fraud Trial
NEW YORK (AP).- It’s a role that moviegoers might not know Robert De Niro plays: overseeing his painter father’s estate. The Academy Award-winning actor served as a star witness Friday in an art-fraud trial, testifying against a former gallery director…
"A Debt to Pleasure": Allegory and Realism in Contemporary Painting at Montserrat College of Art
BEVERLY, MA.- Montserrat College of Art Galleries presents the works of Julie Heffernan, David Ording, Shelley Reed, Erik Thor Sandberg, and Anne Siems in a provocative exhibition of contemporary painting, “A Debt to Pleasure,” curated by Gal…