TORONTO.- The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) continues to celebrate the Abstract Expressionist movement with an exhibition of drawings by Robert Motherwell. Painting on Paper: The Drawings of Robert Motherwell, on view June 25 through December 11, 2011, …
Art Gallery of Ontario Unveils One of the World’s Largest Public Collections of Motherwell Drawings
TORONTO.- The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) continues to celebrate the Abstract Expressionist movement with an exhibition of drawings by Robert Motherwell. Painting on Paper: The Drawings of Robert Motherwell, on view June 25 through December 11, 2011, …
The Yale Centre for British Art Goes On-line With a Major Assciated Exhibition
New Haven, CT.- Earlier this year, the Yale Center for British Art, which houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside of the United Kingdom, made its extraordinary holdings available through a new online catalogu…
National Gallery Presents Historical and Scientific Studies on Degas Sculpture Collection
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art’s holdings of works by Edgar Degas (1834–1917) include the world’s greatest collection of the artist’s lifetime sculptures, which is the focus of a new publication: Edgar Degas Sculpture. The 19th volum…
Anti-Government Protesters in Cairo Smash Treasures and Mummies in Egyptian Museum
CAIRO (REUTERS).- Looters broke into the Cairo museum housing the world’s greatest collection of Pharaonic treasures, smashing several statues and damaging two mummies, while police battled anti-government protesters on the streets. Arabiya television …
Zigelbaum + Coelho Debut in the UK with a Room of Computational Light at Riflemaker
LONDON.- Winners of the premiere design award at this year’s Miami /Basel Fair, young design duo Zigelbaum + Coelho debut in the UK with a room of computational light at Riflemaker – an ambitious pulsating LED installation which completes itself o…
Important 20th Century Decorative Art and Design Works Shine at Christie’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announce the sales of Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design and Important Tiffany, both including Property from the Collection of Max Palevsky. The sales will take place on Wednesday December 15. The auctions imm…
Important 20th Century Decorative Art and Design Works Shine at Christie’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announce the sales of Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design and Important Tiffany, both including Property from the Collection of Max Palevsky. The sales will take place on Wednesday December 15. The auctions imm…
Tate Britain is Changing: First Phase of Major Building Project Starts this Autumn
LONDON (REUTERS).- The national home of British art from the 16th century to the modern age has embarked on a major revamp of its galleries starting in 2011. Tate Britain — which houses works stretching from portraits of England’s Queen Elizabeth I to…
The Prado Offers a Clear Appreciation of the Evolution of Rubens’ Style in New Exhibition
MADRID.- The Museum’s Rubens galleries are temporarily closed for re-modelling as part of the Prado’s “Second Extension” plan. As a result, and over the course of more than two months, the Museum is inviting the public to enter into…