LIMA (REUTERS).- A three-day fair at an upscale hotel is showcasing the work of contemporary Peruvian artists to a growing legion of middle class art collectors and enthusiasts with money to spend. Desenfranquiciados Colectivo, curators of Peru’s yout…
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Pays Homage to Avigdor Arikha with Exhibition
TEL AVIV.- This two-part exhibition is held as a homage to Avigdor Arikha, who died earlier this year, aged 81: one part includes illustrations Arikha made for S.Y. Agnon’s A Stray Dog, and the other includes self-portraits. Avigdor Arikha was born in …
Tel Aviv Museum of Art Pays Homage to Avigdor Arikha with Exhibition
TEL AVIV.- This two-part exhibition is held as a homage to Avigdor Arikha, who died earlier this year, aged 81: one part includes illustrations Arikha made for S.Y. Agnon’s A Stray Dog, and the other includes self-portraits. Avigdor Arikha was born in …
Dramatic Painting Capturing World War Two Horrors Acquired for Ben Uri
LONDON.- London’s Ben Uri Gallery has announced that it has bought a dramatic watercolour by distinguished German artist George Grosz. The painting captures the horrors of the Second World War. George Grosz (1893 –1959) is renowned for challe…
Dramatic Painting Capturing World War Two Horrors Acquired for Ben Uri
LONDON.- London’s Ben Uri Gallery has announced that it has bought a dramatic watercolour by distinguished German artist George Grosz. The painting captures the horrors of the Second World War. George Grosz (1893 –1959) is renowned for challe…
Haus Konstruktiv Celebrates Concrete, Constructivist and Conceptual Art
ZURICH.- The exhibition project “complete concrete” shows the development of the more than 100-year-long history of concrete, constructivist and conceptual art. In two exhibition instalments and with over 400 works on four storeys, Haus Konstruktiv is …
Haus Konstruktiv Celebrates 100-Year-Long History of Concrete, Constructivist and Conceptual Art
ZURICH.- The exhibition project “complete concrete” shows the development of the more than 100-year-long history of concrete, constructivist and conceptual art. In two exhibition instalments and with over 400 works on four storeys, Haus Konstruktiv is …
Researchers Unveil "Holy Grail" of Audubon Illustration
PHILADELPHIA (REUTERS).- Researchers have found the first published illustration by John James Audubon, America’s most famous bird artist, ending decades of searching for the prized but elusive work. Audubon had made two references to the illustration …
‘Conan’ Painting by Late Artist Frank Frazetta Goes for $1.5 Million
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A 1971 painting by fantasy artist Frank Frazetta has sold for $1.5 million, two months after the Pennsylvania artist’s death. Frazetta’s managers said this week that a private collector bought “Conan the Destroyer” from a family t…
Dali Works of Surrealism at Sabanci University Sakip Sabanci Museum
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – Sabanci University Sakip Sabanci Museum (SSM) introduces A Surrealist in Istanbul: Salvador Dalí exhibition, sponsored by Akbank that celebrates its 60th year, which is organized in collaboration with the Gala-Salvador Dalí Fou…