NEW YORK, NY.- In celebration of its 50th anniversary, The Pace Gallery presents a multi-venue retrospective of the gallery’s history highlighting the many artists, exhibitions, people, literature and ideals that have influenced its narrative over…
Iconic Ear Pendants by JAR Highlight Christie’s October Jewels Sale
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced a special highlight of its October 20 Jewels sale in New York: an iconic pair of ear pendants by Joel Rosenthal, the celebrated contemporary designer who goes by the simple moniker of JAR. The earrings, estimate…
Century-Old Tower in Massachusetts Marks Mayflower’s First Landing
PROVINCETOWN, MA (AP).- Quick, name the landmark in Massachusetts that marks the spot where the Pilgrims first landed in the New World. Plymouth Rock? Try again. Soaring more than 250 feet above picturesque Provincetown Harbor at the very tip of Cape C…
Century-Old Tower in Massachusetts Marks Mayflower’s First Landing
PROVINCETOWN, MA (AP).- Quick, name the landmark in Massachusetts that marks the spot where the Pilgrims first landed in the New World. Plymouth Rock? Try again. Soaring more than 250 feet above picturesque Provincetown Harbor at the very tip of Cape C…
Christie’s Announce Landmark Lowry Sale from the Collection of Selwyn Demmy
LONDON.- Christie’s announce the landmark sale of 21 works by the iconic British artist Laurence Stephen Lowry, R..A. (1887-1976) to be offered at auction on Thursday 11 November 2010 from the private collection of Selwyn Demmy (b. 1932), renowned…
Exhibition Celebrates Chicago Collectors’ 50 Extraordinary Gifts
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago presents a landmark presentation of one of the country’s leading private collections of contemporary art, Contemporary Collecting: Selections from the Donna and Howard Stone Collection, on view through Se…
Newly Restored, Eakins’s ‘The Gross Clinic’ to be Centerpiece of Exhibition
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Gross Clinic of 1875 is the most renowned work created by the great Philadelphia painter Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) and a landmark in the history of 19th-century American art. In late 2008, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the P…
The Statue of Liberty Evacuated over Faulty Sensor
NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS).- Several hundred people were briefly evacuated from the Statue of Liberty on Wednesday after a faulty sensor detected smoke. The landmark tourist attraction was reopened an hour later. “There was no smoke or heat observed,” said…
Gustav Klimt ~ Swingers in Vienna Art Hall Highlight Provocative Masterpiece
VIENNA,
Austria — In the name of art, an Austrian landmark is
encouraging visitors to confront their sexual inhibitions by having them walk
through a swingers club to reach one of Gustav Klimt’s masterpieces. The
Secession – a world-renow…
Gustav Klimt ~ Swingers in Vienna Art Hall Highlight Provocative Masterpiece
VIENNA,
Austria — In the name of art, an Austrian landmark is
encouraging visitors to confront their sexual inhibitions by having them walk
through a swingers club to reach one of Gustav Klimt’s masterpieces. The
Secession – a world-renow…