NEW YORK, NY.- Once-classified images of atomic destruction at Hiroshima are displayed in a new exhibition “Hiroshima: Ground Zero 1945” drawn from ICP’s permanent collection. The Hiroshima archive includes more than 700 images of absence and anni…
"Hiroshima: Ground Zero 1945" Exhibition Drawn from ICP’s Permanent Collection
NEW YORK, NY.- Once-classified images of atomic destruction at Hiroshima are displayed in a new exhibition “Hiroshima: Ground Zero 1945” drawn from ICP’s permanent collection. The Hiroshima archive includes more than 700 images of absence and anni…
Cambridge University Unveils Young Artist’s Masterpiece on Easter Sunday
LONDON.- This Easter Sunday (24th April 2011) Christ’s College Chapel in Cambridge University, unveiled a new altar reredos by the current Leverhulme Artist in Residence Tom de Freston. The unveiling took place during a special service of the Anglica…
China Overtakes Britain as the World’s Second Largest Art and Antiques Market
LONDON (REUTERS).- China overtook Britain as the world’s second largest art and antiques market last year, a new report showed, and British art officials voiced concern that an EU levy planned in 2012 would further undermine its position. “The Global A…
Moore Acknowledges Valued Service of Departing Gallery Director & Launches National Search
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Moore College of Art & Design announces that Rochelle F. Levy Director & Chief Curator Lorie Mertes will step down as director of The Galleries at Moore in mid-February. Mertes, who has lead the Galleries with distinction over the la…
British Art Market Warns Against Proposed European Union Levy
LONDON
(REUTERS).- British auction houses fear that an EU levy on works of
art by
the likes of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, due to be introduced in
2012,
could undermine their position as world leaders in the field. The
British
…
British Art Market Warns Against European Union Levy
LONDON (REUTERS).- British auction houses fear that an EU levy on works of art by the likes of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, due to be introduced in 2012, could undermine their position as world leaders in the field. The British government has a tem…
World Record Price for a Modigliani Sculpture Sold at Auction at Christie’s in Paris
PARIS (AP).- A sculpted stone head by artist Amedeo Modigliani sold at Christie’s in Paris on Monday for euro 43.18 million ($52.8 million), breaking the record for a work by the Italian artist, the auction house said. It was also the highest-priced w…