LONDON.- Ilya Repin’s magnificent A Parisian Café will lead Christie’s forthcoming Russian sale, which will take place on Monday 6 June in London. Painted in 1875, the work depicts a lively French café scene and represents a daring deviatio…
The Contemporary Jewish Museum Presents Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), one of the most influential Americans of the 20th century, is perhaps most famous as a modern writer and the creator of such oft-repeated phrases as “A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” But …
The Contemporary Jewish Museum Presents Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), one of the most influential Americans of the 20th century, is perhaps most famous as a modern writer and the creator of such oft-repeated phrases as “A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” But …
Livres d’Artiste, Signed First Editions, Science Fiction Classics Among Highlights of Swann Galleries Auction
NEW YORK, NY.- On Thursday, May 12 Swann Galleries will conduct a two-session auction of Art, Press & Illustrated Books, and 19th & 20th Century Literature. The sale begins at 10:30 a.m. with a selection of architecture and art journals, livres d’…
Hundreds of British Arts Organizations Feel the Sting of Government’s Funding Cuts
LONDON (AP).- Hundreds of British arts organizations had their public funding slashed or eliminated Wednesday, the result of government spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s deficit. The Arts Council England must cut 15 percent from the amount…
Hundreds of British Arts Organizations Feel the Sting of Government’s Funding Cuts
LONDON (AP).- Hundreds of British arts organizations had their public funding slashed or eliminated Wednesday, the result of government spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s deficit. The Arts Council England must cut 15 percent from the amount…
Second Solo Exhibition of Works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S at Lehmann Maupin Gallery
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Lehmann Maupin Gallery presents its second solo exhibition of works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S., on view from March 24 through April 30, 2011. The exhibition continues the artists’ extensive practice of challenging notions of art thr…
Second Solo Exhibition of Works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S at Lehmann Maupin Gallery
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Lehmann Maupin Gallery presents its second solo exhibition of works by Tim Rollins and K.O.S., on view from March 24 through April 30, 2011. The exhibition continues the artists’ extensive practice of challenging notions of art thr…
A Book on Present-Day Creative Vienna: New Vienna Now
VIENNA.- NEW VIENNA NOW is a multifaceted and sophisticated book for all those who have an interest in present-day creative Vienna. Designed by Stefan Sagmeister, the 384-page publication pictures and describes the wide range of Vienna’s contemporary a…
Exhibition Offers a Survey of Developments in Sri Lankan Art at Asia House in London
LONDON.- Contemporary Art from Sri Lanka 2011 is the first international showcase of Sri Lanka’s leading contemporary artists since the end of the civil war in 2009. The definitive exhibitions offer a survey of current developments in Sri Lankan art an…