LONDON (REUTERS).- A dance enthusiast has discovered what London’s Victoria & Albert Museum said on Monday was the only known film footage of a Diaghilev Ballets Russes dance performance. The silent, black and white film is just over a minute long with…
Mass Sketchers Turn the World to Art in a Day
By Rebekah Curtis
LONDON (REUTERS).- People and their pencils from New Zealand to New York are hitting the streets four times a year with a common aim: Turn the world into art for one day. The 30th global “SketchCrawl,” a worldwide, day-long drawing b…
British Sculpture Survey at the Royal Academy in London Sharply Divides Critics
LONDON (REUTERS).- By replacing a traditional survey of 20th century British sculpture with a “provocative set of juxtapositions,” London’s Royal Academy has made both friends and enemies among the critics. Some welcomed what the gallery called a “fres…
Rembrandt Portrait, Which Sold at Christie’s in 2009, to Be Offered for $47 Million
LONDON (REUTERS).- A Rembrandt portrait, one of the last works from the Dutch master’s late career still in private hands, will be offered for sale at the TEFAF Maastricht art fair later this year for $47 million. “Portrait of a Man With Arms Akimbo” w…
British Sculpture Survey at the Royal Academy in London Sharply Divides Critics
LONDON (REUTERS).- By replacing a traditional survey of 20th century British sculpture with a “provocative set of juxtapositions,” London’s Royal Academy has made both friends and enemies among the critics. Some welcomed what the gallery called a “fres…
Rembrandt Portrait, Which Sold at Christie’s in 2009, to Be Offered for $47 Million
LONDON (REUTERS).- A Rembrandt portrait, one of the last works from the Dutch master’s late career still in private hands, will be offered for sale at the TEFAF Maastricht art fair later this year for $47 million. “Portrait of a Man With Arms Akimbo” w…
Mile-Long Floating Walkway Above the Thames to Open Up London’s Hidden Past
LONDON (REUTERS).- A mile-long floating walkway on London’s River Thames is being planned in the heart of the capital, allowing views of the city’s hidden alleys, wharves and landmarks dating back to medieval times. The pontoon, known as the “London Ri…
Mile-Long Floating Walkway Above the Thames to Open Up London’s Hidden Past
LONDON (REUTERS).- A mile-long floating walkway on London’s River Thames is being planned in the heart of the capital, allowing views of the city’s hidden alleys, wharves and landmarks dating back to medieval times. The pontoon, known as the “London Ri…
London Art Fair Opens Biggest Show to Date with Over 100 Galleries and Political Tinge
LONDON (REUTERS).- The London Art Fair opened its biggest show to date on Wednesday with over 100 galleries, many featuring exhibits inspired by contemporary themes like economic hardship and civil unrest. Other highlights of the exhibition of painting…
Artists Gilbert and George "Get Away with It" Again in New Exhibition at White Cube
LONDON (REUTERS).- Telephone kiosks, tourist postcards, advertisements for prostitution and the urethra are the subjects of the latest art exhibition from British art duo Gilbert and George. “The Urethra Art of Gilbert and George”, on show at London’s …