NEW YORK, NY.- To launch the 2011 season at Meulensteen, artist Zach Harris presents a “nocturnal” survey of the Los Angeles art scene. Taking his cue from “Midnight at Malibu”, a song written in the 1950s by his Los Angeles based Tin Pan Alley-musici…
J. Paul Getty Museum’s Statue of Love Goddess Aphrodite Transfer Ends Italy Dispute
LOS ANGELES (AP).- The love goddess Aphrodite is going home to Italy after the new year, stronger and more stable than she has been in 2,500 years. The statue, being returned to Sicily as part of Italy’s decade-old campaign to retrieve antiquities it …
Important Italian Design Collection of Max Palevsky to Be Sold by Los Angeles Modern Auctions
VAN NUYS, CA .- Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) is pleased to announce that on March 6, 2011 the important Italian design collection from the Estate of Max Palevsky will be sold at auction. The auction will feature the Ettore Sottsass designs commis…
Getty Museum Head of Preparation Bruce Metro Retires Following 30-plus Year Career
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Bruce Metro, Head of Preparation at the J. Paul Getty Museum, will retire at the end of September following 31 years at the Getty. Metro joined the Getty Museum in 1979 and, over the course of his career, has been responsible for the …