HAVANA (AP).- Raidel Molina, a 21-year-old with just a hint of facial hair, gently files down a broken piece of an antique table that’s about five times his age. Next, he explains, he will glue a piece of wood to the spot and then patiently shape it t…
British Painter L. S. Lowry Record Set at Christie’s in London
London – “The Football Match”, painted by Lowry in 1949, had not been seen for nearly 20 years before Thursday’s sale of 20th century British art.Several telephone bidders sent the price soaring beyond its high estimate of £4.5m before an unk…
The New MAS Museum in Antwerp, Belgium Opens
ANTWERP (AP).- One of the world’s great port cities has long been known for its heady mix of grit, refinement and bravado. On Friday, it had a museum to match. Built on the docks of a once-derelict neighborhood, the MAS Museum hosts homegrown tr…
Works by Artist Embedded with the British Army in Afghanistan Exhibited at Bonhams
LONDON.- In February 2010 the Suffolk-based artist, Jules George, was sponsored by the Ministry of Defence to visit Afghanistan as an officially sanctioned war artist embedded with 2 Yorks (Green Howards), part of the 11th Light Brigade. The results o…
Indianapolis Museum of Art Receives a $1.5 Million Gift to Endow Senior Conservation Scientist Position
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- A $1.5 million gift from the estate of Otto N. “Nick” Frenzel III has fulfilled a challenge grant to endow the Indianapolis Museum of Art senior conservation scientist position for the Museum’s Conservation Science Lab…
Daniel E. Stetson Named New Director of Chatanooga’s Hunter Museum of American Art
CHATTANOOGA, TN.- The Hunter Museum of American Art has named Daniel E. Stetson its new director. He will begin work at the Hunter in late spring. “I am pleased to be taking on this new position with the Hunter Museum of American Art and look forward t…
The Signal Gallery Presents First Group Show ‘Mixed Doubles’
LONDON.- The Signal Gallery presents its first group show in the new Paul Street space, from February 11, 2011 through March 2, 2011. The group show consists of four very interesting artists whose work links and entwines in very winning ways. It’…
La Salle University Art Museum Awarded Conservation Project Support Grant from the IMLS
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The La Salle University Art Museum has been awarded a Conservation Projects Support Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This grant will aid the Museum’s ongoing commitment to conservation, one of its core …
Make It a Merry Christmas for the Bowes Museum by Taking Part in the Big Give
DURHAM.- The Bowes Museum is taking part in a national fundraising campaign to boost online donations during the festive period. The Barnard Castle treasure house has signed up to be part of The Big Give as a way of raising the extra funds necessary to…
Federico Luger Presents Franklin Evans’ Second Solo Exhibition at the Gallery
MILAN.- Federico Luger presents “times2,” Franklin Evans’ second solo exhibition at the Gallery. In this project, Evans moves forward with his research on time and repetition with an installation that, as in previous shows, will include painting, insta…