LONDON.- After a record number of entries, four artists have been short-listed for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, one of the world’s most prestigious art prizes. This year the prize received 2, 372 entries, an increase of …
Nam June Paik Estate Executor Expresses Extenuation Over Paik Symposium at University of Cincinnati
NEW YORK, NY.- Ken Hakuta is the Executor of Nam June Paik’s Estate. Since Nam June’s death in 2006, the Estate has worked to preserve the integrity of Nam June’s artistic legacy by being consulted by auction houses on the provenance of Paik artwork, a…
Nam June Paik Estate Executor Expresses Extenuation Over Paik Symposium at University of Cincinnati
NEW YORK, NY.- Ken Hakuta is the Executor of Nam June Paik’s Estate. Since Nam June’s death in 2006, the Estate has worked to preserve the integrity of Nam June’s artistic legacy by being consulted by auction houses on the provenance of Paik artwork, a…
Sotheby’s Greek Sale to Include Important Examples of Greek Modernism by Masters
LONDON.- Sotheby’s Greek Sale, on Monday, 9 May, 2011, will draw together an exceptional array of Greek art, with important examples of Greek Modernism by eminent 20th-century masters such as Constantinos Parthenis, Yiannis Tsarouchis and Yiannis …
Sotheby’s Greek Sale to Include Important Examples of Greek Modernism by Masters
LONDON.- Sotheby’s Greek Sale, on Monday, 9 May, 2011, will draw together an exceptional array of Greek art, with important examples of Greek Modernism by eminent 20th-century masters such as Constantinos Parthenis, Yiannis Tsarouchis and Yiannis …
National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Features Dutch Genius Gabriel Metsu
Washington D.C.- Gabriel Metsu (1629–1667) is one of the most important Dutch genre painters of the mid-17th century. His ability to capture ordinary moments of life with freshness and spontaneity was matched only by his ability to depict materials…
National Gallery of Victoria Presents Creative Responses to the Experience of Water
MELBOURNE.- On 4 April, the National Gallery of Victoria opened Deep Water, an exhibition that presents creative responses to the experience of water in the landscape and at sea. Drawn entirely from the NGV’s Photography Collection, Deep Water co…
In an Unusual Incident, Woman Attacks Paul Gauguin Painting at National Gallery in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP).- A woman accused of pounding on a painting by Paul Gauguin and trying to rip it from a wall at the National Gallery of Art told police the post-Impressionist artist was evil and the painting should be burned, court documents show. Susa…
Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria Presents Creative Responses to the Experience of Water
MELBOURNE.- On 4 April, the National Gallery of Victoria opened Deep Water, an exhibition that presents creative responses to the experience of water in the landscape and at sea. Drawn entirely from the NGV’s Photography Collection, Deep Water co…
In an Unusual Incident, Woman Attacks Paul Gauguin Painting at National Gallery in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP).- Officials at the National Gallery of Art say a painting by Paul Gauguin is being inspected for damage after it was attacked by a visitor. The unusual incident happened late Friday afternoon. Museum visitors tell The Washington Post th…