Tag: Obscurity

Felipe Calderon and Cristina Fernandez Inaugurate Rescued David Alfaro Siqueiros Mural

BUENOS AIRES (AP).- Submerged in obscurity and perilous conditions for most of its nearly 70-year history, a mural by painter David Alfaro Siqueiros, now carefully restored, was inaugurated Friday by the presidents of Mexico and Argentina in a place of…

Exhibition of Major Works by Belgian Artist Marcel Broodthaers at Michael Werner Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Michael Werner Gallery presents an exhibition of major works by Marcel Broodthaers, one of the most important artists of the last century. Born in Brussels in 1924, Broodthaers began writing poetry at an early age and was associated with…

Georgia Archaeologists Find Confederate Prisoner of War Camp

SAVANNAH, GA (AP).- Preserved for nearly 150 years, perhaps by its own obscurity, a short-lived Confederate prison camp began yielding treasures from the Civil War almost as soon as archeologists began searching for it in southeastern Georgia. They fou…

Fotomuseum Winterthur to Present Exhibition of Power and Violence, Disease & Death

Winterthur, Switzerland – Last year’s exhibition “Darkside I –
Photographic Desire and Sexuality Photographed” explored the role of
photography in the imaging of sexuality and desire. Now, the
sequel, “Darkside II”,…

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