LONDON.- Tate Modern will present a major exhibition of work by the celebrated artist Francis Alÿs (born Belgium 1959). Using diverse poetical and allegorical approaches, Alÿs explores political subjects such as contentious borders and economic crise…
‘Red,’ a Play About Artist Mark Rothko, is Big Winner at Tonys
NEW YORK, NY (AP).- The tense drama “Red” delivered one of its half-dozen Tony Awards to Eddie Redmayne for his performance as the young, increasingly defiant assistant to artist Mark Rothko. But Redmayne, honored Sunday at the 2010 Tony Awards as best…
German Artist and Capitalist Realism Movement Founder Sigmar Polke Dies at Age 69
COLOGNE.- Artist Sigmar Polke’s gallery in London says the German painter has died at age 69. The Michael Werner Gallery said Friday that Polke died the day before in Cologne following an illness. Polke was a contemporary of Gerhard Richter, with whom …
German Artist and Capitalist Realism Movement Founder Sigmar Polke Dies at Age 69
COLOGNE.- Artist Sigmar Polke’s gallery in London says the German painter has died at age 69. The Michael Werner Gallery said Friday that Polke died the day before in Cologne following an illness. Polke was a contemporary of Gerhard Richter, with whom …
Largest Festival of Disabled Artists Opens in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, DC (AP).- Jesse Higman’s paintbrush isn’t a brush at all.
With limited mobility in his hands because of a car crash 27 years ago, this
Seattle-based artist has created a painting method all his own. To control his
colors, Higman …
"Hidden" Jacopo Tintoretto Goes on Public Display for the First Time
DORSET, UK – A hidden painting by Jacopo Tintoretto,
the last of the three great Venetian Renaissance painters, has gone on
public
display for the first time and can be seen at Kingston Lacy 17th-century
house in
Dorset. The …
Ilya & Emilia Kabakov “The Flying Paintings” at Sprovieri Gallery
Sprovieri Gallery is delighted to present The Flying Paintings , a new series of
paintings by Ilya and Emilia Kabakov.
WORLD CANVAS AWARDS | Call for Entries Now Open!
The 1st Annual World Canvas Awards CALL FOR ENTRIES is now open. With 31 categories it’s your opportunity to be recognized as “Artist of the Year” by the biggest names in the industry. Get Exposure Don’t miss the chance to put your work in front of the world’s most prestigious galleries, curators, publishers and art […]
Top 200 Artists of the 20th Century to Now
Welcome to The Times Top 200 Artists of the 20th Century to Now, created in association with the Saatchi Gallery. Times readers and Saatchi Online visitors were asked to nominate their favourite artists working since 1900 from a list including some of the most influential painters, sculptors, photographers, video and installation artists of the period. […]
Abramovich at the Biennale di Firenze
Patricia Ambramovich is such a unique and innovative painter, using knives instead of paint brushes. I like her solid strokes and the bright colors that define each and everyone of her awe-inspiring works. Her wide spectrum of topics, from nature and landscapes, to abstract and still life…