NEW YORK, NY.- Krzysztof Zanussi (b. 1939) is one of Poland’s most important filmmakers. Thanks to a gift from the Polish Film Institute in Warsaw, and in collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute in New York, MoMA recently acquired new 35m…
20/21 International Art Fair at the Royal College of Art: Accessible Prices, Quality and Variety
LONDON.- The 20|21 International Art Fair will take place at the Royal College of Art, in Kensington Gore, London SW7, from 17 – 20 February 2011. The fair features modern and contemporary art from the UK but has a significant number of dealers who spe…
"An Excellent Year": 14th Edition of Paris Photo Turned the Spotlight on Central Europe
PARIS.- Paris Photo 2010: the best edition in 14 years “An excellent year,” “splendid 14th edition,” “one of the best editions ever seen.” These were some of the headlines in the press hailing the success of the 14th editi…
"An Excellent Year": 14th Edition of Paris Photo Turned the Spotlight on Central Europe
PARIS.- Paris Photo 2010: the best edition in 14 years “An excellent year,” “splendid 14th edition,” “one of the best editions ever seen.” These were some of the headlines in the press hailing the success of the 14th editi…
Recovered Monet to Go Back on View in Poland
WARSAW (AP).- A Polish museum director says a Claude Monet painting stolen from his museum 10 years ago and finally recovered earlier this year is going back on public view. Wojciech Suchocki, director of the National Museum in Poznan, says that, star…
Recovered Monet to Go Back on View in Poland
WARSAW (AP).- A Polish museum director says a Claude Monet painting stolen from his museum 10 years ago and finally recovered earlier this year is going back on public view. Wojciech Suchocki, director of the National Museum in Poznan, says that, star…
Forced Labor: The Germans, the Forced Laborers, and the War
BERLIN.- Over 20 million men, women, and children were taken to Germany and the occupied territories from all over Europe as “foreign workers,” prisoners of war, and concentration camp inmates to perform forced labor. By 1942, forced laborers were part…
Forced Labor: The Germans, the Forced Laborers, and the War
BERLIN.- Over 20 million men, women, and children were taken to Germany and the occupied territories from all over Europe as “foreign workers,” prisoners of war, and concentration camp inmates to perform forced labor. By 1942, forced laborers were part…
Yad Vashem Gets Access to Polish Archives
WARSAW (AP).- Israel’s Holocaust museum Yad Vashem signed an agreement with Poland on Monday that gives it access to World War II-era documents held in archives across the eastern European country. The material, held in 34 state-run and provincial arc…
Major International Art Project to Bring Dialogue Between the UK and Turkey
LONDON.- Unveiled to the public on the 20th – 24th of October, the project comes at a crucial time for debates about Turkey’s accession to the EU and for relations between the UK and Turkey, exemplified by Prime Minister David Cameron’s …