OAKLAND, CA.- On February 7, Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, cited three major developments in the market for 19th century, art-level Oriental rugs as indicative of collectors’ rising interest in this emerging ni…
Increasing Interest in Rare, 19th Century Oriental Carpets Continues Unabated Among Art Collectors
OAKLAND, CA.- On February 7, Jan David Winitz, founder and president of Claremont Rug Company, cited three major developments in the market for 19th century, art-level Oriental rugs as indicative of collectors’ rising interest in this emerging ni…
Exhibition: "Riches of a City: Portland Collects" Celebrates Arts Patronage in Portland
PORTLAND, OR.- Organized by the Portland Art Museum, the exhibition Riches of a City: Portland Collects celebrates arts patronage in Portland and the influence these collections have on the Museum. Opening on February 5, the exhibition features more th…
The 54th Venice Biennale | Michael Parekowhai at The New Zealand Pavilion
PRESS RELEASE The New Zealand Pavilion Venice Biennale 2011: 54th International Art Exhibition Artist: Michael Parekowhai Commissioner: Jenny Harper Creative New Zealand, Arts Council of New Zealand, Toi Aotearoa Venue: Palazzo Loredan dell’Ambasciatore, Venice http://www.nzatvenice.com/ 4 June – 23 Oct 2011 Preview days: 1, 2 and 3 June 2011 Creative New Zealand Arts Council of […]
Overview of Jasper Johns’ Career Opens at the Valencian Institute of Modern Art
VALENCIA.- Exhibitions devoted to Jasper Johns are rare in general and even less frequent in Europe. The show that the IVAM is now presenting, featuring about a hundred works, consists of pieces that range over fifty years of one of the most enthrallin…
Google Offers Virtual Tours of 17 of the Top Museums Using Street View Technology
LONDON (REUTERS).- Google aims to bring the world’s great art galleries into the home with a new website that offers virtual tours using Street View technology, the ability to build private collections and ultra-high resolution images. While most big g…
Louvre Presents First Exhibition of Austrian Sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
PARIS.- For the first time in France, the Louvre presents a monographic exhibition devoted to the Bavarian-born Austrian sculptor Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, active in Vienna and Pressburg (now Bratislava) in the late 18th century. As a court sculptor,…
Carlton Rochell Asian Art to Participate in Winter Antiques Show at Park Avenue Armory
NEW YORK, NY.- Carlton Rochell, specializing in art from India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia, will exhibit museum-quality works ranging from the 1st century A.D. to the 19th century at the Winter Antiques Show, a first for this collecting category …
First Pairing of Collages & Sculpture by Abstract Expressionist Esteban Vicente
NEW YORK, NY.- The lyrical collages and polychrome sculptures by noted Abstract Expressionist painter Esteban Vicente are paired for the first time in a major American museum exhibition, opening January 11, 2011, at New York University’s The Grey …
First Pairing of Collages & Sculpture by New York Abstract Expressionist Artist Esteban Vicente
NEW YORK, NY.- The lyrical collages and polychrome sculptures by noted Abstract Expressionist painter Esteban Vicente are paired for the first time in a major American museum exhibition, opening January 11, 2011, at New York University’s The Grey …