ROME.- Now in its 12th edition at MoMA/ MoMA PS1, the YAP – Young Architects Program has reached Rome for the first time thanks to the collaboration between MAXXI and the New York museum. The program, which in Rome goes under the name YAP MAXXI, s…
Plans by Architect Charles Burton for World’s First Skyscraper at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale
LONDON.- An astonishing mid 19th century design for what would have been the world’s first skyscraper is for auction at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January. After the Great Exhibition of 1851, it was decided to move the C…
Plans by Architect Charles Burton for World’s First Skyscraper at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale
LONDON.- An astonishing mid 19th century design for what would have been the world’s first skyscraper is for auction at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January. After the Great Exhibition of 1851, it was decided to move the C…
Fundación Cuba Avant-Garde Announces 2010 Grant Winners
NEW YORK (CUBAN ART NEWS).- Fundación Cuba Avant-Garde, the sponsoring organization for Cuban Art News, has announced the recipients of its first round of grant funding. The foundation supports the work of U.S.-based nonprofit cultural organizations, …
V&A at Dundee: Design Competition Winner Announced
LONDON.- The Japanese architectural practice Kengo Kuma & Associates has been named the winner of the design competition for the V&A at Dundee. Kengo Kuma led one of six proposals shortlisted in an international competition to find a design team to dev…
Italy’s Largest and Most Important Art Fair, Arte Fiera Art First, Celebrates its 35th Edition
BOLOGNA.- This year, Arte Fiera Art First celebrates its 35th edition from 28 to 31 January 2011 at the Bologna Exhibition Centre. One of the first of the international modern and contemporary art fairs organized in Italy and abroad in the 1970s, Arte …
Italy’s Largest and Most Important Art Fair, Arte Fiera Art First, Celebrates its 35th Edition
BOLOGNA.- This year, Arte Fiera Art First celebrates its 35th edition from 28 to 31 January 2011 at the Bologna Exhibition Centre. One of the first of the international modern and contemporary art fairs organized in Italy and abroad in the 1970s, Arte …
Artists Design Sheep Wagon for the 21st Century
By: Ivan Moreno, Associated Press Writer
DENVER (AP).- Colorado artists want to give a futuristic makeover to the rustic sheep wagons used by immigrant workers across the West. Immigrants from Peru, Chile, Mexico and Nepal who come to the U.S. sometime…
Presidio Habitats: A Year Long Exhibition in the Landscape
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- One might ask, why animal habitats? The answer is quite simple: animal habitats have a direct connection to the rich diversity of wildlife in the park as well as to the significant efforts being made in habitat restoration within th…
Michener Art Museum Announces Second Phase Of Expansion to Include Premier Event Center
DOYLESTOWN, PA.- Bruce Katsiff, Director and CEO of the James A. Michener Art Museum yesterday announced that the Museum is moving ahead on the second phase of its $13.2 million expansion. The internationally recognized Philadelphia-based firm KieranTi…