LONDON.- London’s Canary Wharf has won the Christie’s award for best corporate art collections and programs handed out at the 2010 International Art & Work Awards in Barcelona on Thursday. The prize, which focuses on the last three years, recognized w…
London’s iconic Canary Wharf Has Scooped a Prestigious International Award for Its Public Art Programme
LONDON.- London’s Canary Wharf has won the Christie’s award for best corporate art collections and programs handed out at the 2010 International Art & Work Awards in Barcelona on Thursday. The prize, which focuses on the last three years, recognized w…
After a Five-Year Absence, Art Institute of Chicago Reinstalls Marc Chagall’s America Windows
CHICAGO, IL.- After a five-year absence, the Art Institute of Chicago will reinstall one of the most beloved treasures in the museum’s collection, Marc Chagall’s America Windows. Following an intensive period of research and conservation trea…
Christie’s Hosts a Public Art Exhibition Showing Highlights of Modern Middle Eastern Art
DOHA.- Christie’s shows its support for Doha: The Arab Capital of Culture 2010, the initiative undertaken by the Arab League and Unesco to promote and celebrate Arab culture in the region. As part of the series of events planned, Christie’s i…
Yinka Shonibare Creates a Work for the Campaign Against Cuts
LONDON.- A striking new work by Fourth Plinth artist Yinka Shonibare was unveiled today as part of the campaign supported by over 100 leading British artists against the government’s proposed funding cuts of the arts. The artist’s work shows …
Yinka Shonibare Creates a Work for the Campaign Against Cuts
LONDON.- A striking new work by Fourth Plinth artist Yinka Shonibare was unveiled today as part of the campaign supported by over 100 leading British artists against the government’s proposed funding cuts of the arts. The artist’s work shows …
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 …
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 …
Per Kirkeby Creates Specific Work for Beulas Foundation’s Art and Nature Center
HUESCA, SPAIN.- Per Kirkeby studied Geology at the University of Copenhaguen and later he enrolled in the School of Experimental Art (‘Ex-School’) of Copenhagen, where he opted for the painting, the graphical design, the cinema in 8 mm and the performa…
Six Works Vie for Coveted Fourth Plinth Spot in Trafalgar Square
LONDON (AP).- A cake made from bricks and a big blue bird are among six artworks unveiled Thursday as finalists for a coveted place alongside Adm. Horatio Nelson in London’s Trafalgar Square. The square’s “fourth plinth” is one of the city’s major show…