Brute Ornament Kamrooz Aram and Seher Shah Curated by Murtaza Vali 19 March–5 May 2012 Green Art Gallery Al Quoz 1, Street 8, AlSerkal Avenue, Unit 28 P.O.Box 257 11 Dubai, UAE Hours: Sat–Thurs 10 am–7 pm info@gagallery.com T + 9714 346 9305 www.gagallery.com Green Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of […]
Stanley Whitney to Receive First Robert De Niro Sr. Annual Prize
NEW YORK, NY.- The Estate of Robert De Niro Sr. announced the inaugural recipient of The Robert De Niro Sr. Prize, an annual award which honors an outstanding mid-career American painter. New York-based artist Stanley Whitney will receive the $…
Peter Forakis, Originator of Geometry-Based Sculpture, Dies at 82
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The influential American sculptor Peter Forakis died Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2009 at Petaluma Valley hospital in Petaluma, California from complications of pneumonia. He was 82. Forakis was born in 1927 in Hanna, Wyoming to Greek immigrants. He grew up in Oakland and Modesto, California. After military service in Korea, he attended the California School of Fine Arts from 1955 to 1957. After a highly productive period in New York and Vermont, where he established his reputation, Forakis returned to