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 $…
An Exceptional Silver Drinking Cup Made Around 1180 to Be Sold at Sotheby’s
PARIS.- Sotheby’s sale of Important European Silver, Gold Boxes & Objects Vertu in Paris on May 17 will include an exceptional silver drinking cup made around 1180, probably in France (estimate €300,000–400,000*). No public or private collect…
Burials Were Discovered at Tlatelolco
MEXICO CITY.- More than 130 burials, most likely from the 16th century, were found at the Great Base of Tlatelolco Archaeological Zone, in Mexico City, during the recent exploration season. The remains are being analyzed to determine their age. First traces of this unprecedented funerary complex were registered between 2008 and 2009. The group of skeletons was found placed parting from the center of the Prehispanic structure, from where 126 of 131 registered skeletons were recovered by archaeologists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH); the rest were left in site for conservation reasons. Archaeologist Salvador Guilliem Arroyo, director of the archaeological project, commented that in order to determine temporality and ethnic affiliation of individuals, the phase of analysis continues, studying the skeletons, associated material (Prehispanic and Colonial ceramics, wood fragments, textile rests and meta