École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Lyon Call for applications: Postgraduate art program Post-diplôme ENSBA 8, bis quai St-Vincent 69001 Lyon, France www.ensba-lyon.fr Research Program Post-diplôme Fine Arts Postgraduate Program Recruitment for session starting September 2012 Deadline for applications: May 25, 2012 (Date of postage) For all inquiries, please contact: Elise Chaney Assistant of Postgraduate […]
Dutch Royal House criticized for ‘racist’ painting
AMSTERDAM (AP).- Critics urged the Dutch royal family Friday to get rid of a painting they say is an offensive reminder of wrongs from the Netherlands’ colonial past, but the Royal House defended the 19th-century work as an important part of the count…
Museum of Modern Art Releases Free iPad App for Downloading MoMA E-Books
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Museum of Modern Art announces the release of MoMA Books, a free Application for the Apple iPad that allows users to purchase, download, and read a growing number of MoMA’s e-books, including favorite backlist titles that are n…
As Interest in Oriental Carpets Continues to Grow, Claremont Rug Company Releases New Brochure
OAKLAND, CA.- Claremont Rug Company today announced the availability of a 22-page brochure which highlights a broad range of collectible 19th century antique Oriental carpets available at the Gallery. Entering its fourth decade, Claremont Rug Company (…
Helsinki Mayor Jussi Pajunen Explores Possible Guggenheim Museum in Finland
HELSINKI.- On January 18, 2011, at a news conference held at the City Hall of Helsinki, Mayor Jussi Pajunen announced that the city has commissioned the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to conduct a study exploring the possibility of developing a Gugg…
New Paintings by Colorado-Born Artist John Currin Presented at Gagosian Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents new paintings by John Currin. Currin’s depictions of the female figure enchant and repel, often in equal measure. Labeled as mannerist, caricaturist, radical conservative or satirist, Currin continues to c…