SEOUL (AP).- For many, the stark structure built by the Japanese and then taken over by South Korea’s military is a reminder of a painful colonial past and the torture allegedly overseen there later during decades of authoritarian governments. But rat…
South Korea Turning Ex-Army Command into National Museum of Contemporary Art
SEOUL (AP).- For many, the stark structure built by the Japanese and then taken over by South Korea’s military is a reminder of a painful colonial past and the torture allegedly overseen there later during decades of authoritarian governments. But rat…
Photographs by Thomas Hoepker and Daniel Biskup at the German Historical Museum
BERLIN.- For the first time the German Historical Museum presents a selection of largely unknown photographs from the work of the two photojournalists that has never before been shown in this form. The exhibition is on view from May 11 through October …
Former President Bill Clinton’s Boyhood Home in Hope Opens Doors as Clinton Museum
HOPE, AK (AP).- Bill Clinton’s boyhood home in Hope has been open as a museum for more than a decade, but this is the first year that visitors are seeing the home as part of the National Park Service. The home became a national historic site at the st…
Malaysia Christians to Preserve Five Thousand Bibles ‘Defaced’ Defaced by Authorities
KUALA LUMPUR (AP).- Five thousand Bibles that were defaced by authorities will be preserved as “museum pieces” at Malaysian churches, a reminder of problems encountered by Christians in this Muslim-majority country, officials said Thursday. The announ…
Exhibition Marks Eric Zimmerman’s First Solo Museum Show on View at the Austin Museum of Art
AUSTIN, TX.- The ongoing quarterly series, New Works, debuts art in diverse media with an emphasis on work by artists taking steps forward in new directions. The next installment, Eric Zimmerman’s painstakingly rendered graphite drawings, sculptur…
Tate Britain Commissioned Conceptual Artist Giorgio Sadotti to Create Christmas Tree
LONDON.- This year Tate Britain has commissioned conceptual artist Giorgio Sadotti to create the Tate Britain Christmas Tree. The work, entitled Flower Ssnake, is on display from 10 December 2010 until 5 January 2011. For Flower Ssnake, Sadotti has cho…
Trunk Tells of the Leaving of Liverpool; New Acquisition a Reminder of Child Migrant Story
LIVERPOOL.- It’s just a tiny trunk but for orphaned William Kelly, 15, it contained his whole world: some clothes, boots, handkerchiefs, needle, thread and a bible. In 1925 William was sent from Liverpool aboard SS Athenia to a new life in Canada….
Chinese Emperor’s Personal White Jade Dragon Seal Sells for £2.7 Million at Bonhams
LONDON.- A stunning piece of China’s Imperial history – a seal personally commissioned and used by the Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799) – sold for £2,708,000 at Bonhams Sale of Fine Chinese Art on November 11th in London. The perfect four c…
Chinese Emperor’s Personal White Jade Dragon Seal Sells for £2.7 Million at Bonhams
LONDON.- A stunning piece of China’s Imperial history – a seal personally commissioned and used by the Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799) – sold for £2,708,000 at Bonhams Sale of Fine Chinese Art on November 11th in London. The perfect four c…