MOSCOW (REUTERS).- Europe’s largest antiques association catered for the Russian elite on their home turf for the first time this week, banking on the growing sophistication of the country’s super-rich to rapidly increase demand. The London-based LAPAD…
Bulgarian Mogul Vasil Bozhkov Exhibits His Thracian Collection at the National History Museum in Bulgaria
SOFIA (REUTERS).- Bulgarian mogul Vasil Bozhkov is opening up his private collection of rare Thracian artefacts, offering a glimpse of a little-known ancient civilization which has left no written records. “Thrace and the Ancient World” runs until June…
Claude Monet’s Les Peupliers" Set to Fetch $25 Million at Christie’s Auction in New York
NEW YORK, N.Y. (REUTERS).- A pristine Monet masterpiece from the artist’s celebrated “Poplars” series will be featured at Christie’s in May, when it is expected to sell for as much as $30 million, the auction house said on Friday. “Les Peupliers,” the …
Rare Violins Return to Italy from Russia with Love
ROME (REUTERS).- To music lovers, listening to violin and cello virtuosi play one Stradivarius or one Guarneri instrument would be a touch of heaven by itself but hearing a dozen at the same time is something to die for. That is precisely what delight…
A Minute with: Julian Schnabel on Palestinian Film… Which May Be His Last
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Julian Schnabel, maker of films such as “Basquiat”, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and “Before Night Falls”, says his latest film is the one he most wants people to see and could be his last. In the film, “Miral,” starring Fr…
Murals Brighten City, Depict Philadelphia History
PHILADELPHIA, PA (REUTERS).- With 3,553 murals Philadelphia boasts the largest public art program in the United States and is a model for other cities around the world seeking to transform urban landscapes. While its historic charms, such as the Libert…
United States Couple Create Photo Exhibits of War Dead, Booked in 39 Communities
OMAHA, NE (REUTERS).- A traveling photo exhibit of members of the military from two states who were killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars has inspired its creators to put together similar displays across the country. Bill and Evonne Williams. of Omah…
Bubble Trouble Spoils China’s "Art Shares" Party
BEIJING (REUTERS).- China’s maiden “art stock exchange” has halted trade in its top two paintings after their share prices soared 1,700 percent and ignited concerns that a new bubble was bursting. Just two months after the Tianjin Cultural Artwork Exch…
Regional Unrest Inspires Artists at Dubai’s Four-Day Contemporary Art Show
DUBAI (REUTERS).- Stirring canvasses inspired by the unrest sweeping the Arab world feature in a four-day contemporary art show, Art Dubai, running this week through Saturday. Most of the artists from Artspace Gallery in the Dubai International Financi…
United States Government Demands Saint Louis Art Museum Hand Over Egyptian Artifact
ST. LOUIS (REUTERS).- A fight between the U.S. government and the St. Louis Art Museum over a death mask from ancient Egypt intensified on Wednesday as the government formally demanded the museum hand over the disputed object. The 3,200-year-old mask o…