ZURICH (REUTERS).- Demand for art, watches, rare wines, vintage cars and other offbeat investments that set pulses racing expanded in 2010 as wealth levels of the world’s super-rich rebounded from the financial crisis, a report said. “The value of many…
Einstein Exhibition Off Shanghai Museum’s Calendar
By Louise Watt,Associated Press
BEIJING (AP).- A plan to bring an Albert Einstein exhibition to Shanghai was shelved after the Chinese museum suggested merging it with one on Confucius, a Swiss museum director said Tuesday. The odd coupling was the ide…
David Zwirner Announces the Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings by Luc Tuymans
NEW YORK, NY.- David Zwirner announces the preparation of a catalogue raisonné of paintings by Luc Tuymans, which the gallery will oversee in collaboration with Studio Luc Tuymans, with additional research support from Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Compile…
Iconic 19th Century Orientalist Painting by Jean Léon Gérôme Creates Pre-Auction Buzz
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- An iconic 19th Century painting depicting an Ottoman Empire reserve soldier and his hunting dogs is generating buzz ahead of an auction next week, due to a rise in popularity of Orientalist art. The artwork, “Master of the Hounds” …
Scale Model of the Warsaw Ghetto at the "From Holocaust to Revival" Museum
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
Scale Model of the Warsaw Ghetto at the "From Holocaust to Revival" Museum
YAD MORDECHAI (REUTERS).- Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books. At the “From Holocaust to Revival” museu…
Mammoth Sculpture of the Ancient Philosopher Confucius Shows Up on China’s Tiananmen Square
BEIJING (AP).- There’s a new face keeping Chairman Mao company on Tiananmen Square. A mammoth sculpture of the ancient philosopher Confucius was unveiled this week off one side of the vast plaza. It’s a jarring juxtaposition for a square the ruling Co…
Mammoth Sculpture of the Ancient Philosopher Confucius Shows Up on China’s Tiananmen Square
BEIJING (AP).- There’s a new face keeping Chairman Mao company on Tiananmen Square. A mammoth sculpture of the ancient philosopher Confucius was unveiled this week off one side of the vast plaza. It’s a jarring juxtaposition for a square the ruling Co…
Historic Pennsylvania Playhouse Gets New Lease on Life
By: Joann Loviglio, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, PA (AP).- A theater revival of a different sort is being staged at a historic playhouse that was facing the final curtain. The Bucks County Playhouse in the Philadelphia suburb of New Hope, which went …
Louvre Pays Tribute to the 18th Century With a Special Series of Four Exhibitions
PARIS.- As part of its 2010–2011 season, the Louvre pays tribute to the 18th century with a special series of four exhibitions. The first of these, Paper Museums: Antiquity in Books, 1600–1800, opened in September, followed by The Louvre in t…