NEW YORK, NY.- The London Biennale was founded in 1998 by David Medalla. It has evolved into an artist community loosely based around London and the biennial events that take place there. Totaling over 300 artists around the world, the Biennale organiz…
Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize 2010 Shortlist Announced
LONDON.- Two exceptional museum buildings in Oxford and Berlin, a striking new art gallery in Rome, a skilful live/work development in Shoreditch and two schools: one an inventive and uplifting new build in London, the other a clever extension in Guild…
Churches and a Gallery in Rome to Honor Caravaggio with Rare Night Visits
ROME (AP).- Churches and a gallery in Rome housing works by Caravaggio will stay open overnight to mark the 400th anniversary of the Italian painter’s death. Visitors can enter for free from dusk Saturday until Sunday morning at the Borghese Gallery, w…
A Month After Opening to the Public, Maxxi Presents the First Statistics
ROME.- 28 days open and three for the inauguration for a total of 272 hours. 74,114 visitors including the opening on the 27th, 28th and 29th of May last, 49,114 since the official opening on the 30th of May, with a record of 4,700 on the 2nd of June,…
Caravaggio Back on Display at National Gallery of Ireland
DUBLIN.- The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio (1571-1610) has
returned to public view in the Beit Wing of the National Gallery of
Ireland. The
painting, which is placed on indefinite loan to the National Gallery
from the
Jesuit Community of Du…
Caravaggio Back on Display at National Gallery of Ireland
DUBLIN.- The Taking of Christ by Caravaggio (1571-1610) has returned to public view in the Beit Wing of the National Gallery of Ireland. The painting, which is placed on indefinite loan to the National Gallery from the Jesuit Community of Dublin, was o…
Sotheby’s to Sell Rare 19th Century Sculptures Recently Discovered in Ireland
LONDON.- On Thursday, 8th July 2010, in a sale of European Sculpture and Works of Art, Sotheby’s London will offer three sculptures recently discovered in Ireland. When Sotheby’s Sculpture specialist Erik Bijzet first cast his eye over the ph…
Italian Researchers Think they Have Found Caravaggio’s Bones
ROME (AP).- Italian researchers believe they have found the remains of Caravaggio, but 400 years later some of the mysteries surrounding the death of the artist may never be solved. After a year of digging and analyzing centuries-old bones, the resear…
Italy to Loan Roman Sculptures to the Indianapolis Museum of Art
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art announced that it will receive a long-term loan of several ancient sculptures from the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome in January 2011. On loan for a renewable two-year period, the objects include three li…