LONDON.- From Botticelli to Bacon, artists have always invested their personalities in their working environments, but these private spaces, often containing the visible remains of artistic ingenuity, toil and torment, are usually kept behind firmly cl…
Restored Martin Luther King Church Reopening in Atlanta
By: Errin Haines, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP).- The voice of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. again filled the halls of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a pipe organ triumphantly announced the reopening of the sacred sanctuary regarded as the birthplace o…
Arctic Sanctuary: Images of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge at the Bruce Museum
GREENWICH, CT.- Opening March 5 and running through May 29, 2011, the new photographic exhibition Arctic Sanctuary: Images of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, celebrates a milestone in American conserva…
An Unknown Son of Pakal II of Palenque has Been Identified by Mexican Archaeologists
MEXICO CITY.- Parting from the reintegration of two fragments from the Northern Tableau of the Temple of the Sun Sanctuary, in Palenque, a new lecture of the glyphic text was conducted in which the name of another son of Pakal II, unknown until now, ma…
An Unknown Son of Pakal II of Palenque has Been Identified by Mexican Archaeologists
MEXICO CITY.- Parting from the reintegration of two fragments from the Northern Tableau of the Temple of the Sun Sanctuary, in Palenque, a new lecture of the glyphic text was conducted in which the name of another son of Pakal II, unknown until now, ma…
Hand-Sculpted Goat Atop a Stack of Packing Crates Presented as Winner of Spitalfields Sculpture Prize
LONDON.- Kenny Hunter’s hand-sculpted goat stands atop a stack of packing crates to create the 3.5metre high I Goat, which was inspired by Spitalfields’ rich, ongoing social history. I Goat is sited in one of London’s most high profile public spa…
Two Exceptional Gilt Bronze Figures from a Private European Collection Offered at Sotheby’s
PARIS.- A tour through the highlights of the Asian Art sale on 16th December at Sotheby’s in Paris gives an insight into the diversity and creativity of Asia in all its forms. Key among the works in the auction are two exceptional gilt bronze figu…
Miami’s Original and Longest Running Contemporary Art Fair Returns for Its 21st Edition
MIAMI, FL.- Art Miami , Miami’s longest running contemporary art fair, will once again electrify the city from December 1 – December 5, 2010. As the anchor art fair to the city of Miami, the fair will return with a compelling array of modern …
Gregory Crewdson’s Latest Photographic Series "Sanctuary" at Gagosian Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents “Sanctuary,” Gregory Crewdson’s latest photographic series. Sanctuary, a group of forty-one black-and-white photographs, is the first that Crewdson has produced outside the United States. Digitally photographed …
Gregory Crewdson’s Latest Photographic Series "Sanctuary" at Gagosian Gallery
NEW YORK, NY.- Gagosian Gallery presents “Sanctuary,” Gregory Crewdson’s latest photographic series. Sanctuary, a group of forty-one black-and-white photographs, is the first that Crewdson has produced outside the United States. Digitally photographed …