LONDON.- As it launches a major exhibition of actress portraits, the National Portrait Gallery has announced the acquisition of a large and rarely seen picture of three of eighteenth-century society’s most glamorous and notorious women – as t…
National Portrait Gallery Acquires Rare Picture of Society Beauties as Macbeth’s Witches
LONDON.- As it launches a major exhibition of actress portraits, the National Portrait Gallery has announced the acquisition of a large and rarely seen picture of three of eighteenth-century society’s most glamorous and notorious women – as t…
Exhibit by French Artist Rachid Khimoune Marks 67th Anniversary of D-Day Landings
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER (AP).- French artist Rachid Khimoune has installed 1,000 sculptures shaped like sea turtles on Omaha Beach to mark the 67th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. The turtles’ “shells” are molded from American, Russian and …
Selections from Josef Alber’s Formulation: Articulation, 1972 on View at the Snite Museum
NOTRE DAME, IN.- Josef Albers was a painter, printmaker, sculptor, poet, teacher, and theoretician of art. His work at the Bauhaus and later at Black Mountain College and Yale University was influential in both the Color Field and Op Art movements. …
Edward Cella Art + Architecture Shows a Solo Exhibition by Contemporary Artist Brad Miller
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Edward Cella Art + Architecture is presenting a solo exhibition of a trilogy of new works by contemporary artist and sculptor Brad Miller. Using the elements of clay, wood and fire, Miller creates three interconnected yet discrete bod…
Fotomuseum Winterthur Presents Alexander Rodchenko: Revolution in Photography
WINTERTHUR.- Fotomuseum Winterthur presents Alexander Rodchenko: Revolution in Photography, on view from May 28th until 14 August 2011. Modernism made photography what it is. It gave it self-confidence and made it trust itself. Self-confident because p…
British-Born Surrealist Painter Leonora Carrington Dies at Age 94 in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP).- British-born painter, writer and sculptor Leonora Carrington, considered one of the last of the original surrealists, has died, Mexico’s National Arts Council confirmed Thursday. She was 94. Carrington was known for her haunting, dr…
Works of Art from the Collection of Marquis Nicola Santangelo to Be Sold at Sotheby’s
MILAN.- Works of Art from the Collection of Marquis Nicola Santangelo Old Master Paintings, 19th Century Paintings Furniture and works of art And a Library of Travel books on sale at Sotheby’s Milan on 14th e 15th June 2011. The Milanese June cat…
Works of Art from the Collection of Marquis Nicola Santangelo to Be Sold at Sotheby’s
MILAN.- Works of Art from the Collection of Marquis Nicola Santangelo Old Master Paintings, 19th Century Paintings Furniture and works of art And a Library of Travel books on sale at Sotheby’s Milan on 14th e 15th June 2011. The Milanese June cat…
First Major Exhibition in the United States to Explore the Work of Paul Thek at the Hammer Museum
LOS ANGELES, CA.- This summer the Hammer Museum presents a retrospective of work by legendary American artist Paul Thek (1933-1988). On view May 22 through August 28, 2011, Paul Thek: Diver, a Retrospective, is the first major exhibition in the United …