FORT COLLINS (AP).- A Montana woman accused of taking a crowbar to controversial artwork for religious reasons pleaded not guilty Friday in Colorado. Kathleen Folden, 56, a truck driver and grandmother from Kalispell, Mont., declined to comment during …
VIENNAFAIR 2011 Announces Georg Schöllhammer as New Artistic Director
VIENNA.- “We have managed to create a clear and unique profile for the VIENNAFAIR within the international art fair scene in the past six years. To strengthen the focus on galleries and contemporary art from the countries of Central, Eastern and S…
VIENNAFAIR 2011 Announces Georg Schöllhammer as New Artistic Director
VIENNA.- “We have managed to create a clear and unique profile for the VIENNAFAIR within the international art fair scene in the past six years. To strengthen the focus on galleries and contemporary art from the countries of Central, Eastern and S…
Rare 3D Film Shows Warsaw Devastated After WWII
WARSAW (AP).- Polish historians have created an unusual 3D film that documents the shocking sea of rubble that Warsaw was reduced to during World War II. Jan Oldakowski, the director of the Warsaw Uprising Museum, said the film “City of Ruins” is mainl…
Huntington’s First Comprehensive Fund-Raising Campaign Ends with Goal Greatly Surpassed
SAN MARINO, CA.- The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens announced this week the successful completion of “For Generations to Come—The Campaign for The Huntington,” a six-year, $175 million fund-raising initiative&…
Lock of Napoleon’s Hair Sells at Auction for $13,000
AUCKLAND (REUTERS).- A lock of hair cut from Napoleon Bonaparte’s head after he died has sold for US$13,000 at an auction in New Zealand. Extra phone lines were installed for the sale to cope with an expected rush of international buyers seeking to sni…