GHENT.- For his exhibition ‘Agua Caliente/Hot Water’, the Spanish artist Carlos Rodríguez-Méndez (Pontevedra, 1968) is installing a gigantic minimal sculpture in the Kunst Nu room at S.M.A.K. It comprises thirty-nine huge white PVC tubes, each thirty…
Filthy New Exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London Explores Importance of Dirt
LONDON (AP).- Dirt has a bad image. Muck, we think: yuck. But getting your hands dirty can also be irresistible, as every child knows. A major new museum exhibition in London asks visitors to think again about the filthy and the fetid, exploring the r…
Filthy New Exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London Explores Importance of Dirt
LONDON (AP).- Dirt has a bad image. Muck, we think: yuck. But getting your hands dirty can also be irresistible, as every child knows. A major new museum exhibition in London asks visitors to think again about the filthy and the fetid, exploring the r…
Israeli Archaeologists Find a 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Church Southwest of Jerusalem
HIRBET MADRAS (AP).- Israeli archaeologists presented a newly uncovered 1,500-year-old church in the Judean hills on Wednesday, including an unusually well-preserved mosaic floor with images of lions, foxes, fish and peacocks. The Byzantine church loc…
Jericho Unveils a Massive 1,200-Year-Old Carpet Mosaic Measuring Nearly 900 Square Meters
JERICHO (AP).- Visitors to ancient Jericho got a rare glimpse Sunday of a massive 1,200-year-old carpet mosaic measuring nearly 900 square meters (9,700 square feet), making it one of the largest in the Middle East. The small red, blue and ochre squar…
Scotland + Venice Announces Karla Black to Represent Scotland at 54th Venice Biennale
EDINBURGH.- Scotland + Venice announced that Karla Black has been chosen to represent Scotland at the 54th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, the world’s largest and most prestigious showcase for contemporary visual arts. The exh…
Karla Black to Represent Scotland at 54th Venice Biennale
EDINBURGH.- Scotland + Venice announced that Karla Black has been chosen to represent Scotland at the 54th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, the world’s largest and most prestigious showcase for contemporary visual arts. The exh…
Italian Police Show Latest Recovery of Looted Art at the Colosseum
ROME (AP).- Italian police have recovered hundreds of ancient artifacts in their latest effort to crack down on the looting of art, and have looted art, and they chose a unique setting to display them Friday: the Colosseum. The 337 pieces displayed in …
Ancient Buried Ship Hull Under World Trade Center Site in New York
NEW YORK (AP).- The ship was buried as junk two centuries ago — landfill
to expand a bustling little island of commerce called Manhattan. When it
re-emerged this week, surrounded by skyscrapers, it was an instant treasure that
popped up fr…
Ancient Buried Ship Hull Under World Trade Center Site in New York
NEW YORK (AP).- The ship was buried as junk two centuries ago — landfill
to expand a bustling little island of commerce called Manhattan. When it
re-emerged this week, surrounded by skyscrapers, it was an instant treasure that
popped up fr…