Leicester, UK.- The New Walk Museum and Art Gallery in Leicester is proud to present “Spirits of War to Hands of Peace”, on view at the museum until July 24th. This new and exciting exhibition exploring the horrors of war and the power of peace. The…
Korean Royal Books Looted by French Soldiers in the 19th Century Get Colorful Welcome
SEOUL (AP).- South Korea celebrated the return of nearly 300 royal books looted by French soldiers in the 19th century with solemn ceremonies Saturday bringing alive the color and pageantry of a bygone royal age. Bearers dressed in bright red costumes…
Art Lovers Queue through Night for Glimpse of Monet at the Grand Palais in Paris
PARIS (REUTERS).- Thousands of art lovers queued in freezing temperatures on Saturday night for a final glimpse of a major retrospective on French Impressionist Claude Monet, after Paris’ Grand Palais opened round the clock to cope with demand. Wrapped…
Photographs of Rediscovered Ephemera from Mental Patients at Frank Pictures Gallery
SANTA MONICA, CA.- Frank Pictures Gallery presents Lisa Rinzler’s THE GRASS IS GREEN, an exhibition of photographs of the rediscovered ephemera of generations of mental patients from the abandoned Willard Psychiatric Center in the Finger Lakes reg…
Preview Berlin, The Emerging Art Fair, Breaks Visitor Records in Its 6th Edition
BERLIN.- On Thursday October 7th, the sixth edition of PREVIEW BERLIN – The Emerging Art Fair opened its doors in the Hangar2 of Airport Tempelhof. 60 exhibitors from 19 countries displayed the newest trends on contemporary art through the work of…
Preview Berlin, The Emerging Art Fair, Breaks Visitor Records in Its 6th Edition
BERLIN.- On Thursday October 7th, the sixth edition of PREVIEW BERLIN – The Emerging Art Fair opened its doors in the Hangar2 of Airport Tempelhof. 60 exhibitors from 19 countries displayed the newest trends on contemporary art through the work of…
Tourist Crowds Threaten Vatican’s Sistine Chapel Says Vatican Museums Chief
VATICAN CITY (AP).- The Vatican Museums chief warned that dust and polluting agents brought into the Sistine Chapel by thousands of tourists every day risk one day endangering its priceless artworks. Antonio Paolucci told the newspaper La Repubblica in…
Tourist Crowds Threaten Vatican’s Sistine Chapel Says Vatican Museums Chief
VATICAN CITY (AP).- The Vatican Museums chief warned that dust and polluting agents brought into the Sistine Chapel by thousands of tourists every day risk one day endangering its priceless artworks. Antonio Paolucci told the newspaper La Repubblica in…
Picture Industry (Goodbye to All That) at Regen Projects
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Twentieth Century debates over the “politics of representation,” the autonomy of art, or art’s capacity for “critique” still linger like disgruntled spirits on the hunt for living bodies to inhabit. At first, contemporary art looks va…
"American Splendor" Comic Book Writer Harvey Pekar Dies at 70
CLEVELAND, OHIO (AP).- Harvey Pekar, whose
autobiographical comic book series “American Splendor” portrayed his
unglamorous
life with bone-dry honesty and wit, was found dead at home early Monday,
authorities said. He was 70. The cause o…