LONDON.- Now in its third year and established as one of the key art events in the summer calendar, Master Paintings Week is a collaboration between twenty-three leading galleries and three auction houses and will take place from 1 to 8 July 2011. Thi…
New Faces Join Third Master Paintings Week to Be Held During July in London
LONDON.- Now in its third year and established as one of the key art events in the summer calendar, Master Paintings Week is a collaboration between twenty-three leading galleries and three auction houses and will take place from 1 to 8 July 2011. Thi…
128 Years After Construction, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia Finally Becomes a Church
BARCELONA (REUTERS).- For decades tourists have visited the twisting spires of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia church, but 128 years after construction began Catholic faithful will worship there for the first time on Sunday. Pope Benedict XVI will c…
Major Collection of Work from Iconic Modern Jewellery Designer Andrew Grima to Be Offered by Bonhams
LONDON.- The first auction to focus on the work of the iconic jeweller, Andrew Grima, since his death in 2007 will preview at Bonhams in London from September 19th – 21st before the Fine Jewellery Sale at Bonhams New York on October 19th 2010. Gri…
Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert to show Early Works from 1939-1954 by Lucian Freud
LONDON – A major loan exhibition of early works by Lucian Freud (born 1922) will be held at Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, 38 Bury Street, St James’s, London SW1 from 9th October through 12th December 2008. The earliest paintings, from 1939, …
New Tube Map Cover Designed by Artist Barbara Kruger
LONDON.- Barbara Kruger uses the language of publicity to draw attention to the manipulative power of advertising. Her trademark subversive tactics are played out in ‘Untitled (Tube Map)’, where the familiar imagery of the map is used to rela…
Sims Reed Gallery Acquires Sir Eduardo Paolozzi’s Estate of Print Editions
LONDON.- The Sims Reed Gallery announced their
recent acquisition of Sir Eduardo Paolozzi’s highly revered estate of print
editions. In Paolozzi’s first show solely devoted to his screenprints, his
iconic 1960s Pop Art prints will be showcas…