HAMBURG.- Two of the most important collections of contemporary art have been brought together in a joint show this summer at Deichtorhallen. One main feature of the collection of doctor and chemist Thomas Olbricht, who lives in Essen and Berlin, is a…
Victims’ Concerns put London 9/11 Sculpture on Hold
LONDON (REUTERS).- Plans to erect a sculpture in a London park using girders salvaged from New York’s World Trade Center, which was destroyed in attacks on September 11, 2001, have been put on hold after victims’ families complained. The memorial, desi…
Tangible Signs of Life to Arrive at 9/11 Memorial in New York
NEW YORK (AP).- After nearly nine years, life is returning to ground zero in a tangible way. Sixteen swamp white oaks arriving Saturday are the first of nearly 400 trees that will be planted at the World Trade Center site, where more than 2,700 people …
Tangible Signs of Life to Arrive at 9/11 Memorial in New York
NEW YORK (AP).- After nearly nine years, life is returning to ground zero in a tangible way. Sixteen swamp white oaks arriving Saturday are the first of nearly 400 trees that will be planted at the World Trade Center site, where more than 2,700 people …
Louisiana State Museum’s Riveting New Exhibit to Document Tragedy and Rebirth After Katrina
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Hurricane Katrina’s deluge was Biblical. When it hit Louisiana and Mississippi the morning of August 29, 2005, the storm caused fearsome destruction. Then the disaster grew worse. The levees – the man-made walls built to pro…
Leopold Museum Explores Love, Fear and Death in Edvard Munch’s Work
VIENNA.- Edvard Munch, one of the most important
European artists, stands at the center of the main autumn exhibition of the
Leopold Museum. The themes of love, fear and death dominate Munch’s oeuvre. The
symbol-laden atmosphere lends many of …