BUDAPEST (AP).- An auction of relics and artworks from Hungary’s communist era was held Monday to raise funds for the victims of October’s flood of toxic red sludge that killed 10 people and left hundreds injured and homeless. The sale at the Pinter Ga…
Hungary to Sell Communist Relics to Benefit the Victims of Last Month’s Red Sludge Flood
BUDAPEST (AP).- Hungary will auction off 230 communist-era relics, including a life-size bust of former Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin, to benefit the victims of last month’s red sludge flood. The objects, which also include paintings in the Socialist …
Kunsthaus Zürich Embarks on Ambitious Restoration Project on the Work of Alberto Giacometti
ZURICH.- In 2006, after decades languishing in external warehouses, the vast majority of Alberto Giacometti’s plasters were relocated to Zurich. Technical and art-historical evaluation of the fragile works can now begin, an expensive and labour-in…
Kunsthaus Zürich Embarks on Ambitious Restoration Project on the Work of Alberto Giacometti
ZURICH.- In 2006, after decades languishing in external warehouses, the vast majority of Alberto Giacometti’s plasters were relocated to Zurich. Technical and art-historical evaluation of the fragile works can now begin, an expensive and labour-in…
Kunsthaus Zürich Embarks on the Most Ambitious Evaluation and Restoration Project ever Attempted on the Oeuvre of Albert
ZURICH.- In 2006, after decades languishing in external warehouses, the vast majority of Alberto Giacometti’s plasters were relocated to Zurich. Technical and art-historical evaluation of the fragile works can now begin, an expensive and labour-inten…
Art Fest Champions British Talent in Olympic Shadow
LONDON (REUTERS).- Just a shotput’s throw from the perimeter of the Olympic site in east London, an event highlighting the strength and diversity of Britain’s creative industries, took place over the weekend. Hackney Wicked, an art festival in its thir…