BERLIN.- With the artistic work of Wolfgang Joop, Galerie Michael Schultz presents an aspect of this creative multi-versatile genius which is still less heard of, as opposed to his world fame as a designer. For more than ten years now, the artist who c…
Sculptural and Textile Works by Wolfgang Joop at Galerie Michael Schultz
BERLIN.- With the artistic work of Wolfgang Joop, Galerie Michael Schultz presents an aspect of this creative multi-versatile genius which is still less heard of, as opposed to his world fame as a designer. For more than ten years now, the artist who c…
Pot o’ Gold: Family’s Old Vase Fetches $83 Million at Small Suburban London Auction House
LONDON (AP).- It was just an old Chinese vase that had been in the family for 80 years. It turned out to be much more. When the intricately painted 18th-century piece went on the block at Bainbridges, a small suburban London auction house, it sold for…
Pot o’ Gold: Family’s Old Vase Fetches $83 Million
LONDON (AP).- It was just an old Chinese vase that had been in the family for 80 years. It turned out to be much more. When the intricately painted 18th-century piece went on the block at Bainbridges, a small suburban London auction house, it sold for…
Sotheby’s to Offer the Rochefoucauld Grail: Witness of the Legend of King Arthur
LONDON.- It is the greatest romance of chivalry produced in the Middle Ages, and its themes of friendship, treachery, ambition, achievement and star-crossed tragic lovers form the foundations of much of our modern literature. The stories of the quest f…
Sotheby’s to Offer the Rochefoucauld Grail: Principal Witness of the Legend of King Arthur
LONDON.- It is the greatest romance of chivalry produced in the Middle Ages, and its themes of friendship, treachery, ambition, achievement and star-crossed tragic lovers form the foundations of much of our modern literature. The stories of the quest f…
Artist’s Jewels From Modernisme to the Avant-Garde at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
BARCELONA.- Artist’s jewels. From Modernisme to the avant-garde explores the approach to the world of jewellery by leading artists of the main art movements in the first decades of the fertile 20th century. The exhibition gathers almost 350 works, chie…
Imperial War Museum North Exhibits a New Sculpture by Renowned Contemporary Artist Gerry Judah
MANCHESTER.- The huge work of art is the first exhibit visitors will see on entering the Museum’s Main Exhibition Space. Gerry Judah’s new piece, entitled The Crusader, has been created in direct response to contemporary global conflict. It r…
Acclaimed Photographer Edward Burtynsky Named Recipient of MOCCA Award 2011
TORONTO, ON.- The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) announced Toronto-based photographer Edward Burtynsky as the recipient of the $20,000 MOCCA Award in Contemporary Art 2011. The MOCCA Award will be presented to Mr. Burtynsky at the Museum o…
Laurie Anderson Says Museums Losing Cachet to Web
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Laurie Anderson sees a new online trend in the art world that has galleries and museums in a tailspin: the power of the Web to distribute art. The performance artist and voice of America’s cultural fringe says websites such as YouT…