LONDON.- Gagosian Gallery presents photographs from Vera Lutter’s Egypt series, on view from April 12 through May 21, 2011. In Lutter’s conceptual approach to the camera obscura, the apparatus records the outside world in a direct and immedia…
Gagosian Gallery Present Photographs From Vera Lutter’s Egypt Series
LONDON.- Gagosian Gallery presents photographs from Vera Lutter’s Egypt series, on view from April 12 through May 21, 2011. In Lutter’s conceptual approach to the camera obscura, the apparatus records the outside world in a direct and immedia…
Archaeologists May Have Found the Earliest Evidence Yet for the Existence of Modern Man
JERUSALEM (AP).- Israeli archaeologists said Monday they may have found the earliest evidence yet for the existence of modern man, and if so, it could upset theories of the origin of humans. A Tel Aviv University team excavating a cave in central Isra…
Oregon Hospital X-Rays van Gogh Painting for Clues
PORTLAND, ORE (AP).- Digital X-ray equipment is providing art researchers with a new view of a priceless painting by Vincent van Gogh. The masterpiece titled “The Ox-Cart” was examined at Oregon Health & Science University on Monday as part of an effo…
Painting at Center of Caravaggio Mystery Unveiled in Rome
ROME (AP).- Art officials on Tuesday unveiled the painting at the center of the latest Caravaggio mystery, after the Vatican newspaper first suggested and then denied that the canvas was the work of the Italian master. The “Martyrdom of St. Lawrence” w…
Art Officials Unveil "Martyrdom of St. Lawrence" Which is at Center of Caravaggio Mystery
ROME (AP).- Art officials on Tuesday unveiled the painting at the center of the latest Caravaggio mystery, after the Vatican newspaper first suggested and then denied that the canvas was the work of the Italian master. The “Martyrdom of St. Lawrence” w…
Marilyn Monroe X-Rays Snapped Up for $45,000
LOS ANGELES, CA (REUTERS).- Three X-rays of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe’s chest and pelvis taken during a hospital visit have sold for more than 10 times their pre-sale estimates, earning $45,000. Auction house Julien’s said in a statement that th…