Fired by the recent events, Russia is in a highly militaristic mood, even when it comes to art and culture. Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation plans to open a big tank museum at the site of the Battle of Prokhorovka on the Ukrainian border. At the ... read entire article »
Unauthorized street art is illegal. But should it be? As long as it's decent and not harming any monuments or facades, doesn't it lighten up the day of by-passers and bring a smile on their faces? Should street artists be prosecuted? What constitutes 'art' these ... read entire article »
New York - Very old and ultra-rare cognacs led the successful sale of the Whisky, Cognac & Rare Spirits Auction on April 30 at Bonhams, which is the third largest international fine art auction house. The auction's top lot and front cover catalog highlight, a ... read entire article »
The Japanese artist Choo-San is defying technology with her talent: "I was a little sick of everyone making pictures with their computers and wanted to see how far I can go without those technologies such as Photoshop," she states. Specializing in illusionary ... read entire article »
New York - Simon Shaw, Co-Head of Sotheby’s Worldwide Impressionist & Modern Art Department, commented: “A key factor in tonight’s successes was our longstanding relationships with top collectors, and our partnership with them throughout the sale proce ... read entire article »
Tate announced today the nominees for UK's most prestigious prize for artists under 50. Tris Vonna-Michell, Ciara Phillips, James Richards and Duncan Campbell were nominated for the 30th anniversary edition of the Turner Prize. The artists are all involved in ... read entire article »
Micro-fractures on lower part of statue's legs likely due to 19th-century move from Florence square to Accademia Gallery. Florence's museum authority has played down the risk of Michelangelo's 500-year-old David statue falling down because of fractures in it ... read entire article »
Michael Fennell is an exceptional artist who creates amazing art using smoke. On his website, the smoke artist claims to be “creator of smoke painting”, although he mentions that he is not the first person who thought of using smoke as an artistic tool. ... read entire article »
New York - Yesterday, Christie’s Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art realized 285.879.000 $ (168.668.610 £, which is 205.832.880 €), selling 89% by lot and 96% by value. This marks the highest total record for Christie’s New York in thi ... read entire article »
Jerusalem (AP) - Last Thursday, the 1st of May 2014, Eli Shukron, an archeologist formerly with Israel's Antiquities Authority, walks in the City of David archaeological site near Jerusalem's Old City. Shukron says he believes there is strong evidence that it ... read entire article »
Argentinian artist and graphic wizard KIDMOGRAPH is creating retro-futuristic gifs that will change your day into a SF one. Enjoy! read entire article »
We may never think about metal wires to have another use than the traditional ones. The italian artist Mattia Trotta, however, found a way to transform metal wires into art. Really amazing art. His sculptures have no dimensional limits, and many of them adorn ... read entire article »
London - Waddington Custot Galleries present 'Josef Albers: Black and White' in association with the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. This is the first exhibition to be held in the UK which explores the importance of black and white in Josef Albers's work. ... read entire article »
The most popular modern diseases, stress and anxiety, perturb the well-being of uncounted people nowadays. To be in trend, it was just the case to create an art festival that explores this scourge of the 21st century in depth. The Mental Health Foundation i ... read entire article »
American artist Steve Casino is giving famous faces to peanuts. "I spend a lot of time finding a peanut that is the right shape for the person I'm making, then I remove the nuts, glue it back together, and prepare one side for painting. After sketching the ... read entire article »
Pedro Reyes, an amazing artist from Mexico City, is transforming confiscated weapons into beautiful, functional musical instruments. Within his project, called 'Imagine', 6,700 weapons are turned into 50 musical instruments. Watch below a video that show ... read entire article »
Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt will start in a little while an international competition for restoration of Saladin's Citadel. The action is part of the Historic Cairo Rehabilitation Project, launched in 2000, that aims to increase the accessibility of ... read entire article »
London - This exhibition will explore the artistic relationship between Herbert Beck (1920 – 2010) and his mentor Emil Nolde (1867 – 1956), featuring 10 important watercolours by Nolde made between 1908 and 1952, alongside 12 works by Beck. Through ... read entire article »
Washington - A major exhibition of paintings and etchings by James McNeill Whistler opens in Washington this weekend. "An American in London: Whistler and the Thames" spotlights the 19th century American artist's many years in the British capital and hi ... read entire article »
