ARLES - “Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853–29 July 1890), lived in Arles from 20 February 2025 to 8 March 1889. That is almost 15 months, over 63 weeks, precisely 444 days. During his stay, he produced some 200 paintings, made over 100 drawings and watercolours, and wrote some 200 letters. The vast majority ... read entire article »
PARIS - This exhibition is made for the audience to relive the splendour of the French capital, during its version at that time. During 1900, Paris was seen throughout the world as a sparkling city of luxury with a sophisticated way of life. There are over ... read entire article »
The exhibition is available from March 25th till June 21st 2014, at Addict Galerie. Laetitia Hecht will present the photographs from this last session in the exhibition “Kurt Cobain- The Last Shooting”. A selection of the images will be available a ... read entire article »
GENEVA - Gagosian Geneva presents an exhibition of recent paintings by Alberto Di Fabio. Alberto Di Fabio has investigated the imagery of biology, astrology, and other natural systems through painting, for over twenty years. He is the son of an artist and a ... read entire article »
PARIS - Musketeers! The word itself sounds like a promise of style: fine sword thrusts and adventure. The new exhibition at the Musée de l’Armée displays art about the heroes who inspired Alexandre Dumas. Yet musketeer's real role is not well known. Whether ... read entire article »
MONTREAL - DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art presents 'Come and See'. This is the first major exhibition in North America created by British artists Jake and Dinos Chapman. The Chapmans’ varied and multidisciplinary practice grapples with a wide range ... read entire article »
LOS ANGELES, CA - The April 1st: Contemporary Art auction at Bonhams witnessed an excited crowd all longing to take home a piece by Californian artists. This Californian auction achieved a spectacular result with a total sale of $1.4 million and 93% of lot ... read entire article »
ROME (AFP) - Italy said on Wednesday that they have recovered a painting worth millions of euros by Paul Gauguin. The famous painting was stolen in London in 1970, bought by an Italian factory worker for a pittance and hung in his kitchen for almost 40 years! ... read entire article »
WASHINGTON, DC - The National Gallery of Art acquired its first work by Carrie Mae Weems. “The opportunity to acquire these significant works speaks volumes about the depth and breadth of the Gallery’s collection”, said Earl A. Powell III, director ... read entire article »
(Image above) Israeli archeologist Eitan Klein of the Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit points at one of the 11 ancient coffins containing Jewish bones from the Second Temple period, after recovering them from thieves. JERUSALEM (AFP) - The Israel Antiquitie ... read entire article »
(Image above) Pablo Picasso, Head, 1912. Charcoal on paper, 64.50 x 49.50 cm. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Photograph courtesy of Sotheby’s. EDINBURGH - The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art announced the acquisition of a highly important ... read entire article »
LONDON - Tate Britain unveiled today the largest and most ambitious work made by sculptor Phyllida Barlow (b. 1944). Her sculptures has been created for the annual Tate Britain Commission 2014, supported by Sotheby’s. The commission encouraged artists to make ... read entire article »
NEW YORK, NY — The late great director Orson Welles was the author of Citizen Kane, commonly considered the greatest film ever made. It's been almost 30 years after Orson Welles' death. His daughter Beatrice Welles is making a trove of material related to her ... read entire article »
MADRID (AFP) - The church San Isidro got really crowded by people who barged inside, to see the claimed Holy Grail. Therefore, curators were forced to remove the precious cup from display, according to staff. Visitors flocked to the San Isidro basilica of city ... read entire article »
LONDON - The Saatchi Gallery opens Pangaea: New Art From Africa and Latin America today (The 1st April). The title is inspired from the prehistoric landmass that conjoined Africa and Latin America. The exhibition contains the work of 16 contemporary artist ... read entire article »
NEW YORK, NY - The photographer John Goodman is having a thing for the human body and how it moves. Goodman states "I explore the contest between light and dark, power and grace, grit and tenderness". Boxers + Ballerinas is his long awaited first solo ... read entire article »
NEW YORK, NY - Croatian artist Zlatan Vehabović will have his art work exhibited at Marc Straus. This is the second solo show for new paintings of the artist. The Croatian's actual exhibition gathers literary adventure themes, such as men at sea and ... read entire article »
PARIS - Jack Lang, former - Minister of Culture and President of the Arab World Institute - and Guillaume Pepy, President of the SNCF (French railway network) joined forces to launch together "The Orient-Express Exhibition". This event has the purpose to mark the ... read entire article »
NEW YORK, NY - On Thursday, April 17, Swann Galleries will hold their first ever auction of vernacular photography, named "The Vernacular Eye: Photographic Albums, Snapshots & Objects". There are evocative snapshots made by hobbyists, iconic news picture ... read entire article »
MADRID - The Museo Reina Sofía presents "The order of time and things". That is placed in home studio of Hanne Darboven. The exhibition reveals the peculiar home studio of this German artist. Her home is located in Hamburg. Hanne Darboven (Munich, 1941- ... read entire article »
