ROME - Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Edward Burne-Jones, John William Godward, Arthur Hughes and Albert Moore set out to blaze their own trail and forge an identity free from the cobwebs of Queen Victoria’s puritanical Great Britain. The Mexican patron of the arts Juan Antonio Pérez Simón has a collection which i ... read entire article »
Harry Potter artwork will be on sale for 20.000 $. The first copies of the original artwork created by author's JK Rowling wizarding books will be set for auction. This week, all Harry Potter fans will have the opportunity to bid for a piece of the original ... read entire article »
Tessa Ross, the Film4 controller whose credits include the Oscar-winning 12 Years A Slave and Slumdog Millionaire, is leaving Channel 4 to become chief executive of the National Theatre in London. Mrs. Ross is one of the most influential figures in British film ... read entire article »
SIMFEROPOL - A museum director said on Wednesday that hundreds of precious artefacts are loaned to a Dutch museum and there are four museums which have fears they might not get their treasures back. The rich collection of items from the 2nd century B.C. up until ... read entire article »
PARIS - Between 27th and 30th March 2014 Grand Palais is displaying 140 international galleries, gathered from 20 countries. It will be wide-ranging panorama of modern and contemporary art, including photography, design and art publications. A number of ... read entire article »
NANTES - The auctioneers said a 19th century guillotine in perfect working order will be sold for an auction in France on Thursday and is expected to fetch up to 60,000 euros. The wood, iron, steel and brass guillotine, from the 1789 French Revolution, was used ... read entire article »
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Fox and Hound pub in downtown Philadelphia has easels and canvases for "Paint Nite". This gives the clients the opportunity to tap their inner Van Gogh. Just order a drink and a friendly instructor takes you step-by-step through the brush ... read entire article »
The Paintings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné will be available in the virtual world. Type in the keyword “olive” to search on google and you’ll find Portrait de l’artiste au papier peint olivâtre (Portrait of the artist against olive-colored ... read entire article »
WASHINGTON - The picture above was made on November 7, 2024 by the White House, revealing Bill Clinton writing an e-mail on November 6, 1998, while he was in a friend's home in Arkansas. President Clinton was the first to send the very first presidential email ... read entire article »
LONDON - Sotheby’s has had an exclusive evening sale of 15 paintings by L.S. Lowry, at 6 pm on 25th March 2014. The A.J. Thompson Collection is estimated to gather £15 million extra. Mr. Lowry's collection includes famous masterpieces seen in previou ... read entire article »
MILAN - UBS presents the first exhibition in Italy! It displays art works from the famous contemporary UBS Art Collection. Starting the 21st of March and lasting till the 21st of June 2014, the visitors in Milan have plenty of time to come and admire thi ... read entire article »
The 39-year-old artist is a native American, born and educated in rural Maryland, very used with landscape, which made her sense of history become sharp. She grew up near the Pennsylvania border and went to school in Baltimore. During childhood, Keyser and her ... read entire article »
COPENHAGEN - The Danish Minister of Culture, Marianne Jelved, has appointed Mikkel Bogh director of the National Gallery of Denmark. She says: ”With the choice of Mikkel Bogh we have found a highly knowledgeable, experienced, and visionary director of ... read entire article »
PARIS - Over 250 works represent a huge retrospective for Robert Mapplethorpe, during this exhibition, held in Grand Palais. His entire career as a photographer will be revealed, including the Polaroids of the early 1970s and portraits from the late 1980s. He ... read entire article »
LONDON - There is a silver-gilt plate, dating 1600 years ago, which is estimated to be sold for 250.000 £! It is one of the top lots put out for auction during Bonhams sale of Antiquities, on 3rd April in London. The plate is decorated in relief and it reveal ... read entire article »
LYON - A relic is the last memory of a saint, for all the believers. And not just that: it also symbolizes the promise of being close with God. Yet, pay attention: to pray in front of a relic does not mean “to worship a piece of flesh”. There are ... read entire article »
Sotheby’s spring sale will take place on 7 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Many exquisite works will be offered, made by modern artists like Zhang Daqian, Wu Changshuo, Qi Baishi, Fu Baoshi, Xu Beihong and Xie Zhiliu A total of 400 ... read entire article »
ROME - This is the notorious photographer's first major exhibition in Rome. "Scopophilia" is a Greek word which means "love of looking", but also refers to the erotic pleasure derived from gazing at images of the body. Her exhibition is a slide-show of ... read entire article »
ROME - The exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale is Italy’s first retrospective of the Mexican artist. Promoted by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism and by Roma Capitale - Assessorato alla Cultura, Creatività e Promozione Artistica ... read entire article »
Yesterday, a trio of Bond girls, including new Miss Moneypenny Naomie Harris, have announced the launching of a 007 exhibition in London. Naomie is the latest incarnation of Moneypenny in 2012's Skyfall. Along with The Living Daylights star Maryam d'Abo and ... read entire article »