- "Craziness everywhere" at UK Turner Prize for art Mike Collett-White - Reuters - 4 hrs ago
LONDON (Reuters) - One of contemporary art's most prestigious awards is announced later on Monday, and members of the Turner Prize jury must decide between the first … More »"Craziness everywhere" at UK Turner Prize for art
LONDON (Reuters) - One of contemporary art's most prestigious awards is announced later on Monday, and members of the Turner Prize jury must decide between the first performance artist to be nominated, two filmmakers and the creator of obsessively detailed drawings. The British award, which helped establish the careers …
- UK artist hits out at Christie's over stolen work Reuters - Fri, Nov 30, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Turner Prize-winning Scottish artist Douglas Gordon has criticized auction house Christie's after a solid gold sculpture was stolen from the auction … More »UK artist hits out at Christie's over stolen work
LONDON (Reuters) - Turner Prize-winning Scottish artist Douglas Gordon has criticized auction house Christie's after a solid gold sculpture was stolen from the auction house's London warehouse. Gordon's 2007 "The Left Hand and the Right Hand Have Abandoned One Another" was reported missing by the world's biggest auction …
- Spanish poet wins Cervantes literature prize AP - Thu, Nov 29, 2012
Spanish poet and essayist Jose Manuel Caballero Bonald has won the 2012 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor. More »Spanish poet wins Cervantes literature prize
Spanish poet and essayist Jose Manuel Caballero Bonald has won the 2012 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.
- Chicago artist gets a national stage: the holiday White House Mark Guarino - Reuters - Wed, Nov 28, 2012
CHICAGO (Reuters) - To help decorate the White House for the Christmas season this year, President Barack Obama turned to an artist from his hometown. David Lee Csicsko, … More »Chicago artist gets a national stage: the holiday White House
CHICAGO (Reuters) - To help decorate the White House for the Christmas season this year, President Barack Obama turned to an artist from his hometown. David Lee Csicsko, a Chicago mosaic artist who specializes in public installations, designed the annual display in the corridor leading to the East Room and the State Dining …
- Van Gogh, John Lennon letters coming to NY auction By ULA ILNYTZKY - AP - Wed, Nov 28, 2012
An upcoming auction of over 300 historical documents includes rare letters written by Vincent van Gogh, George Washington, John Lennon and other iconic figures. More »Van Gogh, John Lennon letters coming to NY auction
- Demi Moore Dating 26-Year-Old Art Dealer (Report) Access Hollywood - Wed, Nov 28, 2012
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More »Demi Moore Dating 26-Year-Old Art Dealer (Report) - Seattle Art Museum restoring Pollock painting ELAINE THOMPSON - AP - Tue, Nov 27, 2012
The Seattle Art Museum is restoring a 1947 Jackson Pollock painting that was altered in the 1970s with a coat of varnish. More »Seattle Art Museum restoring Pollock painting
- Clarification: Austria-Opera-Alceste story AP - Mon, Nov 26, 2012
In a story Nov. 23, The Associated Press reported that Canadian tenor Josef Kaiser was unable to sing in a performance of "Alceste" because of a sudden voice loss. The … More »Clarification: Austria-Opera-Alceste story
In a story Nov. 23, The Associated Press reported that Canadian tenor Josef Kaiser was unable to sing in a performance of "Alceste" because of a sudden voice loss. The report should have made clear the opera said Kaiser was suffering from a cold that temporarily affected his voice.
- Elton John dedicates show to Chinese artist Ai AP - Mon, Nov 26, 2012
Pop icon Elton John publicly dedicated his only concert in Beijing to Chinese artist and political critic Ai Weiwei, sending a murmur of shock through an audience accustomed … More »Elton John dedicates show to Chinese artist Ai
Pop icon Elton John publicly dedicated his only concert in Beijing to Chinese artist and political critic Ai Weiwei, sending a murmur of shock through an audience accustomed to tight censorship of entertainment.
- Gluck opera shines despite tenor's voice loss GEORGE JAHN - AP - Fri, Nov 23, 2012
Two tenors in the same role at the same time — what could have been a recipe for disaster turned instead into a delightful operatic performance of Christoph Willibald … More »Gluck opera shines despite tenor's voice loss
- Botero's bronze "Horse" top seller at NY Latam art auction Walker Simon - Reuters - Wed, Nov 21, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colombian artist Fernando Botero's "Horse" sculpture was the highlight of Christie's Latin American auction, which also set a record for Cuban-born … More »Botero's bronze "Horse" top seller at NY Latam art auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Colombian artist Fernando Botero's "Horse" sculpture was the highlight of Christie's Latin American auction, which also set a record for Cuban-born artist Tomas Sanchez. Botero's 1999 bronze work with dark brown patina, fetched $938,500 at the sale late on Tuesday and Sanchez's 2005 acrylic on canvas …
- Former Marcos aide charged with secretly keeping Monet painting Karen Freifeld - Reuters - Tue, Nov 20, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former secretary to Imelda Marcos was indicted Tuesday in New York on charges of conspiring to sell artwork that the former Philippine first … More »Former Marcos aide charged with secretly keeping Monet painting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former secretary to Imelda Marcos was indicted Tuesday in New York on charges of conspiring to sell artwork that the former Philippine first lady acquired during her husband's presidency, including a Claude Monet water-lily painting. The paintings, which the Philippine government claims it owns, …
- Review: Bair writes bio of artist Saul Steinberg ANN LEVIN - AP - Tue, Nov 20, 2012
"Saul Steinberg: A Biography" (Doubleday/Nan A. Talese), by Deirdre Bair More »Review: Bair writes bio of artist Saul Steinberg
- Abu Dhabi to begin building Louvre early next year Reuters - Mon, Nov 19, 2012
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Visitors to Abu Dhabi's latest attraction will be offered a journey through time when building of a branch of Paris's world-famous Louvre museum … More »Abu Dhabi to begin building Louvre early next year
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Visitors to Abu Dhabi's latest attraction will be offered a journey through time when building of a branch of Paris's world-famous Louvre museum finally gets under way next year. The emirate's tourism arm, which is also building a branch of New York's Guggenheim museum in the Gulf Arab emirate, confirmed …
- Realistic art from pop to now at NOLA museum JANET McCONNAUGHEY - AP - Sat, Nov 17, 2012
It's art that tempts you. All those "do not touch" signs are essential. More »Realistic art from pop to now at NOLA museum
- China artist Zeng Fanzhi admits "exhibition-phobia" Isla Binnie - Reuters - Fri, Nov 16, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Zeng Fanzhi may be one of the world's most feted and valuable living artists, but the Beijing-based painter says he has little time for the publicity … More »China artist Zeng Fanzhi admits "exhibition-phobia"
LONDON (Reuters) - Zeng Fanzhi may be one of the world's most feted and valuable living artists, but the Beijing-based painter says he has little time for the publicity such stature brings. Presenting a new showcase of canvases partly based on the 15th-century works of German master Albrecht Duerer at the Gagosian Gallery …
- DC's Spy Museum opening James Bond exhibit AP - Fri, Nov 16, 2012
Washington's International Spy Museum is opening a new exhibit commemorating 50 years of James Bond films and their villains. More »DC's Spy Museum opening James Bond exhibit
Washington's International Spy Museum is opening a new exhibit commemorating 50 years of James Bond films and their villains.
- Stephen Colbert joins US presidents at wax museum AP - Fri, Nov 16, 2012
Stephen Colbert will take his place among the presidents at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington and will be featured in a new media gallery. More »Stephen Colbert joins US presidents at wax museum
- Record sale of contemporary art as Christie's tops $400 million Chris Michaud - Reuters - Wed, Nov 14, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The art auctions ended with a big bang on Wednesday as Christie's staged the most successful sale of post-war and contemporary art in history, taking … More »Record sale of contemporary art as Christie's tops $400 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The art auctions ended with a big bang on Wednesday as Christie's staged the most successful sale of post-war and contemporary art in history, taking in $412 million as new records were set for Jeff Koons and Jean-Michel Basquiat and an Andy Warhol soared to $43.8 million. It was a second night of blockbuster …
- Artist Marshall Bouldin dead at age 89 AP - Wed, Nov 14, 2012
Portrait artist Marshall Bouldin III, whose paintings have been displayed in the White House and in more than 400 public and private collections throughout the country, … More »Artist Marshall Bouldin dead at age 89
Portrait artist Marshall Bouldin III, whose paintings have been displayed in the White House and in more than 400 public and private collections throughout the country, has died. He was 89.
- Retrospective of George Bellows features best of U.S. artist Ellen Freilich - Reuters - Wed, Nov 14, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paintings of boxers, gritty tenements, waterfront workers, as well as bucolic parks, portraits, and scenes of domestic tranquility form a new retrospective … More »Retrospective of George Bellows features best of U.S. artist
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Paintings of boxers, gritty tenements, waterfront workers, as well as bucolic parks, portraits, and scenes of domestic tranquility form a new retrospective of the works of George Bellows at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition, which includes 120 works by the man who was regarded as one of …
- Contemporary art gives Sotheby's its best result Chris Michaud - Reuters - Tue, Nov 13, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sotheby's staged the biggest auction in its 268-year history on Tuesday, led by a $75 million Mark Rothko and a record-setting $40 million work by … More »Contemporary art gives Sotheby's its best result
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sotheby's staged the biggest auction in its 268-year history on Tuesday, led by a $75 million Mark Rothko and a record-setting $40 million work by Jackson Pollock at its post-war and contemporary art sale. With an impressive total of $375 million, the auction showed the buoyancy of an art market that …
- Andy Warhol Foundation reaps $17 million from auction sales Reuters - Tue, Nov 13, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of Andy Warhol artworks earned more than $17 million at a Christie's single-artist sale, the first in a series to raise money for the artist's … More »Andy Warhol Foundation reaps $17 million from auction sales
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of Andy Warhol artworks earned more than $17 million at a Christie's single-artist sale, the first in a series to raise money for the artist's foundation, the auction house said on Tuesday. Warhol's "Endangered Species: San Francisco Silverspot" was the top earning item at $1.25 million in …
- NY auction of Warhol works fetches over $17M AP - Tue, Nov 13, 2012
The first in a series of live and online auctions to raise money for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York collected over $17 million Monday. More »NY auction of Warhol works fetches over $17M
The first in a series of live and online auctions to raise money for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York collected over $17 million Monday.
- War photography exhibit debuts in Houston museum RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI - AP - Sat, Nov 10, 2012
It was a moment Nina Berman did not expect to capture when she entered an Illinois wedding studio in 2006. She knew Tyler Ziegel had been horribly injured, his face … More »War photography exhibit debuts in Houston museum
It was a moment Nina Berman did not expect to capture when she entered an Illinois wedding studio in 2006. She knew Tyler Ziegel had been horribly injured, his face mutilated beyond recognition by a suicide bombing in the Iraq War. She knew he was marrying his pretty high school sweetheart, perfect in a white, voluminous …
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