A Caravaggio painting considered to be the most valuable work of art in Ukraine was recovered in Germany, two years after it was stolen from a museum in Odessa, Reuters reported. The painting, below, called “The Taking of Christ” or “The Kiss of Judas,” was made by Caravaggio in the early 17th century, [...]
"The Art of Photography Show is the very best photography competition among all of the competitions which were represented at the APA-LA panel, by far. You guys stand alone as being a pure high-end photography exhibition, produced with excellence and with integrity." - Jim McHugh APA-LA Vice Chair The Art of Photography Show 2010 is [...]
Lowbrow meets highbrow on Bravo's new reality-television series Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. The show, which premieres next Wednesday, tracks 14 contestants as they compete to win $100,000 and a solo show at the Brooklyn Museum. “Look—we’ve done it with food and fashion and hair and interior design, I think we [...]
Live Music Take a break in the Art Students League garden located on the north side of the school and enjoy some music. Check out the schedule for a line-up of the performances. Free Adult Art Classes Free art classes for adults are located inside the Art Students League of Denver building. Classes are limited [...]
(Reuters) - Auction house Christie's is offering a Monet water-lily painting worth an estimated 30 to 40 million pounds ($44-59 million) this month in what it expects to be the biggest sale it has ever mounted in London. With the international art market booming again after a slump when financial markets crashed, the [...]
Louise Bourgeois, the grande dame of contemporary artists best known for her sculpture and disquieting symbolism, died Monday of a heart attack at a hospital in Manhattan. She was 98. Sculpture became Ms. Bourgeois' primary medium after 1945 when the Peridot Gallery, a prestigious venue in Manhattan's then-intimate art world, staged her first [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gallery Nucleus Presents Enchanté June 19, 2010- July 12, 2010 Opening Reception: Saturday June 19, 2010 (7 pm – 11 pm) Alhambra, CA – Gallery Nucleus is excited to present Enchanté, an exhibit featuring a mélange of contemporary French illustrators and fine artists. Featured artists include those that have graced previous Nucleus [...]
Michelangelo may have hidden a message in his painting of god at the Sistine Chapel. The message, which the church would have considered an act of blasphemy portray’s the human brain hidden in a painting of god. The painting in question is The Separation of Light from Darkness in which the lumpy features [...]
The city known for its ancient monuments and baroque churches finally has two new contemporary art galleries worthy of the name, both designed by foreign women. The MAXXI gallery in Rome will open its futuristic doors to the public Sunday. The Museum of Art for the XXIst century is one of a few [...]
Korea's largest overseas contemporary art exhibition returns to London in July, but this time geared with new tactics ― the first comprehensive English-language book on contemporary art from the country and a fresh army of young artists. "Korean Eye: Fantastic Ordinary," organized by Standard Chartered and Britain's influential Saatchi Gallery, returns for its [...]