LAS VEGAS, Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The sculpture, dubbed ‘Horse and Rider’ by world renowned Leonardo expert, Carlo Pedretti, was authenticated in 1985. The original bronze was made directly from a beeswax model sculpted by the great Leonardo da Vinci himself in 1508. “It’s a great story of how this remarkable 500-year-old art treasure has been […]
BERLIN, June 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The online auction house Auctionata has set a new world record for an Asian work of art sold in an online auction. In its 259th auction ‘Important Asian Art’, on June 20, which was broadcast online via livestream, a rare enamel, ivory-mounted and paste-set musical and automaton clock from the […]
MILAN, May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Expo Milan 2015 is challenging the world to answer to its main theme “Feeding the planet, energy for life”. Marco Balich, Artistic Director of the Italian Pavilion and author of the Tree of Life, welcomes you to discover creative contribution to this global appointment: the exhibit of Palazzo Italia […]
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — This June, visitors to the Asian Art Museum will get a snapshot of some of China’s most exciting artists from the country’s booming contemporary art scene. The museum’s special summer exhibition 28 Chinese offers glimpses of contemporary Chinese art through a group of 28 artists, ranging from those in […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y., March 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — It appears the earliest known photograph album of imperial Beijing has been discovered. Created in 1860, this rare and remarkable album was acquired by Stephan Loewentheil of the 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop. Exhaustive research has confirmed that this album is the earliest known surviving photograph album […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Frist Center for the Visual Arts presents Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945, an elegant exhibition that chronicles the birth and growth of the Italian fashion industry from the post-World War II recovery years to the present day. Based on new archival research, the exhibition explores the development […]
HAMBURG, Germany, March 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The award winners are located in Heidelberg (Germany), Paris (France) and Santa Pau (Spain); the interior design prize goes to Switzerland HÄUSER, the premium magazine for international architecture, design and lifestyle, presents the winners of its 2015 HÄUSER AWARD in edition 2/15 (in shops from 9 March). The […]
NIAGARA FALLS, ON, Jan. 8, 2015 /CNW/ – Celebrity Photographer Jennifer Blakeley released a highly anticipated photography collection this week titled “Let Them Be” artistically depicting young children laughing, being silly, and exhibiting genuine emotion. The collection comes as a response to Blakeley’s frustration in observing society, through the use of social media pressuring parents to push their […]
BEIJING, Dec. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — On December 3, 2014, Chinese artist Shi Qi offered the following comments in front of the Shi Qi Research Association in Beijing’s Sanlitun: painting art can be displayed in three forms — concrete, abstract and impressionist. Incorporating these three forms or modes of expression into one work is my […]
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Alfred Wertheimer, whose photographs of a 21-year-old Elvis Presley in 1956 are considered the definitive visual document of the soon-to-be “King of Rock & Roll” died on October 19, 2014 at his home in New York City. He was 85. His niece, Pam Wertheimer, said he died of natural causes. […]
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Internationally acclaimed performance artist Marina Abramovic and Mana Contemporary announce Marina Abramovic Institute at Mana: A 72-Hour Continuous Workshop from October 16-19th, 2014. This groundbreaking event is the U.S. debut of a Marina Abramovic Institute (MAI) workshop and will take place at Mana Glass Gallery, a 50,000-square-foot column-free exhibition […]
LAS VEGAS, July 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Wynn Las Vegas welcomes Popeye by acclaimed American artist Jeff Koons, as part of the resort’s continued appreciation and commitment to public art. At 6 feet 5 inches tall and more than 2,000 pounds, the mirror-polished stainless steel Popeye stands proudly in the Wynn Esplanade. The sculpture took two […]
