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 […]
NEW YORK, May 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Healing the broken and preserving the unbroken are the basic concepts of Yoko Ono’s new artworks for illy Art Collection, exclusively released today on the occasion of the artist’s upcoming exhibition Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971; May 17-September 7, 2015 at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New […]
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 […]
MILAN, Italy, January 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Art and management, a marriage of passion and interest. Celebrating this union is MAMA, the new Master in Arts Management and Administration at the SDA Bocconi School of Management. It is a unique program to enhance strategic, cultural and economic assets, and offer valuable career opportunities both in Italy […]
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 […]
MUNICH and MIAMI, December 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Starting in 2015, Art Basel and BMW will support emerging artists by awarding the BMW Art Journey, enabling them to go on their own journey of creative discovery. Functioning as a mobile studio, the BMW Art Journey can take artists almost anywhere in the world – to […]
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has seized the unique opportunity to acquire a large work by the Italian artist Medardo Rosso. The museum purchased ‘Femme à la voilette’ (Woman with a Veil, 1923) for € 1.9 million with the support of major funds and private individuals, like Mondriaan Fund and Vereniging Rembrandt. The sculpture takes its […]
LONDON, November 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Beneath photography studios in Central London on Thursday 6th November, a unique and innovative Kick Starter Campaign – ‘Tribe Photo‘ was launched. The project aims to give villagers in remote communities the opportunity to rent cameras, learn photography and sell their best work, whilst giving the rest of the […]