A major gift from Edward Lenkin (C’71, PAR’12) has enabled the Penn Libraries to acquire an outstanding collection of historical photographs of the Holy Land. The Lenkin Family Collection of Photography at the Penn Libraries comprises 3,763 original photographs, primarily of Jerusalem […]
Daily Archives: August 19, 2009
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1997 was an eventful year – the death of Mother Teresa and Princess Diana sent shockwaves all over the world; Tobacco companies were finally getting ready to file settlement for a plethora of lawsuits litigated against the industry for smoking-related health problems; […]
Raqib Shaw’s work offers a view of paradise and hell both at the same time – an exuberant creation of worlds marked by an absence of religious systems. “God is dead” might be the Occidental equivalent, in the shape of a Nietzschean […]
THE LOCATIONS MART – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Corso Bettini, 43, 38068 Rovereto, Italy Presented on September 9, h 18 Curated by Gabriella Belli KUNSTRAUM INNSBRUCK, Maria Theresien Straße 34, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria Presented on September 10, h 18 Curated […]
With her exhibition ‘COMPESHITSTEM – the new deal,’ Phoebe Washburn is presenting the largest and most complex installation which she has ever been able to realize during her career. The installation was conceived specifically for the kestnergesellschaft and its spaces. It confirms […]
Christie’s London bi-annual sale of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints in September will feature a fantastic variety of original prints from the Renaissance to the present day including well-known artists such as Dürer, Rembrandt, Picasso, Beckmann, Matisse, Miro, Bacon, Warhol, Lichtenstein […]
Christie’s London will offer the collection of legendary Academy Award winning film producer Ismail Merchant (1936-2005) on 7 October 2009 at their South Kensington salerooms. Ismail Merchant had a long and distinguished career working with the film director James Ivory. Their company, […]
Veronique Scorer joins Bonhams as Director of the Knightsbridge Picture Department on 1st September. Veronique worked for Sotheby’s for fifteen years, where she was a Deputy Director. She ran the 19th Century Picture Department at Olympia and was latterly Head of 19th […]