Daily Archives: August 5, 2010

The installation ruminates on specific cause and effect relationships pertaining to the conceptual allure of such figures as Jesus, Satan, David Koresh, Aleister Crowley, Kenneth Anger, Anton LaVey, and Timothy McVeigh. By addressing the fascination with the manner in which esoteric, mysterious, […]

A series of signed and numbered etchings of Cheshire life in the early part of the 20th century by the Macclesfield born artist Charles Tunnicliffe are for sale at Bonhams Prints sale in London on 22 September. Tunnicliffe is internationally known as […]

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall will host a three-day Living Earth Festival, Friday, Aug. 6, through Sunday, Aug. 8, that acknowledges Native contributions to managing the environment and sustaining lifeways and foodways. The festival will […]

At its May meeting, the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) elected Yves Béhar as the museum’s third Artist Trustee. Béhar joins Irwin Federman, who was also elected as a trustee at the meeting. Board Chair […]

Montclair, NJ – If you’re a lover of fine art, but have always been intimidated by the process of selecting and purchasing art, fine art advisor Patricia Selden will ease your anxiety and provide you with the tools to be an informed […]

‘Dare to Wear: Glass Dresses by Diana Dias-Leão’ open through 30 September 2011, is a stunning display of beautiful but deadly garments. Featuring 14 glass dresses and two barbed wire corsets, the display demonstrates Diana Dias-Leão’s glass making skills and her experience […]

On 16 September 2010 the Ashmolean launches its first major art exhibition in one of the country’s newest and most important temporary exhibition centres. The Pre-Raphaelites and Italy brings together over 140 pictures from the Ashmolean’s important Pre-Raphaelite collection with loans from […]

Award-winning international artist Wura-Natasha Ogunji premieres ‘Incidents at the 22 Hotel,’ a multidisciplinary performance work that makes the impossible possible. ‘Incidents at the 22 Hotel,’ with performances at 8:00 pm on August 13 and 14 at The Off Center, located on 2211-A […]

The Florence Griswold Museum Presents an Exhibition Connecticut Treasures: Works from Private Collections, open through September 19 , 2010. Much of the state’s rich artistic heritage is privately held; these works have been cherished and preserved by their owners, often over several […]

Two of the Scotland’s finest women artists, Anne Redpath and Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, are strongly represented in the year’s Scottish Sale at Bonhams on 17 August. Redpath’s beautiful and subtle view of Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera painted in the late 1930s […]

Christie’s, announced worldwide sales of £1.71 billion ($2.57 billion) for the first six months of 2010, up 46% by £ on last year’s figure of £1.2 billion ($1.8 billion) for the same period (Figures include buyer’s premium). Christie’s continued to lead at […]

This fall the AGO will reinstall four of its first-floor European galleries to host a special exhibition featuring the bold and imaginative work of Toronto-based artist Shary Boyle. Shary Boyle: Flesh and Blood, organized and circulated by the Galerie de l’UQAM in […]

Christie’s London announce the landmark sale of 21 works by the iconic British artist Laurence Stephen Lowry, R..A. (1887-1976) to be offered at auction on Thursday 11 November 2010 from the private collection of Selwyn Demmy (b. 1932), renowned bookmaking magnate, boxing […]