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ART & DESIGN
Nok Terracotta Exhibit Ignites Debate About Looted Treasures
Nok terracotta sculptures on display in Origin of African Sculpture at Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung ignite debate about looted treasures and art forgery.
ART & DESIGN
Ceramics Captivate Audience at Baltimore Artscape Festival
Ceramics Captivate Audience at the Baltimore Artscape festival that also included Brazilian Samba Dancers
ART & DESIGN
Artscape Festival Ends in Baltimore with Large Turnout
Artscape Festival ends in Baltimore, bringing together artists, painters, sculptors, designers, and art fans who had a great art experience
ART & DESIGN
Work of Art Contest Brings Artists Together on Facebook
Dramatic portrait by Francesco Mauro featured on Facebook Work of Art group. Image courtesy Work of Art and Francesco Art REVIEW | FACEBOOK ART GROUP Artists find a home on Full Article »
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Cai Guo-Qiang Wolves and Flowers at Yokohama Museum
Cai Guo-Qiang, Summer, gunpowder drawing on porcelain as part of installation Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, 2014. Photo: Zhang Feiyu. Image courtesy Cai Studio ART REVIEW Cai Full Article »
ART NEWS
Western Australian Indigenous Artist Wins Prestigious Art Award
Megan Cope, The Blaktism 2014 (still) single-channel HD video. Image Courtesy Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards. © the artist ART NEWS Western Australian Indigenous Artist Megan Cope wins prestigious art Full Article »
ART NEWS
Sculptures Reveal Hani Faisal’s Vision of Life in Egypt
Hani Faisal, Contemplating, granite 52x68x34 cm 2014. Sculptures. Image courtesy of Al Masar Gallery ART REVIEW Sculptures of Humans and Animals by Hani Faisal reveals a passion for details BY KAZAD Full Article »
ART NEWS
African Artists Sit at the Dinner Table in New York
After exceptional outings at Art Basel and the Venice Biennale, African artists take center stage again with Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? in New York.
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Middle East Issues Relived in Batia Shani’s ‘Tissue’
The traumas of war, terrorism, and political unrest are at the core of Batia Shani’s new works. They are reminders of the consequences of wars on innocent people and the soldiers who fight them.
ART FAIRS
Volta Art Fair Ends in Basel With Great Applause
Visitors contemplating Intervention by Franklin Evans at Federico Luger during Volta art fair. Photo: Nicholas Winter Photography. Image courtesy of Federico Luger ART FAIR: Collectors brave Basel’s bad weather to makeVolta Full Article »
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Art Basel Collectors Exhibited Due Diligence Collecting Art
Wealthy Art Basel collectors exhibited due diligence before collecting art at this year’s art fair. They appeared determined to collect only the best artworks
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Jeff Koons: ‘Cat on a Clothesline’ at Art Basel
Jeff Koons, Cat on a Clothesline (Orange), 1994-2001, polyethylene, 123 × 110 × 50 inches (312.4 × 279.4 × 127 cm), 1 of 5 unique versions © Jeff Koons Image Full Article »
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Murakami Jellyfish Eyes Tackles How Children Respond to Tragedy
In Jellyfish Eyes, Takashi Murakami’s debut film reveals his concern for social issues including the plight of children during disasters and the dangers of nuclear.
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Galleries, Artists and Rich Collectors Converge at Art Basel
Artists, collectors, galleries and art lovers outside Art Basel in Basel. Image courtesy of Art Basel ART FAIR Galleries and artists present their best works to rich art collectors at Full Article »
ART NEWS
Culture Across River Nile: Omar Khalil’s Artistic Journey
Sudanese American contemporary artist traces culture across River Nile with links between Egypt and Sudan
ART & DESIGN
Handbag Sells for $222,912 at Christie’s in Hong Kong
An Exceptional Shiny Fuchsia Porosus Crocodile Diamond Birkin 35 with 18k White Gold & Diamond Hardware, Hermès, 2014 handbag. Sold for $222,912. Image courtesy of Christie’s Image Ltd ART AUCTION Full Article »
ART NEWS
Hairstyles, Tattoos, Body Markings, and Women’s Pride
Victor Ekpuk, Asian Uboikpa (Hip Sista) Series #.11, 2015, one of the paintings investigating the importance of hairstyles, tattoos and body markings of women in Diaspora. Image courtesy of Morton Full Article »
ART NEWS
Violence Against Girls and Women Remembered at Venice Biennale
New York artist Patricia Cronin highlights violence against girls and women in her new art installation at the Venice Biennale. Her shrines and altars to girls stress the need to end violence against girls and women.
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India Meets Pakistan at Venice Biennale to Confront History
India Meets Pakistan at Venice. An exhibition at Venice Biennale investigates the conflict between India and Pakistan, two mortal enemies with common cultural cartography.
ART & DESIGN
Baltimore Cultural Life Impacted by Riots and Protests
Royal Man’s Mask (Mukenga). The 1970s. Kuba kingdom, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Baltimore Cultural Life. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift of the Friends of the Arts of Full Article »
