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| Dealer Presumably Responsible for Stealing and Destroying Paintings Worth Millions |
Image taken on March 8, 2009 of a work of art made by Flemish painter Jan Brueghel in Driebergen, Holland. The Dutch police have recuperated eight paintings made by Pissarro and Renoir, among others, that had been missing since 1987. The works of art, from the XVII and XIX, disappeared from a gallery in Maastricht and were found in the southern part of the country after they had been put on sale, the police said. Some of the paintings have been seriously damaged. Photo: EFE/Ruben Schipper.
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By: Boudewijn Meijer
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DRIEBERGEN.- On Thursday evening the 5th March 2009 national police investigators confiscated eight of the nine valuable paintings which were seemingly stolen from the art gallery of the renowned dealer in Old Masters Robert Noortman in 1987....More
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| Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder Stolen from Lutheran Church in Norway |
OSLO.- A 450-year-old painting made by Lucas Cranach the Elder and estimated to be worth over $2 million was stolen from a Lutheran church in Norway.
“Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me” had been hanging at the Larvik ...More
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| Speed Tour of the Takashi Murakami Show at the Guggenheim Bilbao |
BILBAO.- After an hour in the storage facility of the Guggenheim Bilbao reviewing two paintings by Miquel Barceló, I thanked Miguel López Remiro, sub-director of the Curatorial Department, for the opportunity. He gave me his card and asked Tania Tapia, an intern from Galicia, to show me around the museum....More
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| Character, Charm and Cutting Edge Chic: 20th Century Decorative Art & Design at Christie's in April |
LONDON.- Showcasing a century of visionary creativity and experimentation full of character and charm, through to the cutting edge chic of contemporary works, Christie’s auction of 20th Century Decorative Art & Design will be held on Tuesday 7 April 2009. This carefully edited sale features...More
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| Love's Labour Found: Shakespeare's First Playhouse Confirmed |
LONDON.- Plans announced to build new theatre on site confirmed as London’s first purpose-built playhouse
The location of London’s first purpose built playhouse, called The Theatre, built in 1576 by James Burbage, has been confirmed by Museum of London Archaeology ...More
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| Jug Inscribed with a Persian Love Poem Discovered in Excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority |
JERUSALEM.- A fragment of a pottery vessel of Persian provenance that dates to the Middle Ages (12th-13th centuries CE) was discovered in an archaeological excavation directed by Dr. Rina Avner, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, in the Old City of Jerusalem, prior to construction by a private...More
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| Serpentine Gallery Presents Major Survey of Work by Rebecca Warren |
LONDON.- The Serpentine Gallery presents the first major solo show in a UK public gallery of the work of British artist Rebecca Warren (b. 1965). Warren is known internationally for her exuberant, roughly-worked clay sculptures, bronzes and vitrines containing carefully assembled objects that the artist has collected....More
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| Sotheby's Hong Kong to Hold Fine Chinese Paintings Spring Sale 2009 on April 5 |
HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s forthcoming Fine Chinese Painting Spring Sale 2009 will be held on 5th April 2009 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The sale will present exceptional works by outstanding artists from 19th to 20th century, comprising of collections namely ‘Reminiscence – 35...More
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| Baltic Centre Announces A Duck for Mr. Darwin: Evolutionary Thinking & the Struggle to Exist |
GATESHEAD.- A Duck for Mr. Darwin is a group exhibition of nine contemporary artists exploring evolutionary thinking and the theory of natural selection. Transforming Level 3 Gallery of Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art from Friday 10 April, the show will feature sculpture, drawing, painting, film and installation. Focusing on ...More
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| Starting Next Week: ArtParis Puts Photography in the Place of Honor |
PARIS.- This year, artparis sets photography in the place of honor with fifteen galleries invited to participate in a special sector, “artparis photography”, which will unwind like a spool though the corridors of the Grand Palais. The participating galleries are:...More
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| Jane Hammond: Fallen Opens April 26 at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego |
SAN DIEGO, CA.- Jane Hammond: Fallen will be on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's downtown location from April 26 through July 5, 2009. The artwork is comprised of a low platform covered with over 4,000 digital prints of unique leaves, each inscribed with the name of a U.S. soldier killed during the war in ...More
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| Death on the Pale Horse and other Works by Benjamin West PRA on View at Royal Academy |
LONDON.- An exhibition focusing on Benjamin West's first version of Death on the Pale Horse, opened at the Royal Academy in February in the Tennant Room. This striking drawing, depicting the Apocalypse, was produced in 1783 as part of a commission from George III, but the King eventually rejected it as a 'Bedlamite ...More
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| Guangdong Museum of Art Opens Yoko Ono's Fly |
GUANGZHOU.-Guangdong Museum of Art in Guangzhou Friday 7th of March. The exhibition is curated by the artist herself and organized by Gunnar B. Kvaran and Biljana Ciric. ’Yoko Ono – FLY’ includes seven of Yoko Ono’s most significant art works....More
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| Glass Artist Josh Simpson Discusses his Out-of-this-World Inspiration March 20 |
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Glass artist Josh Simpson will present the lecture "Finding a Voice in Glass: An Artist's Inspiration from Space and the Natural World" on Friday, March 20, at 7 pm, at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Admission to the lecture is free....More
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| The American Institute of Architects Announces the 2009 Recipients of Education Honor Awards |
WASHINGTON.- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has awarded the recipients of the 2009 AIA Education Honor Awards for excellence in course development and architectural teaching. The Education Honor Awards program, created in 1988, recognizes collegiate faculty achievements and contributions to ...More
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| Oh My God: Alexander Melamid Recent Paintings on View and for Sale at the Saatchi Gallery |
LONDON.- Phillips de Pury & Company announced an exhibition of recent paintings by the conceptual artist, Alexander Melamid to be on view and for sale at the company’s gallery in the Saatchi Gallery....More
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| Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces Napoleon III and Paris Exhibition |
NEW YORK, NY.- During the reign of Emperor Napoleon III, the narrow streets and medieval buildings of Paris gave way to the broad boulevards and grand public works that still define the urban landscape of the French capital. Napoleon III and Paris, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from June 9 through ...More
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| Norman Rockwell Museum Presents Retrospective of Fifty Years of America |
STOCKBRIDGE, MA.- From scenes of childhood innocence to the tragic Murder in Mississippi, the arc and evolution of Norman Rockwell’s art and its defining role in 20th-century American visual culture is the subject of a major exhibition held at Norman Rockwell Museum this summer. American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell, a traveling exhibition organized by ...More
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| Indianapolis Museum of Art Names Sodexo as New Foodservice Provider for On-site Restaurant |
INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art has selected Sodexo, Inc., as the new foodservice provider for its on-site restaurant. Additionally, Sodexo and Indianapolis-based Kahn's Catering will become the Museum's preferred caterers for events at the IMA. In the coming weeks, Sodexo will work with the Museum to...More
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| Columbia Design League Hosts Jon Pounds for Lecture |
COLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Design League hosts executive director of the Chicago Public Art Group Jon Pounds at the Columbia Museum of Art on Friday, March 20 at 6:00 p.m. The lecture is $5 or free for Columbia Design League members. ...More
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