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Brazil’s gallery fair is a combination of innovation and art
12.05.2012 A mixture of contemporary art innovations is presented today in Brazil at the São Paulo International Art Fair 2012 (SP-Arte), which brought together 110 galleries from around the world.
First Batman Comic Book Sells for $ 850,000
12.05.2012 The magazine from the first issue of Batman comics was sold today at Heritage auction in New York for $ 850,000 (656,000 euros), which is a record price for comics about the famous superhero, since in 1940 they started selling the first issue at kiosks for ten cents.
Joaquin Soroll painting recognized
11.05.2012 Researchers from the Center for the Art of the New Time (CAEM) from the University of Lleida (UDL) have discovered a new version of the work of the artist from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla, "Christ." The work is dated 1883, which corresponds to the first years of the artist.
180 artists will take part in the XI Biennale in Cuba
11.05.2012 About 180 artists from 43 countries will take part in the 11th Havana Biennale. The exhibition opens on May 11 under the motto of the social significance of art.
Four stolen paintings found in Corsica
08.05.2012 Four paintings of great value, which were stolen on February 19, 2011 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Ajaccio on the island of Corsica, were found intact yesterday afternoon in a city parking lot.
The New Language of Salvadoran Art
08.05.2012 The works of six artists who will represent Salvador at the Eighth Biennale of Visual Arts of Central America, which will be held in January 2013 in Panama, were shown these days in the Art Museum of the city of San Salvador.
The statue of Trajan in Bucharest became the object of ridicule
07.05.2012 A bronze composition depicting Emperor Trajan naked and holding a wolf in his arms, after it was opened a few days ago at the entrance to the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest, continues to cause ridicule both in Romania and abroad.
Nacho Criado returns to the Crystal Palace
07.05.2012 The artwork of Nacho Criado again, for the third time, appeared in one of his favorite exhibition hall Retiro, in the Crystal Palace in Madrid, but this time lonely, without the participation of the most experimental artist, who died in April 2010 due to illness.
Christopher Baker Announced as New Director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
06.05.2012 The Director General of the Scottish National Gallery announced the appointment of Christopher Baker as the new director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in EdinburghHe will take up his duties at the Portrait Gallery on August 1, 2012. This choice was made through an international search with the assistance of the recruiting company Odgers Berndtson.
Exhibition of 100th Anniversary of the Society of Southern Bulgarian Artists
05.05.2012 In the city of Plovdiv (Bulgaria) opened the exhibition "100th Anniversary of the Society of Southern Bulgarian Artists". It contains paintings and sculptures of about 300 artists from the Bulgarian cities of Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Sofia, Smolyan, Haskovo and Kyustendil.
Peter Blake redesigned the famous Beatles cover
03.05.2012 British pop artist Peter Blake Thomas made a new cover design for the album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band ”of the legendary band The Beatles. The cover of this album is considered one of the greatest rock covers.
The Life of the Kings of the Second French Empire in Fontainebleau
02.05.2012 Until July 2, 2012 in the Château de Fontainebleau, every day, except Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., it will be possible to visit one of the most interesting exhibits of the last time, which was dedicated to Napoleon III for only 10 euros.
The legacy of Lucian Freud will not go to all his children
02.05.2012 Lucian Freud inherited 118 million euros. His personal assistant, David Dawson, his lawyer, Diana Roostron and daughter, Rose Pierce, will share the property of the British artist.
Edward Hopper and George Bellows at Sotheby’s
01.05.2012 The symbolic works of two artists, Edward Hopper and George Bellows, are expected to be the main primaries of Sotheby’s American art auction, which will take place next month, as announced this week.
In Spain, a church parish painted with graffiti
01.05.2012 Rudy, a 38-year-old graffiti artist with more than twenty years of experience spraying walls of city buildings with aerosols and sprays and receiving not only recognition from “advanced” art connoisseurs, as well as constant penalties from the authorities, responded to the call of the priest Ramon More, who saw samples of him works on the internet .