Artists
Andy Warhol portrait of OJ Simpson goes on auction block
It was 1977, and Andy Warhol was at work on his "Athletes" series, portraits of top sports personalities who, he felt, were gaining cultural prominence just like "the movie stars of yesterday." One of them was then the star running back of the Buffalo Bills: O.J. Simpson.
Rembrandt’s prints on show at National Gallery
Original prints by the celebrated Dutch painter Rembrandt have been put on display at the National Gallery in Ljubljana, alongside works by artists he inspired. Mounted in cooperation with the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam, the exhibition runs until 30 July.
- Read more about Rembrandt’s prints on show at National Gallery
- Log in to post comments
John Craxton’s first-ever exhibition in Istanbul
Meşher, a multidisciplinary art space in Istanbul, is celebrating the life and work of painter and designer John Craxton (1922-2009) with an exhibition titled "Drawn to Light."
Launched on April 5, the late British artist's first solo exhibition in Türkiye will be on display until July 23.
- Read more about John Craxton’s first-ever exhibition in Istanbul
- Log in to post comments
Ai Weiwei launches new London show
China feels it has the "right to redefine the global world order," Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei told AFP on April 5ahead of the opening in London of his first design-focused exhibition.
- Read more about Ai Weiwei launches new London show
- Log in to post comments
Is it possible to have too much Picasso?
Why can't the world get enough of Pablo Picasso? On the 50th anniversary of his death, it seems the appetite for the Spanish master is inexhaustible.
Picasso's ceramics, Picasso's sculptures, Picasso and feminism, Picasso's use of white, celebrity photographs of Picasso... the list of exhibitions marking the half-century since his death on April 8, 1973 runs on and on.
- Read more about Is it possible to have too much Picasso?
- Log in to post comments
Basquiat-Warhol: A rare artistic duo reunited in Paris
There are vanishingly few great collaborations in the annals of fine art. For a brief moment in the 1980s, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat showed the world how it was done.
It started with a bang. Warhol, 54, met Basquiat, 22, for lunch in October 1982 and took a polaroid of them together.
Photos of Jackson Pollock's Painting that was Found in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian National Radio provided exclusive photos of the painting of Jackson Pollock discovered by the Main Directorate "Fighting Organized Crime".
Photos courtesy of BNR:
Bulgarian Police found a Painting by Jackson Pollock that could be worth 50 Million Euros
A painting by the world-famous artist Jackson Pollock was discovered in Bulgaria during an operation by the Main Directorate "Fighting Organized Crime" and the Greek anti-organized crime services under the coordination of Europol. This was reported by the Bulgarian National Radio from its sources. According to experts, the price of such a painting can reach millions of euros.
Farmhouse with Banksy artwork demolished
A 500-year-old farmhouse, with a Banksy mural on its side, was demolished in the seaside town of Herne Bay in Kent, England, on March 14, according to a post from the artist's Instagram account published the following day.
- Read more about Farmhouse with Banksy artwork demolished
- Log in to post comments
Da Vinci was son of a slave, research says
Leonardo da Vinci, the painter of the "Mona Lisa" and a symbol of the Renaissance, was only half-Italian, his mother a slave from the Caucasus, new research revealed on March 14.
Da Vinci's mother had long been thought a Tuscan peasant, but University of Naples professor Carlo Vecce, a specialist in the Old Master, believes the truth is more complicated.
- Read more about Da Vinci was son of a slave, research says
- Log in to post comments