Modern painters
İzmir hosting Picasso exhibition
As part of the "Picasso-Méditerranee" project, İzmir's Arkas Art Center is hosting works by one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso.
- Read more about İzmir hosting Picasso exhibition
- Log in to post comments
Mexico unearths what may be historic recording of Frida Kahlo
Iconic 20th-century artist Frida Kahlo has one of the best-known faces on the planet, but the world at large has never heard the Mexican painter's voice until, possibly, now.
Pranksters Bury Fake Picasso in Romanian Forest
A Romanian-born Dutch writer who thought she had found Picasso's missing Harlequin Head has revealed that she was the victim of an elaborate hoax.
Mira Feticu wrote a book on the sensational theft of seven masters from the Kunsthal in Amsterdam in October 2012, which was named the "theft of the century" for its daringness.
- Read more about Pranksters Bury Fake Picasso in Romanian Forest
- Log in to post comments
There is a New Gallery for Contemporary Art in Sofia
OBORISHTE 5 Gallery and Hall is the newest art space in Sofia. It combines classic with modernity and it is hosting many top exhibitions and also events. The gallery opened its doors last night with an exhibition by American artist Stephen Wilson.
Artists Turn Bulgarian Village Into Open-air Gallery
Bulgarians may have only heard of New York's Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, but now they can see some the most iconic artworks there - without having to fly to the Big Apple.
They just have to come to the village of Staro Zhelezare, near Hisarya and Plovdiv in central Bulgaria, and stroll along its streets, which artists have turned into an open-air gallery.
First night of Rockefeller art auction fetches $646M
A collection of artwork put together by billionaire David Rockefeller that includes pieces from Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Georgia O'Keeffe brought in more than $646 million on the first night of an auction.
Cy Twombly | Athens | To July 29
Strawberries, tulips and lemons - subjects photographed by Cy Twombly from 1985 to 2008 in Rome and Gaeta - reveal how the celebrated American artist captured moments of day-to-day life with such earnestness even when he was a student, at the Gagosian Gallery through July 29.
- Read more about Cy Twombly | Athens | To July 29
- Log in to post comments
Anna Laudel Contemporary presents Fernando Botero
Istanbul's Anna Laudel Contemporary will present "Everyday's Poetry - Scenes from the Fullness of Life" between April 27 and June 25, displaying critically acclaimed works by Fernando Botero, whose works have never previously been exhibited in Turkey.
- Read more about Anna Laudel Contemporary presents Fernando Botero
- Log in to post comments
Guggenheim celebrates immigrant roots in age of Trump
The Guggenheim Museum is highlighting the work of some of the visionaries who shaped its collection, using the occasion to note immigrants' contributions to American art weeks after President Donald Trump signed a travel ban.
Victor Vasarely Retrospective in Istanbul
A retrospective exhibition by Hungarian-French artist Victor Vasarely began on Feb. 2 in Istanbul's Tophane-i Amire Culture and Arts Center with the contributions of Arkas Holding.
Vasarely is renowned as the "grandfather" and leader of the op art movement, a style of visual art that uses optical illusions.
- Read more about Victor Vasarely Retrospective in Istanbul
- Log in to post comments