Art

Berlin red light district turns into art hub

25 May 2012

BERLIN (Reuters) - A shabby area of Berlin best known for its curb-crawling prostitutes and drug dealers is recovering some of the Bohemian allure of its glory days in the 1920s as low rents and its central location lure art galleries. Art lovers are surprised to discover such a wealth of galleries on and around Potsdamer Strasse, a long artery stretching southwest from the revamped and now ...

African Art Sells For Record $850,000 At Bonhams

25 May 2012

Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui set a new world record when his woven tapestry of flattened bottle caps sold for $850,000 at Bonhams Contemporary African Art Sale in London.

Art league set to defy Acres

25 May 2012

The Rehoboth Art League will go ahead with plans to hold three “Shakespeare in the Garden� productions this summer, ignoring warnings from Henlopen Acres officials that the organization will be fined $200 for each show. Art league President Diana Beebe said the board voted unanimously to go on with the show, and Georgetown's Possum Point Players are set to perform it. Beebe said performing ...