Art

Art Exhibition to Celebrate Citizens in Space

25 May 2012

UCR ARTSblock will present "Free Enterprise: The Art of Citizen Space Exploration," the first contemporary art exhibition in the U.S. to explore the implications of civilian space travel. The exhibit, four years in the planning, will open in January 2013.

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.