Ancient artifacts dating back approximately 2,500 years went on view earlier this week as part of a makeshift exhibition outside of the Step Pyramid of Djoser near Cairo, Egypt. The trove, according to the country’s antiquities authorities, was recently discovered at the site. The artifacts, all dating to roughly 500 BCE, include 250 painted sarcophagi with well-preserved mummies inside, as well as 150 bronze ...
TAMPA BAY, FL — If you're looking for a creative spark or want to support the local arts, here's the latest news and events from the Tampa Bay area's vibrant arts scene.Historic Sculpture Honoring Mothers Now On Display At Children's Board The sculpture titled "Honors to Mothers of the World (Honramos Dia de las Madres)" is on display to the public once again after ...
Call it a second coming: a wax Christ figure by Salvador Dalí, long believed to be lost, has returned to art enthusiasts. The sculpture was discovered by a commercial gallery in Hawaii and put on display today, the anniversary of the Surrealist’s 118th birthday. The work, called Lost Wax, was found in the private collection of a U.S. collector, according to Harte International Galleries ...
In 2018, Laura Young, the owner of vintage good shop in Austin, Texas, spotted a carved marble bust priced at $34.99 in a local Goodwill. At 52 pounds, it was heavy, and it looked old. An expert examination revealed that it was, in fact, ancient. It dated back to the 1st century CE—and had once belonged to the collection of King Ludwig I of ...
When Catalan artist Oriol Vilanova exhibited a jacket filled with postcards visitors could take at the Musée Picasso in Paris, little did he imagine that one person would take the liberty a step too far. But in late March, a 72-year-old woman took the blue work jacket, which had been hanging on a wall, home with her. According to French daily Le Parisien, she ...
At the center of the Palazzo Mora in Venice is a live olive grove strewn with keys. Each key represents a Palestinian displaced during the mass evictions in 1948 and symbolize the intention to return home one day. A historic map of Palestine blankets the gallery floor; overhead, speakers play Palestinian oral histories spliced with traditional music. All of this is part of a ...
Ahead of its long-awaited reopening, after a pandemic-related closure, Hong Kong’s M+ Museum has removed three politically charged artworks by Chinese contemporary artists from an exhibition dedicated to works amassed by Swiss collector Uli Sigg, whose donation of over 1,400 works helped form the basis of M+’s permanent collection. The three works are Wang Xingwei’s New Beijing (2001), Zhou Tiehai’s Press Conference III (1996), and Wang Guangyi’s Mao Zedong: ...
TREMADOG artist, Russ Chester, has two major solo exhibitions in north Wales this year. The first, in Pwllheli’s Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, started in March and runs until 8 May. The second, in Oriel Mon, Anglesey is on later this year. Speaking about the shows, Russ said: “I’ve been working for over three years towards the exhibitions and will have around 100 paintings of Pen ...
Arts Center Sarasota new exhibits Four new exhibits, featuring hundreds of works of art, are now on display at the historic Arts Center Sarasota. SARASOTA, Fla. - Sarasota art lovers are in for a treat as the city’s oldest visual arts nonprofit puts hundreds of new pieces on display. Art Center Sarasota has been around since the 1920s and is hosting four new exhibitions. ...
Artists could see their designs on display boards at big Oxford events as the council launches an art competition. Oxford City Council is inviting everyone, whatever age, to enter, whether existing artist, budding armature or complete novice. There are at least 15 winning spaces up for grabs and the winners could see their art on display at big events including May morning celebrations. The ...
