Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Friday, June 17. NEED-TO-READ How Rose B. Simpson Sculpts Memory in Clay – Ahead of a trio of East Coast exhibitions, sculptor Rose B. Simpson chats with Jori Finkel about her unique brand of ceramic ...
Marilyn Monroe’s 1962 “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress appears to have sustained damage after Kim Kardashian wore it to the Met Gala in May. On Monday, the pop culture collector Scott Fortner, who oversees a website dedicated to promoting an archive of memorabilia related to Marilyn Monroe, shared multiple images of the nude sequined dress, the back of which appears to have sustained minor ...
Kim Kardashian turned heads earlier this month when she appeared at the Met Gala, the annual celebrity event that raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, wearing a historic gown custom made for Marilyn Monroe. It was the dress that Monroe wore at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962, when she famously sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy. ...
Andy Warhol’s 1964 silkscreen portrait of Marilyn Monroe, arguably one of the most recognizable images born out of the last century, sold for a record-setting $195 million (including fees) at Christie’s New York on Monday evening. The result makes it the most expensive work by a 20th-century artists ever to be sold at auction. It sold to art dealer Larry Gagosian, who was bidding ...
When it was first installed in the California desert town, from 2012 to 2014, Forever Marilyn was a popular tourist attraction, with many visitors posing for photographs between the statue's feet Photo: Fred Miller A controversial 26-foot-tall Marilyn Monroe sculpture that once graced downtown Palm Springs, California is due to return permanently, to a new location in front of the Palm Springs Art Museum. ...
TCA Street Art Trail includes 35 panels of painted or sculpted artwork. TECUMSEH — This summer, a new, outdoor art exhibit started to take shape at the Tecumseh Center for the Arts. Called the TCA Street Art Trail, it has grown to 35 panels of painted or sculpted art mounted on the outside of the theater’s storage barn, about three times as many as ...
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum in Hamilton, Ohio, is all that and more. It is a park filled with art and can be seen in a variety of ways. It is a safe-distancing outdoor adventure suitable for the entire family.The best way to see the unique 300-plus-acre sculpture park is by golf cart, or “art cart,” as those at the park refer to ...
Christian Dykes is fighting to maintain his Tae Kwon Do program alive; and is doing so with classes in Milan's Wilson Park. Tae Kwon Do practice continues in Wilson Park, despite pandemic Although students appear highly engaged as they jump and punch under a tree, a Milan business owner is struggling to keep his martial arts program alive. Christian Dykes is fighting to maintain ...
HOLLAND TWP. — It’s been quite the year for Maranda Shear.Shear is the owner of Art as a Lifestyle, a multi-focused shop where customers can blend custom soaps, lotions and candles; make their own pieces of art in crafting classes; and purchase products made by Shear herself.The store has been open since 2018, when Shear — a former employee at Moynihan Gallery & Framing ...
