Important news 09.01.2012 19.09.2011
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A woman damaged a canvas worth more than $ 30 million at the Denver Museum
09.01.2012 Investigators are trying to determine why the woman caused damage of $ 10 thousand to a large canvas in the spirit of expressionism in the Clifford Still Museum, first striking and scratching it, and then taking off his pants and driving through the painting.
Unfinished self portrait found under Rembrandt’s painting
09.12.2011 Research on the canvas and the factors that allowed it to be attributed to Rembrandt’s legacy are reported in Ernstvande Wetering, professor emeritus of art history at the University of Amsterdam and head of the Rembrandt research project, Martin Bijl, restorer, Joris Dik, professor at Delft University of Technology, and Koen Janssens, professor at the University of Antwerp.
The London National Gallery intends to stop speculation tickets for the exhibition of Leonardo
26.11.2011 On Wednesday, the London National Gallery focused on what it would prosecute for reselling tickets to its incredibly popular exhibition paintings by Leonardo da Vinci . These tickets have recently begun to offer on the Internet at a price of 300 pounds apiece ($ 470).
PAN Amsterdam has gathered more than 125 art dealers and gallery owners
22.11.2011 Exhibition Pan amsterdam twenty-five years old, and this is a celebration for any art lover. This is a modern fair of art, antiques and design, which combines masterpieces for sale and is an important indicator of the mood in the art market.
Rating of the most influential people in the world of art 2011
22.11.2011 According to the annual rating compiled by the British magazine ArtReview, the first place in the list of the most influential artists of 2011 was taken by dissident artist from China Ai Weiwei (艾 未 未), who was in eleventh position last year and in 43rd in 2009.
Museum d’Orsay opened after reconstruction
19.11.2011 Orsay Museum (Musée d’Orsay) reopened in Paris on October 20. Guy Cogeval, its director, perceives the renewal of the museum as Orsay’s rebirth. Kogewal emphasized that the world-famous collection of masterpieces of impressionists and post-impressionists will be presented in a completely different way.
"Mobile Pompidou" will travel around France
16.11.2011 In order to familiarize the masses of the French, who had never been to museums, with art, the Pompidou Center has planned a project - the so-called "Mobile Pompidou".
The Hermitage is preparing to launch the exhibition at the General Staff Building
04.11.2011 CEO State Hermitage Museum M. Piotrovsky told RIA Novosti about the completion of restoration work on the premises of the General Staff building, which could be used to design exhibits by the middle of next year, when a reliable alarm system was finally created.
The portrait, sent for auction, suddenly turned out to be Velazquez for three million
30.10.2011 The painting arrived at an auction among the paintings of a forgotten British artist, valued at a hundred pounds apiece. But what was the owner’s surprise when the experts agreed - the portrait of a man in a high collar belongs to the brush of the seventeenth-century Spanish master Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velazquez.
The work attributed to Michelangelo is on display at an exhibition in Rome
28.10.2011 A painting dating back to the 16th century, which may have been painted by Michelangelo, has been hanging in an American house for many years. Now she had to leave the haven and go to the art exhibition of the Renaissance, which takes place in Rome.
Review of exhibitions around the world, photographic tape 28.10
28.10.2011 A small photo review of autumn painting exhibitions around the world.
The strike threatens Leonardo da Vinci’s exhibition at the London National Gallery
22.10.2011 Rangers of the London National Gallery warn of a protest because of financial cuts, which will leave artwork defenseless against theft or vandalism. In November of this year, the London National Gallery should open a luxurious exhibition of works Leonardo da Vinci .
Paris picture thief suggests that threw stolen into a vat with garbage
19.10.2011 Among the five paintings, which, according to the kidnapper, he threw out in a panic, were the works of Picasso, Matisse and Leger. The paintings were stolen in May 2010 from the Paris Museum of Modern Art, where the alarm system did not work then.
Picasso’s stolen paintings found in Serbia
15.10.2011 Canvas Picasso "Tete de cheval" in 2008 was stolen from a Swiss art gallery. The authorities claim that it was found in Serbia.
Exhibitions around the world, photowire 19.09
19.09.2011 Actual review of exhibitions and auction previews from different museums in the world. At the time of publication of the material, almost all expositions are operational or open in the near future.