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A treasure has been found in Israel whose age dates back to the first years of our era
09.06.2012 During archaeological work in Jerusalem, in the Qiryat Gat region, an ancient Roman treasure was found, consisting of gold and silver coins and women’s jewelry.
Portrait of the first transvestite of Great Britain acquired by the National Gallery
08.06.2012 The National Portrait Gallery in London acquired the earliest known portraits of men in women’s clothing. Written in 1792, it depicts Britain’s first transvestite.
Sotheby’s puts up for sale eight portraits of Frank Auerbach
08.06.2012 A Sotheby’s spokesperson announced that a wonderful group of works by one of the greatest living artists, Frank Auerbach, will be on sale at the Evening Auction of Contemporary Art auction in London on Tuesday, June 26, 2012..
Madrid’s largest photography festival PhotoEspaña opens
08.06.2012 The event will host more than seventy exhibitions of three hundred photographers from forty-five countries. In addition to the official program, 38 galleries will present their own exhibitions. We will focus on the 5 largest events of the festival.
Gerhard Richter exhibition opened at the Pompidou Center in Paris
06.06.2012 Gerhard Richter, one of the best-selling living artists in the world, presents an exhibition of his best works in Paris. The exposition, covering six decades of the author’s creative life, occupies the entire sixth floor of the Pompidou Center, and has 141 paintings.
An exhibition of the forgotten artist Manuel González opened in Granada
05.06.2012 In Granada, most of the works of the undeservedly forgotten artist Manuel Gomez-Moreno González (1834-1918) are exhibited for the first time.
Philosophy and photography at the exhibition of Manuel Vilorinho
04.06.2012 In Madrid, an exhibition of the works of photographer Manuel Vilarinho (Manuel Vilariño), which recently impressed his fans by publishing a book of poems.
Dali Museum May Become Part of UNESCO World Heritage
03.06.2012 Museum complex dedicated to the artist Salvador Dali , which includes the Theater Museum in Figueiras, the Port Ligatt House Museum in Cadaqués, and the Gala Dali Castle in Pubol, forming the so-called Dali Triangle, could become part of UNESCO World Heritage.
Kenwood House masterpieces presented at an exhibition in Houston
03.06.2012 June 3 at the Houston Museum of Art, Texas, will exhibit the best works of Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough in the exhibition "The Treasures of Kenwood House" ("Treasures of Kenwood House", London), which was organized by the American Federation of Arts in New York.
Berlin sets documentary trends
01.06.2012 Starting June 3, in the House of World Culture, residents and guests of Berlin will be able to visit the exhibition of documentary art, which is held in the capital of Germany every two years.
Bird Nest authors open summer pavilion in London
01.06.2012 Yesterday in London, at the Serpentine Gallery, the pavilion was opened, created by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron with the participation of Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei. The event is timed to the opening of the Olympic Games 2012, scheduled for July 27.
Baroness Thyssen sells the pearl of her art collection
30.05.2012 July 3 in London at Christie’s auction will be sold one of the most expensive paintings from the collection of Baroness Carmen Thyssen (Carmen Thyssen) - "The Lock" ("Gateway") by John Constable (John Constable).
Bacon Self-Portrait with Lucian Freud’s Body Exhibited at Christie’s
29.05.2012 June 27 evening auction of post-war and contemporary art Christie’s will present a selection of works by two of the greatest British painters of the twentieth century. The main event of the auction will be “Sketch for a self-portrait”, written by Francis Bacon (Francis Bacon) in 1964.
Christie’s Spring Asian Art Sales Reaches $ 81 Million
29.05.2012 The spring auction, dedicated to twentieth-century Asian art and contemporary art (there were three in total), was crowned with a total of 629,478,750 Hong Kong dollars ($ 81,076,863)At the same time, 60% of the lots were sold for an amount in excess of their estimated value, and 32 of them for an amount in excess of 10 million in Hong Kong currency (about 1.288 million dollars).
The canvas with Jacob Zuma mutilated discontented
24.05.2012 The picture, which depicts the President of South Africa, showing the genitals, the protesters stained in red and black paint.