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Alyssa T. Rehs
Heroes, Villains, Myths, Legends on 57th Street!
With mainstream media fixated on science fiction — heroes, villains, myths and legends have not only become part of our daily lives, but in some cases, an obsession. You see the effects every day, from San Francisco turning into Gotham City for a day just to make a little boy’s dream come true, to the young ladies … Continue reading
An Artistic Environment – Dubai’s Metro stations are getting an artistic overhaul!
Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Moktoum shared the upcoming renovations to the public transportation systems in an article posted to the Emirates 24/7 yesterday. According to the article, the focus of the renovations is to make “arts and creativity accessible to all segments of … Continue reading
Italy seeks return of about 700 looted ancient objects from UK
Robin Symes is a former well known and successful antiquities dealer in London who was sent to prison after being accused of illegally trading looted antiquities to western museums. After declaring bankruptcy in 2003, his collection of ancient objects was liquidized by British audit and tax firm, BDO, as an effort to recover taxes owed … Continue reading
Sights of relief may be heading Detroits way
Falling into a debt of $18 billion, the city of Detroit has set their focus on the Detroit Institute of Arts as an opportunity to help climb their way out of the deficit. With Christie’s valuing the collection between $452 million and $866 million, the city believes selling off the art will give them a … Continue reading
Stolen Renoir heads back to the Baltimore Museum of Art
After Marcia “Martha” Fuqua, of Lovettsville, Va., claimed to have bought a Renoir (unknown at the time) for $7 at a flea market in 2009, the art world dialed in on her story; questioning how did a 19th century masters work end up there in the first place? Well, according to the court ruling made … Continue reading
Russian experts publish first encyclopedias of its avant-garde
After twelve years of research and writing, leading experts in the avant-garde movement, Andrey Sarabyanov and Vasily Rakitin, have published the first two-of-three encyclopedias on the period. With help from almost 170 art experts, museums, archives, collectors and galleries, the first two volumes cover more than 600 biographies of artists and cultural figures important to … Continue reading
Alyssa T. Rehs
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