Man Causes ‘Catastrophic Damage’ to Chihuly Glass Museum in Seattle
A man caused $240,000 in damage to the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum in Seattle late on Monday night, according to a report by the local police. The Seattle Police Department did not name the man,...
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IN 1907, by simplifying and clarifying the human form into near abstraction with The Kiss and The Prayer, Constantin Brancusi (1876–1957) fundamentally transformed sculpture, just as Pablo Picasso...
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THE FINE ARTS Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), a private-municipal partnership, governs two museums. One of them, the de Young, has by virtue of a sunny setting in Golden Gate Park the sheen of a...
View ArticleMorning Links: Snapped Dale Chihuly Sculpture Edition
The Tacoma Art Museum’s Dale Chihuly sculpture, prior to being snapped. BRUCE IKENBERRY PHOTOGRAPHY A visitor at the Tacoma Art Museum snapped off a piece of a Dale Chihuly sculpture. [KIRO Seattle]...
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Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary, 1996. One of the works to be auctioned by David Walsh. COURTESY SAATCHI GALLERY Due to public objection, the Frick Collection will not be renovating. [The New York...
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Art Smith's silver Galaxy neckpiece, ca. 1960, shown at the MFA, Boston. ©MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON/MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, DAPHNE FARAGO COLLECTION. USED WITH PERMISSION “Would you wear that?”...
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Due to public objection, the Frick Collection will not be renovating. [The New York Times]A former assistant of artist Dale Chihuly’s stole over $3 million in glass works from a warehouse in Tacoma,...
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More and more museums are showcasing jewelry from across cultures and centuries. Read More
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