And as always, I await the day when we see Muhammad decked out as a naked female, all in the name of art. Or perhaps we will see some trendy Melbourne art gallery featuring a really bold bit of social commentary: a Koran immersed in a jar of urine. ... full story
Palm Beach Central High School Student Art Exhibition: Photography, colored pencil, ceramics. Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Community College, 11051 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, 11 am-4 pm, all performances; Monday-Friday through April 27. ... full story
On the contrary, having keenly observed the cityscapes of Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Sydney and his home town of Melbourne for more than 10 years, Wardle concedes he's mostly drawn to "aberrant structures", which can be disorienting for viewers. ... full story
Menzies Art Brands in Sydney achieved a remarkable clearance of 84 per cent by volume and 69 per cent by value, whereas Deutscher and Hackett in Melbourne sold only 55 per cent by volume and 57 per cent by value. For those not familiar with the ... full story
McCahon authority and Sydney art dealer Martin Browne backed Mr Gow. He said a body of experts needed to be established to examine dodgy paintings. William McCahon said he had no doubt the work was genuine. "As soon as I saw it I realised it couldn't ... full story
The first event, “Light Conversion,” will be held in the first week of November 2009, after the Hanoi Liberation Day on October 10. This will be a large exhibition of installation art, sculptures, paintings, video art, and audio art. ... full story
Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts has organised a group art exhibition, titled “Rhythm of Colours,” at Hunar Art Gallery, Dubai. The exhibition features works of seven Bangladeshi painters: Qayyum Chowdhury, Hashem Khan, Rafiqun Nabi, Monirul Islam, ... full story
For the 2009 Abraaj Capital Art Prize, which was unveiled at Art Dubai, almost 100 artists covering every country in MENASA applied for the three winning places. Cristiana Perrella & Kutlu? Ataman; Carol Solomon & Zoulikha Bouabdellah; and Leyla Fakhr ... full story
Last year, New York’s Museum of Modern Art acquired a group of 28 Chinese contemporary photographs, also from AW Asia, in the same $100000 range. Several other institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Brooklyn Museum ... full story
Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures From the National Museum, Kabul, presented last year at National Gallery in Washington, DC, and the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, travels to the Metropolitan Museum in New York after closing at the MFAH. full story
