NYC Museums Donate Art To New JFK Airport Terminal
John F. Kennedy International Airport’s new Terminal 6 will include works of art from several prominent New York cultural institutions. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the JFK Millennium Partners consortium have announced that four New … More…
Sotheby’s Breuer Building Headquarters To Open On November 8th
Sotheby’s has announced that its new headquarters in the Breuer Building will open to the public on November 8th of this year. In June 2023, Sotheby’s announced its intention to purchase the iconic Breuer Building, a historical landmark located at … More…
Sweet Treats: Desserts & The Arts
Food is culture. It’s one of the most readily accessible, tangible expressions of identity that most of us experience. Understanding the food of a culture, a country, or a region is a crucial step in grasping the climate, religion, values, … More…
Activists Install Anish Kapoor Work On Offshore Oil Rig
Anish Kapoor, one of the most famous and influential living artists in the world today, has once again demonstrated the power of art in activism. While last week people used his sculpture Cloud Gate (also known as The Bean) to … More…
Painting Of The Week: Métro George V, Champs-Élysées by Edouard Cortés
The Arc de Triomphe was a particularly common subject for Edouard Cortés. The square where the arch sits, the Place de l’Étoile (now the Place Charles de Gaulle), is the convergence of twelve different avenues, including the Avenue de Friedland, … More…
Let The Man Out Of Chicago’s Bean
Anish Kapoor’s sculpture Cloud Gate, popularly known as The Bean, has been the subject of many satirical works and conspiracy theories ever since it was erected in Chicago’s Millennium Park in 2006. One theory, however, gained popularity this past week … More…
London’s National Gallery To Form Citizens’ Panel
The future of museum administration may lie in a bold move that London’s National Gallery made recently to form a citizens’ panel to allow the public a greater voice in the management of one of Britain’s greatest museums. With the … More…
Painting Of The Week: Oisème, Route de village by Eugène Boudin
Eugène Boudin, primarily known as a maritime painter, immortalized the growth of the seaside spots in Normandy from fishing villages to resort towns. His fascination with the coast, whether it’s the bustling port of Le Havre, ships navigating the waters … More…
Painting Of The Week: Léon Richet’s Marguerite
While nineteenth-century paintings of French peasants often show them amid their work against a pastoral background, that cannot exactly be said about Léon Richet’s Marguerite. This is a rather rare work for the artist, as he was considered more of … More…