Ruin and Redemption in Architecture by Dan Barasch is a new book from Phaidon that examines how abandoned and ruined buildings are being reimagined, transformed, and repurposed.
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Profiles in History is proud to announce today, on the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion during World War II, that a top secret Ninth Air Force Tactical Air Plan for D-Day will be going up for auction on July 11th in Los Angeles.
“All art is propaganda,” observed Diego Rivera. “The only difference is the kind of propaganda.” Rivera saw the mural as a medium for democratic expression. As part of Sotheby’s Most Famous Artworks in the World, this episode delves into the iconic fresco that survived Mexico City’s devastating 1985 earthquake.
Discovered after decades stashed in a drawer, one of the world’s most famous and valuable chesspieces in coming to auction. Offered by Sotheby’s in their upcoming Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art sale, a newly rediscovered carved ivory chessmen dating to the 12th century is estimated to sell for $700,000 to $1.2 million.
DALLAS, Texas – The first cover appearance of arguably the most popular comic character worldwide, as well as a pair of lots by the artist who has been called “the Japanese equivalent of Walt Disney” and a group of more than 50 lots of Walt Disney animation art, come to auction June 8-9 in Heritage Auctions’European Comic Art Auction in Dallas, Texas.
In the lead-up to the Whitney Biennial 2019, the museum visited five artists in their studios to learn more about their work. The first episode of the series features Jeffrey Gibson in his studio in Hudson, NY.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Souls Grown Deep: Artists of the African American South, an exhibition including paintings, sculptures, and quilts that celebrates the recent acquisition of 24 works from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation.
On the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests, one artist is making sure the atrocities of that incident are not forgotten.
As a follow up to their BB on Fragonard's "The Swing", Corrie and Nat discuss Yinka Shonibare's 2001 work, "The Swing" (after Fragonard).
London-based artist Nasser Azam is a modern day Renaissance man.
