Under the Nazis, modern, expressionistic and abstract art was banned and only realistic and naturalistic art was permitted. When Carle was 12 or 13, a high school art teacher would change his life by inviting him to his home, where he secretly showed his expressionist art, including Franz Marc’s ‘Blue Horse’
During her four years at the Orsay, the 54-year old art historian has taken a stance on some controversial topics. She was instrumental in the French government’s decision to hand back a Gustav Klimt painting, ‘Roses,’ to the heirs of its previous owner Nora Stiasny. The Nazis had stolen it from her in Vienna in 1938
Wardani uses drama therapy to create a ‘safe space for emotional release’ for these women so that they can consider their “past and present identity” and ‘project to the future’
A tireless advocate of Lebanese fine art, the writer, gallerist, collector, publisher, patron, and museum founder passed away at the age of 84
His rich anthems of peace and struggle, hope and discontent, still reverberate globally and especially in his native Jamaica, a small nation whose rich...
The Ethnological Museum in Berlin has 530 historical objects from the ancient kingdom, including 440 bronzes – considered the most important collection...
The reason the 1642 group portrait of an Amsterdam civil militia was trimmed is simple: It was moved from the militia’s club house to the town hall and there...
A big part of the problem at the London Symphony Orchestra, said its music director Simon Rattle, is the lack of government support for musicians in Britain....
The student with cerebral palsy, who cannot use her hands or speak, is playing the "Eyeharp", gaze-controlled digital software which allows people with...
The government also revealed Wednesday it intends to sell Channel 4, a publicly-owned but commercially-funded television broadcaster that draws 90 percent of...
Back for its 16th edition, Metropolis Cinema’s much-loved documentary film festival will project 21 local, regional and international films at six venues in...