The Red Dot posted last December that Italian researchers were on the hunt for the remains of Baroque painter Caravaggio. The Globe and Mail is now reporting success: while scholars can never be completely certain, they now believe they found partial remains of the artist, who likely died from sunstroke while weakened by syphilis.
That’s the provocative title of the upcoming CHART (Computers and the History of Art) conference (in London, November 2010). Here’s their rationale for the title – full details of the conference on their website: “In recent decades the traditional practices of Art History have come increasingly under attack. This has led to changes so extreme…
The Wall Street Journal recently reported on current trends in the art market. Several dead artists continue to sell at record-breaking prices, while the value of many artists both living and dead dropped for elusive reasons. Art collectors apparently feel confident about Renoir, Monet, Dali, Warhol and Picasso (whose “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust” sold…
Neal Gabler has a very interesting essay in the LA Times today about communal culture in art – from collage and Andy Warhol’s Brillo Boxes to music and film sampling, and the fine line between collaboration/sharing and appropriation. He fears the loss and intangibility of authorship, while recognizing the seemingly limitless freedom allowed through new…
We reported earlier of Bravo TV’s call for participants for a new, art-themed reality show. It now seems the show has come to fruition. Work of Art: The Next Great Artist will premiere Wednesday, June 9 with 14 aspiring artists competing for the grand prize of a solo show at the Brooklyn Museum and $100,000.
Louise Bourgeois has died in New York at the fabulous age of 98. Global recognition came late to her – despite an enormous output she wasn’t widely known until the 1982 retrospective at NY MOMA. Through her diverse and prolific body of work she was known for working through emotional and physical pain, including the…