Christo and Jeanne-Claude‘s project Over the River (with links here and here), where the artists drape material over parts of the Arkansas River in Colorado, is facing stiff opposition. The group, calling themselves Rags Over the Arkansas River (ROAR), is protesting the project over environmental, commercial and recreational issues. via denverpost.com UPDATE (19 May 2011):…
Bravo TV is casting for an “Untitled Art Project”: “How do you go from struggling, emerging or even semi-established artist to selling a complete show for $198 million? It’s a big art world out there, but maybe this is one place to start!” If you think you have what it takes, the next casting call…
The Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th century Christian Bible written in Greek and containing the oldest complete copy of the New Testament, has been published online at codexsinaiticus.org. The book was discovered in 1844 at the Monastery of St. Catherine in the Sinai Peninsula. It had been split up among four countries, and The Codex Sinaiticus…
A Peter Paul Rubens etching lost to scholars for over 170 years has been rediscovered in Rome. The work was based on Leonardo’s Last Supper and is believed to be one of the few etchings made by the artist himself. via ansa.it [Note: link now restricts access]
Culture Monster, a LA Times.com arts blog, is reporting that the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach sold 18 of 20 California Impressionist paintings from its collection to an unidentified Laguna Beach private collector rather than send them to auction. The sale, which took place in late March, recently came to the attention…