Jul 06 Watch For Chuck Close, an evolving journey through the faces of others Chuck Close is one of the most-recognized artists of our era, best known for his large-scale portraits of friends, fellow artists and often himself. A new biography, "Chuck Close: Life" was recently published. Jeffrey Brown speaks to its author, Christopher… Continue watching
Jun 29 Countries Strive to Return Holocaust-Era Property By News Desk More than 40 nations met a year ago in Prague to discuss restitution for Holocaust victims' stolen property. A year later, the countries met again and signed guidelines on how to return the looted assets. Continue reading
Jun 02 2010 World Cup Art Posters FIFA sanctioned the German art marketing agency Brands United to pull together a series of official posters for soccer’s biggest event. Images courtesy of David Krut Publishing. Continue reading
May 26 ‘2010 Fine Art’ 2010 Fine Art, a Cape Town-based company, commissioned more than 100 artists from around the globe to create works inspired by the 2010 FIFA World Cup. General Manager Rob Spaull describes the project. All images courtesy of 2010 Fine Art. Continue reading
May 18 For Soldiers Returning From War, Catharsis in Creative Expression As a new generation of soldiers return from combat and are confronted by the internal conflicts brought on by the stress of war, the military, mental health professionals and artists have begun to collaborate on ways to give "wounded warriors"… Continue reading
May 18 Henri Cartier-Bresson at MoMA "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York is the first major U.S. retrospective in more than 30 years of one of photography's most original and influential masters. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch Haiti’s ‘Tap Tap’ Bus Art Flourishes After Quake In the second part of a series of reports from Haiti, Adam Davidson of NPR's "Planet Money" reports on how the Haitian tradition of displaying vibrant, painstaking artistry on commuter buses continues to flourish after the earthquake. Continue watching
Feb 17 Already in the Global Spotlight, Vancouver’s Skies Deliver Additional Delight A week before the torch arrived in the Olympic city, Vancouver's skies were already illuminated, ready to greet the world with a warm welcome. Light artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and his team had installed 10 searchlights on both sides of English… Continue reading