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New Renault Car Design Mimics Modernist Style of Le Corbusier
MSN / October 24th, 2015
French automaker Renault has rolled out a study for its Coupe Corbusier concept inspired by the work of the famed modernist architect and designer. The private unveiling took place at Villa Savoye, outside of Paris which showcases Le Corbusier's signature minimalist lines and ...
$45M Paves Way for 'Totally Immersive' Arts Museum in Mississippi
Meridian Star / October 5th, 2015
Officials broke ground Saturday on a $45-million, 58,500 sq. foot facility devoted to Mississippi artists in film, literature, music, arts, dance, theater and visual arts to be named the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience. An opening date in November 2017, ...
Award-Winning Architect Zaha Hadid Cuts Short Live BBC Interview
Guardian / September 24th, 2015
A live BBC radio interview on Thursday ended abruptly when Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid walked out on presenter Sarah Montague over a series of questions. With the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal awarded to her just this week, Hadid angrily ...
Revised Plan for George Lucas Museum Is Smaller, Greener
Star Tribune / September 13th, 2015
Much-maligned plans for a massive, spaceship-like museum built to house filmmaker George Lucas's art and memorabilia collection have been revised. The new design was revealed in federal court Thursday as part of proceedings for a nonprofit group's lawsuit to halt the construction of ...
On the Market: Landscape Architect Lockwood de Forest's Santa Barbara Home
ArtfixDaily / September 9th, 2015
Lockwood de Forest III (1896-1949) was an astute painter of poetic landscapes like his father, the renowned artist-designer Lockwood de Forest Jr. (1850-1932). Yet the younger de Forest (known professionally at Lockwood de Forest Jr.) chose instead to design landscapes, ...
Director Shake-Up at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris Puts Bustamante In
Artforum / September 3rd, 2015
A new director of the École Nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris has been announced, and it has surprised some. Artist Jean-Marc Bustamante will replace the renowned art academy's fired former head, Nicolas Bourriaud "This is an outcome we did not expect," reported Le ...
Art Consultant BFFs Get New Reality TV Series
ArtfixDaily / September 1st, 2015
Ovation TV will launch a new original series on Oct. 4 that the network says "will take viewers inside the high-stakes, high-priced world of art collecting." Art Breaker$ follows two longtime friends and art advisors, Miller Gaffney and Carol Lee Brosseau, "on their ...
Marcel Breuer's Stillman House with Calder Mural at Auction
ArtfixDaily / July 23rd, 2015
The Marcel Breuer-designed Stillman House, in bucolic Litchfield, Connecticut, will be offered by Wright at a Design Masterworks auction on Nov. 19. Considered a masterpiece of modern architecture and art—with murals designed by Alexander Calder and Xanti Schawinsky—the 2.8-acre property ...
Felony Arrest Warrant Issued for Artist Shepard Fairey in Detroit
Hyperallergic / June 25th, 2015
Last week a felony arrest warrant for street artist Shepard Fairey was filed in Detroit, accusing him of $9,000 in property damage and two counts of malicious destruction of property related to unsanctioned works he created when he visited the city in May, reports Hyperallergic. Fairey was ...
Cooper Union President, Trustees Resign Amid Turmoil
Inside Higher Ed / June 11th, 2015
Five trustees and the president of the Cooper Union resigned this week following years of turmoil at the elite New York college that trains artists, architects and engineers. President Jamshed Bharucha resigned Wedsnesday, a day after the trustees. The exodus follows backlash from students, ...
Former Employee of Dale Chihuly Charged in $3M Theft
USAToday / June 3rd, 2015
Authorities in Washington State have charged a former employee of glass artist Dale Chihuly with first degree theft and three counts of first-degree trafficking of stolen property. Pierce County Prosecutor's Office has accused Christopher Robert Kaul with stealing 90 pieces worth over $3 ...
Cooper Union Finances Probed by New York Attorney General
Wall Street Journal / March 26th, 2015
New York Attonry General Eric Schneiderman is investigating the financial dealings of New York's Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. The probe follows the school's decision to charge undergraduate tuition after 150 years of keeping it free, and a lawsuit against the school ...
Dubai Plans $136 Million Museum of the Future
Gulf News / March 8th, 2015
Museum of the Future, a planned exhibition space and research center, has been announced by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. To be built near the Emirates Towers skyscrapers, the $136 million museum is designed to look like a giant contemporary water pitcher. ”The ...
Historians Capture World Heritage Site with 3D Laser Scanner
Live Science / February 24th, 2015
Historians Charles Matz and Jonathan Michael Dillon went to the Muslim holy city of Harar in Ethiopa to take 3D scans of the city's historic structures. They captured the crumbling contours of the UNESCO world heritage site, and in the process, created a new form of art by also digitally ...
Broad Museum Preview Tour Draws a Crowd
LA Times / February 16th, 2015
A one-day sneak peek at the under-construction Broad museum in downtown Los Angeles drew a who's who of about 3,000 art world figures and media on Sunday. Scheduled to open Sept. 20, the museum's milky white honeycomb architecture filtered in an energizing light. Museum founder Eli Broad said ...
Will the Guggenheim Helsinki Get the "Bilbao Effect"?
Archdaily / January 27th, 2015
The proposed Guggenheim Helsinki, with its architectural competition still underway, is drawing more fire from critics who question the New York museum's use of Finland's prized harbor site and its impact...
Modernism Week in Palm Springs Showcases 20th-21st C. Design and Art
ArtfixDaily / January 26th, 2015
Winter weather could drive some folks to Palm Springs this February for the 10th annual Modernism Week. On tap are tours of the Annenberg's art-filled Sunnylands estate, visits to an iconic midcentury modern showhouse, and shopping the Modernism Show along with the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair.
Lalique Partners with Damien Hirst on Crystal Butterfly Limited Editions
Lalique / January 25th, 2015
Lalique announced Friday a new collaboration with British artist Damien Hirst that celebrates the butterfly motif in crystal form.
Four Charged by Denver DA in Dale Chihuly Theft
Denver Post / January 25th, 2015
Four people have been charged in the theft of Dale Chihuly glasswork from a Denver Botanic Gardens exhibit last summer.
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Unveils $450 Million Redesign Plans
Chron / January 13th, 2015
Buoyed by some of the largest donations in the city's history, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston revealed a $450 million project Tuesday...