Visual Arts

In tribute to Chinese elders

More than 3,000 people of all ages gathered in Bukit Cina, Malacca, to celebrate the Chong Yang festival. Picture shows a non-Chinese girl demonstrating her calligraphy skills. — By ALLISON LAI / THE STAR

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Tucker Nichols, Sean Kennedy

Can art be as easy as Tucker Nichols makes it look? Maybe, in his hands. But bear in mind when you see his enjoyable show at Gallery 16 how much he benefits by historical circumstances not made by him and not evident in the...

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Tim's world

If you thought Tim Burton had a delightfully twisted imagination based on his feature films such as “Edward Scissorhands” and “Beetlejuice,” you ain’t seen nothing yet. MoMA opens a blockbuster show tomorrow with a cornucopia...

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An American Artist in Paris—Joe Johnson

Joe Lamar Johnson has been living in Paris and developing his career as an artist there since 1998. While Dani did not choose Johnson’s painting at the final selection, the press coverage that he received from this televised...

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Bonhams Offers Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian Paintings in London

LONDON.- Bonhams will offer the Mary and George Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian paintings at its 2009 Autumn Auction. A foremost collector of fine arts in Hong Kong, George Bloch (12 October 1920 - 27 April 2009) was born into...

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13th Edition of Paris Photo 2009 Takes Over the Carrousel du Louvre

PARIS.- Held at the Carrousel du Louvre through November 22 Paris Photo, the world’s leading fair for 19th Century, modern and contemporary photography features 102 exhibitors including 89 galleries and 13 publishers. With 75%...

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Cologne Fine Art Prize Recognizes Georg Baselitz's Achievement in the Arts

COLOGNE.- Georg Baselitz is the winner of this year's Cologne Fine Art Prize. Worth €10,000, the Prize is sponsored by Koelnmesse and the Cologne-based Bundesverband Deutscher Galerien und Editionen. The Prize is awarded every...

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The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute to showcase Impressionist Giovanni Boldini

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- During his lifetime, the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini (1842–1931) achieved tremendous popularity in Europe and the United States , where he was celebrated for his vibrant brushwork and striking portraits....

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SeenBy proudly announces the US launch of SeenBy.com Fine Art Photography

Franklin Lakes, NJ, November 18, 2009 SeenBy.com today announced the launch of their fine art photography website, bringing together photographers with unique, high quality images and purchasers searching for the best images in...

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A cabinetmaker/joiner/artist in top form

As in "Furniture Buys the Farm." But given that the maker in question is the astonishingly gifted Peteran - whose prodigious skills as a cabinetmaker and joiner are co-opted by his visionary restlessness and murderous wit - the...

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