The Arizona State University Art Museum announced that it is the recipient of six new works by artist Andy Warhol, a gift from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. These original Warhol screenprints will be on view in the lobby of the ASU Art Museum at Mill Avenue and 10th Street in Tempe … Continue reading Arizona State University Puts Newly Acquired Andy Warhol Works on View
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Amazon Launches Art Store
Works by Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Marc Chagall are now available on Amazon.com along with Cheerios, printers, refrigerators and cat toys. The site launched its fine art gallery today. The original and limited edition artwork for purchase directly from galleries and dealers. Prices currently range from $200 to $45,000. What will it mean? We'll have to … Continue reading Amazon Launches Art Store
Into Americana Week
Americana Week has begun. Yesterday perhaps the first event of the week was a gallery talk at Keno Auctions ”American Still Life Painting in the 19th Century,” with Dr. William H. Gerdts. There’s a good deal of excitement and enthusiasm around Americana Week this year. The American Wing Galleries are re-opening at the Met and … Continue reading Into Americana Week
Pop Art on the Bible Belt
In 1934,during the Great Depression, the WPA workers built the main Post Office on Broadway in Nashville. The impressive Art Deco building on Broadway, flanked by the old Customs House and the Estes Kefauver Federal Courthouse on one side, and the Union Station on the other, went largely unappreciated by the residents. Ten years ago, … Continue reading Pop Art on the Bible Belt
Hotel Chelsea Closes
From New York The Hotel Chelsea is now closed to guests. If you're not familiar with the landmark, it has long been known as home to a number of artists extending back to the time it was built in 1884. Sir Arthur C. Clarke wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey while staying at the Chelsea, and poets … Continue reading Hotel Chelsea Closes
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