Pergamon Museum Alive

Pergamon Museum Alive

The Pergamon Museum in Berlin is coming to life with a light and sound installation by Liam Gillick. Liam Gillick is a British artist working out of New York City, whose multimedia installations center around examining social systems and the modes of production....
Guelph Treasure Dispute Dismissed

Guelph Treasure Dispute Dismissed

The Guelph Treasure art dispute between a German museum and the heirs of Jewish art dealers has been dismissed by a U.S. court for a second time, over jurisdictional issues. The Welfenschatz, or Guelph Treasure, is a 200 million euro hoard of silver and gold church...
59 Renaissance Sculptures Discovered

59 Renaissance Sculptures Discovered

Now for some good news! Art historians have uncovered a whopping 59 sculptures from the Italian Renaissance, which had been missing from the Pushkin Museum in Moscow since World War II. These sculptures include works by Donatello, Giovanni Pisano, and Andrea del...
Two Orchids: Decorative Neutrality

Two Orchids: Decorative Neutrality

Tethered for support to two metal poles, the two delicate stalks of realistic white blooms frame the southeast entrance of New York’s Central Park like a pair of fairy-scale lamp posts. Stainless steel somehow made delicate by the sculpture’s skill, they...