Topic: ART - on May 26, 2004 at 8:32:00 PM CEST
Fire devastates Saatchi artworks
More than 100 artworks from Charles Saatchi's famous collection have been destroyed in a warehouse fire.
Modern art classics like Tracey Emin's tent and works by Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas and Gary Hume were lost.
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Topic: ART - on May 26, 2004 at 12:17:00 PM CEST
He's got brains, braggadocio and a wad of Microsoft money
Michael Klein started his career at Microsoft by firing his bosses.
Before Klein, Microsoft had an art committee. Not only did the committee advise the curator of collections on acquisitions, vetoing what it didn't like, the committee interviewed Klein when he applied for the job and gave him the nod.
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Topic: ART - on May 6, 2004 at 12:10:00 PM CEST
The world's most expensive piece of art ... a £58m Picasso painting
A masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, painted in 1905 when he was just 24 years old, last night became the most expensive piece of art ever sold when it went under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York for $104m (£58m).
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Topic: ART - on May 5, 2004 at 10:29:00 PM CEST
Uninstallation Art
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Topic: ART - on May 5, 2004 at 9:18:00 AM CEST
Paperclip sculptures
Welcome to Justin Schlecter's portfolio of intricate geometric paperclip sculptures. Take a look around and enjoy.
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Topic: ART - on May 4, 2004 at 8:52:00 PM CEST
The Winners of the 2004 Prix Ars Electronica Golden Nica
Computer Animation/Visual Effects Chris Landreth (Canada): "Ryan"
Digital Musics Thomas Köner (Germany): "Banlieue du Vide"
Digital Communities Wikipedia (USA): <a href="www.wikipedia.org<
Digital Communities The World Starts With Me (Niederlande / Uganda): <a href="www.theworldstarts.org<
Interactive Art Ben Rubin, Mark Hansen (USA): "Listening Post?"
u 19 - freestyle computing Thomas Winkler (Austria): "GPS::Tron"
Net Vision Creative Commons (Venezuela / USA): www.creativecommons.org
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Topic: ART - on May 4, 2004 at 12:35:00 PM CEST
Frankfurter or Wiener Wuerstel Cocktail Art
Japanese-language site. Includes diagrams, along with video instructions ...
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Topic: ART - on May 1, 2004 at 6:33:00 PM CEST
The Festival with the "World Bodypainting Award"
20th - 25th july 2004 / Seeboden, Austria
On this page you will find everything about the world bodypainting festival at lake millstättersee in austria. Each year in midsummer, in the middle of breathtaking scenery, Europe's most colourful Event takes place.
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Topic: ART - on April 30, 2004 at 11:14:00 AM CEST
Gadzooks! New portrait shows bare-chested Prince Philip posing with a bug
The prince, 82, sat for prize-winning painter Stuart Pearson Wright four times, with his shirt on. A model posed for the chest part of the painting, which depicts the upper half of the prince's torso, Pearson Wright said while unveiling the painting Thursday.
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Topic: ART - on April 29, 2004 at 1:52:00 AM CEST
Streetart
is a collaborative weblog for photos of DIY posters, guerilla stickers, home-made stencils &c. You can upload streetart images and post them to the front page.
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Topic: ART - on April 16, 2004 at 12:53:00 AM CEST
Die DUCKOMENTA
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Topic: ART - on April 13, 2004 at 9:42:00 PM CEST
MEMORIES OF MATCHBOX CARS AT HACKNEY MUSEUM
Matchbox Memories is an exhibition at Hackney Museum, running until August 28.
This exhibition should provoke a wide range of emotions for a huge number of people, particularly residents of Hackney, where Matchbox cars were made for decades.
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