Doubts about da Vinci? Jul 30, 2008
" If accepted, the claim would force an "agonizing reappraisal of the Eurocentric view of history," Mr. Menzies says in his book 1434: The Year A Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed To Italy and Ignited The Renaissance. Nonsense The urbane 70-year-old sold more than a million copies of his first book, 1421, which argued that Chinese sailors mapped the world in the early 1400s shortly before abandoning global seafaring. His theories are dismissed as nonsense by many academics Mr. Menzies said... (Globe and Mail)
After Columbus, Da Vinci gets a Chinese touch Jul 30, 2008
"It's very suggestive, very interesting, but the hard work remains to be done," says Martin Kemp, professor of History of Art at Oxford University and author of books on Da Vinci. "He (Menzies) says something is a copy just because they look similar," Kemp says. (Xinhuanet, China)
Brazil police arrest bank thief, find stolen Picasso Jul 20, 2008
Page last updated at 01:10 GMT, Sunday, 20 July 2008 02:10 UK. Brazil police find stolen Picasso. (BBC News)
Hidden secrets Jul 18, 2008
Yoko Taniguchi, one of the Japanese experts working on the caves, told reporters this is the earliest known use of this technique in the history of art. She said it was previously thought the technique originated in Europe during the Renaissance, eight centuries later. (BBC News)
Art's progress, to look back in wonder Jul 18, 2008
Criticism that this year's Biennale contains too many overly familiar historical works misses the point that not everyone who walks through the doors of one of the Biennale's seven venues will be equally familiar with the history of art. Only a fraction of the contemporary art collections of Sydney's public galleries is shown regularly and by placing these rarely seen works in a different context, the Biennale has given them new life. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Art Institute School names new prez Jul 14, 2008
Given the rich history of art, design and urbanism in Chicago, my goal is to see the School of the Art Institute continue its vital role of educating artists, designers and intellectuals, as well as shaping and informing the cultural fabric of the city, Mr. Reiter said in the statement. As president, Mr. Reiter will manage a budget of more than $100 million and oversee the schools academic, financial, operational and fundraising activities. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Art review: Chihuly at the de Young Jul 6, 2008
The history of art is a history of ideas, not just of valuable property. Chihuly has no place in it, and the de Young disserves its public by pretending that he does. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Atlanta's new arch raises a few eyebrows Jul 5, 2008
"Do we really need that kind of grandeur?" said Kirk Savage, associate professor of history of art and architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. "It's a little self-defeating to represent your city moving forward into the future with a nostalgic return to the past -- especially if it's a past that never really existed in the first place.". (Los Angeles Times)
Largest Gathering of World-Renown Artists Ever to Visit Detroit Jul 2, 2008
According to Park West CEO, Scaglione, "Peter Max's work is recognized all around the world and Yaacov Agam arguably has created more monumental works than any other artist in history. Agam is installing a 75 foot by 33 foot sculpture in front of the new Olympic Stadium in Taiwan, China. He is coming directly from meetings there to our Park West event. Simon Bull has been working for the past year-and-a-half on more than one hundred original paintings of Muhammad Ali, four of which were... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
More of this story Jun 28, 2008
Learning the history of art. By Jeremy Henderson Friday, June 27, 2008 11:45 PM CDT. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Spiritual setting enlightens experience Jun 19, 2008
To those, of faith or virulently without, who feel art has no place in spiritual spaces, Mongrain says simply "Look around." Certainly much of the history of art and architecture is entwined with that of religious and other belief systems. Consider the cavernous gothic cathedrals, sensually enlivened by the washes of color flowing onto the stone floors from their myriad jewel-like stained glass windows. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Eugenie plays gooseberry to lovestruck big sister Beatrice Jun 16, 2008
The young royal is sixth in line to the throne and is sitting exams in art, history of art and English at the 23,000-a-year college. Out on the town: Princess Eugenie, right, looks more comfortable out on the town with Princess Beatrice and their mother Sarah Ferguson. (Daily Mail)
Princess Eugenie disciplined in 'naked booze-up' Jun 16, 2008
Princess Eugenie, who is sixth in line to the throne, is studying English, art and history of art at Marlborough. In March last year the Daily Telegraph reported that the young royal opened a MySpace page, in which she referred to the Queen as "Super Gran" and listed hotdogs and donuts as her favourite foods. (Ninemsn)
Princess Eugenie caught frolicking nude Jun 16, 2008
Princess Eugenie is studying art, history of art and English at the 46,000-dollar-a-year college. (Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Eugenie's bare frolic telling-off Jun 15, 2008
Prince Andrew's daughter is studying art, history of art and English at the 23,000-a-year public school. Share this story. (Sunday Mirror)
Royal Reprimand For Naked Eugenie Jun 15, 2008
"The Princess is the Duke of York's youngest daughter and up until now has been overshadowed by her elder sister Princess Beatrice, 19, who is frequently pictured nightclubbing or on foreign holidays.The young royal is sixth in line to the throne and is sitting A-level exams in art, history of art and English at the 23,000-a-year college. Bookmark this page Social bookmarking allows users to save and categorise a personal collection of bookmarks and share them with others. This is different to... (Sky News)
Off the wall Jun 14, 2008
The history of art and power has been haunted by tyrants stretching from Nero to Hitler ... But was he really the exception to the Nero paradigm that has haunted the history of art and power. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
UK Release For Apple 'iTunes U' Jun 4, 2008
Studying History of Art. but Apple says many more institutions will join over the coming months. (TrustedReviews)
DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE: Dating the late prehistoric dispersal of Polynesians to New Zealand using the commensal Pacific rat Jun 3, 2008
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QY, United Kingdom; and School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia. Edited by Patrick V. Kirch, University of California, Berkeley, CA, and approved April 7, 2008 (received for review February 14, 2008). (USA Today -- Tech)
Is Montreal the real art capital of Canada? May 31, 2008
Like Manet's portraits of his contemporaries, they are images to inform a future history of art. Certainly there were things here that seemed weak by comparison. (Globe and Mail)
Thirteen Golden Bears Earn All-MPSF Academic Honors May 31, 2008
Seniors (history), (political science) and (integrative biology); juniors (rhetoric), (American studies); redshirt sophomores (Spanish), (political science), (undeclared), (art); sophomores (history of art), (mass communications), (undeclared); and redshirt freshman (undeclared) were all honored by the MPSF. To be eligible for MPSF All-Academic accolades, an athlete must have a 3 ... 271) - history of art (3. (Calbears.com)
About Michelangelo's Nose May 23, 2008
The encounter resulted in damage to Michelangelo's nose that had a continuing influence on Michelangelo's life and, arguably, on the history of art itself. Michelangelo and Lorenzo de Medici. (Suite101.com)
Posh and cool: meet the true blue contender May 23, 2008
However, he gained three A-level As - in history, history of art and economics with politics - and studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford, where he gained a first-class degree. Not long afterwards he answered an ad for a job in the Conservative Party's research department and rose quickly, briefing the then prime minister, John Major, for questions in the House and advising the chancellor of the exchequer, Norman Lamont. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Memories of Rauschenberg: 'A giant among artists' May 14, 2008
"This is the end of an era both in the history of art and in the history of human societies," she said via e-mail. "Bob was a giant among artists, and one of the most sophisticated and socially aware people on the planet.". (Los Angeles Times)
The Watcher: Roald Hoffmann May 13, 2008
"I had enough courage to tell my parents I wasn't going to be a doctor, but not enough courage to tell them I wanted to go into the history of art. So I went to graduate school in chemistry," he says. "I fell into it, but I love it.". (Scientific American)
Annella Brown, Boston's first female surgeon May 12, 2008
She had already studied the history of art at Wellesley College when she became a collector and connoisseur of 18th-century French furniture, Travers said. Sometimes she was guest lecturer in the graduate program of fine arts at Harvard. (Boston Globe)
My kingdom for a horse May 10, 2008
But it is the great white horse proposed by Wallinger that is the best, and not just because it makes a strong reference to the history of art in the British isles. It is the best because it exploits exactly the same qualities in the horse that entranced the creators of our ancient chalk figures. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
In Naples, artists use irony to tackle festering trash crisis May 8, 2008
"Changing these paintings that have made the history of art is a way of showing politicians how badly things are going here in Naples.". . (Christian Science Monitor)
Curbside diva turns trash into treasure May 5, 2008
She came to Pittsburgh in 1993, earning a bachelor's degree in the history of art and architecture at Pitt. Possibly because of her ancestry, she felt an urge to move to Prague. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Kelly New Deputy Director at NGA May 3, 2008
Previous to the last 15 years at the NGA, Shestack was Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1987-1993); Director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (1985-1987); Adjunct Professor of the History of Art at Yale University and Director of the Yale University Art Gallery (1971-1985); Curator of Prints and Drawings, Yale University Art Gallery (1968-1971); and Curator of Graphic Art, National Gallery of Art and the Lessing Rosenwald Collection, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania (1965-1968). A David... (Suite101.com)
Policing and protecting the arts of speech May 2, 2008
But others, like History of Art lecturer Seth Kim-Cohen, who published an Op-Ed in the Wed. Apr. (Yale Herald, CT)
Galleries: Three shows at Meridian Gallery Apr 20, 2008
Sussman's "Sabines" at SFMOMA: The Sabine women of preclassical legend appear many times in the history of art, as victims and as heroines. On May 1 at 8 p.m., they will rise again - onscreen - when the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art presents in its Wattis Theater the West Coast premiere of the feature-length video "The Rape of the Sabine Women" by New York artist Eve Sussman and her production company known as the Rufus Corporation. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Getting Plastered Apr 18, 2008
Jones said that the students were studying how masks have been used throughout the history of art. They (the students) learn to trust their peers a little more during this project, said Jones as she directed her students to put their paint shirts on. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Lumberjacks, death and Christoph Blocher Apr 17, 2008
The show is organised by the museum in Bern, the Swiss Institute for Art Research and the Institute for History of Art a 00001BD1 t Bern University. The exhibition will be accompanied by literary tours, workshops for children and a presentation by Zurich University Professor Elisabeth Bronfen. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
'It's lovely,' says benefits supervisor whose portrait is set to sell for £17m Apr 12, 2008
"He appeals to both contemporary art lovers and collectors of Old Masters. He has clearly made a huge contribution to the history of art of the 20th century, and his output is quite small, perhaps producing just five paintings a year.". Despite the judders in the markets, particularly in the US, where Benefits Supervisor is to be sold in May, Ordov;s said the art market was holding up strongly, particularly for very rare works at the top of the range. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Exhibit highlights victims of drug trade Apr 12, 2008
Nowadays, also made of coca leaves, draws from the hallowed history of art. Rojas appropriated the work s text which reads Just What Is It That Makes Today s Homes So Different, So Appealing. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
A large dose of mediums: Student artwork from three different Muscatine schools is on display at the Muscatine Art Center, and they've used a wide range of material to convey their artistic vision Apr 11, 2008
They learn the fundamentals and history of art and are encouraged to be creative, but in Advanced Art Studio, the opportunity for individuality and choice of mediums is fulltime. They re following their own interest. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Artist's baptism of fire - and water Apr 10, 2008
It has happened throughout the history of art. He cites the examples of Titian and Rembrandt. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pre-Clovis Human DNA Found In 14,300-year-old Feces In Oregon Cave Is Oldest In New World Apr 4, 2008
3, 2008) DNA from dried human excrement recovered from Oregon's Paisley Caves is the oldest found yet in the New World -- dating to 14,300 years ago, some 1,200 years before Clovis culture -- and provides apparent genetic ties to Siberia or Asia, according to an international team of 13 scientists. Among the researchers is Dennis L. Jenkins, a senior archaeologist with the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History, whose summer field expeditions over two summers uncovered a... (Science Daily)
Greer Tames the Shrew Mar 31, 2008
Similarly, in The Obstacle Race (1979), she resurrected five centuries' worth of forgotten female artists, not to claim they were geniuses but to figure out how and what they contributed to the history of art despite the stranglehold of propriety and custom. Hence she's always on the lookout for what must have been Ann's real-world accomplishmentskeeping her babies alive past the treacherous early years, for examplewhile other scholars see nothing of interest in a woman who wasn't a... (Slate)
Best in spring Mar 16, 2008
Klimt offers the greatest overload in the history of art. The rich mix is his forte: nudes kissing, lounging, yearning, coupling against a world of gold leaf and jewel-bright colours, a hint of spirituality here balanced by luxurious sexuality there. (Guardian Unlimited)
Master of fine art Mar 15, 2008
It was the history of art that piqued his interest. "Art history was kind of a window to a new world," he said. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Review: Mary Jo Salter's 'A Phone Call to the Future' Mar 8, 2008
" But the debate was perpetuated more often by tribal loyalties than by artistic necessity. An argument that forecloses possibilities for art - that says X is good because Y is bad - can rarely be trusted. Mary Jo Salter came of age as a poet in the 1970s when two tribes, the Language poets and the New Formalists, were sparring. The Language poets (named after a magazine called Language) represented a new surge of experimental writing, while the New Formalists (with whom Salter was associated)... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Student identityWill they be happy participants in government ID plans? Mar 7, 2008
Katie Armitage, 20, is in her second year of a degree in History and History of Art and describes it as a good idea. "I agree that students are a more willing group. I've got a student card, a passport and a driver's licence, why shouldn't I have an ID card?". (BBC News -- UK)
What's Happening Mar 6, 2008
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Yale community trains teachers to engage kids Mar 3, 2008
In a broader sense, the goal of the Institute is to connect public school teachers (known as Teaching Fellows) with Yale faculty seminar leaders, such as Professor Sofia, and to engage each group in open discussion during the spring and summer in various fields, including history, chemistry, and history of art. The seminars, which help lead to the development of curricular units in New Haven public schools by creating more informed teachers, are certainly intimate; enrollment is often limited to... (Yale Herald, CT)
On the Scene Feb 27, 2008
The arrival of the exhibition coincides with the centennial of the Wangchuck dynasty in Bhutan and gives island residents the opportunity to see a collection of 110 paintings, sculptures, textiles and other objects that provide an overview of the history of art in Bhutan and its Buddhist culture. "The Dragon's Gift" is on display through May 23. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Moving Da Vinci becomes filmmaker's masterpiece Feb 18, 2008
But Martin Kemp, professor of history of art at Oxford University, England, said the painter would have approved. "Greenaway has a terrific understanding of how painters work, which is not true of every filmmaker "If Leonardo had been around he would have been into moving images. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Greenaway creating Da Vinci coda Feb 15, 2008
"But Martin Kemp, professor of history of art at Oxford University and a Da Vinci expert, said the painter would have approved. "Greenaway has a terrific understanding of how painters work which is not true of every film-maker. There's no need to be stuffy about these things. (Guardian Unlimited)
Cal gets $6M grad student recruiting grant from Mellon Foundation Jan 30, 2008
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Architect Critic Nikolaus Pevsner Jan 30, 2008
From 1924-28 Pevsner was Assistant Keeper at the Dresden Gallery, then he was appointed Lecturer of the history of art and architecture at Gottingen University ... Further to this, he became general editor for The Pelican History of Art: a landmark in art criticism. (Suite101.com)
* [ART JOURNAL]: The real Matisse Jan 24, 2008
Matisse is one of the greatest liberators of color in the history of art and here he puts color at the service of a great revolt. In the first decade of the 20th century, any adult - including Matisse, born in 1869 - would have grown up in the Victorian age. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The most beautiful modern painting in the world Jan 19, 2008
Matisse is one of the greatest liberators of colour in the history of art - his only equals as a colourist might be Leonardo, Raphael, Titian, Turner or Goya - and here he puts colour at the service of a great revolt. In the first decade of the 20th century, any adult - including Matisse, born in 1869 - would have grown up in the Victorian age. (Guardian Unlimited)
At odds on the art of possession Jan 18, 2008
These were among the questions considered at the 32nd Congress of the International Committee of the History of Art, held in Melbourne this week. Repatriation - or the process of returning cultural patrimony to its country of origin - was a focal point, culminating with yesterday's keynote address by the director of the British Museum, Neil McGregor. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
New rival to A-levels due to get go-ahead from exam watchdog Jan 16, 2008
Graham Able, master of Dulwich college, said: "We are adopting the Pre-U in classics and history of art from September and all students will sit a central research course and do an extended essay under the Cambridge syllabus. We will keep a watching eye over the next few years and consider a wholesale move as things develop.". John Dunford, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the new qualification would create an unnecessary divide. (Guardian Unlimited)
New city plazas: Digital or not, interactivity key to great design Jan 13, 2008
Tim Halbur, who interviewed the artists in their studios, sees podcasting coming into its own as a way for people to interpret art and the history of art for themselves. Rather than a museum catalog or caption interpretation regulating visitors' points of view, "artists can tell their own stories," says Halbur. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Drawn to a primitive urge Jan 12, 2008
Although another sporting event the Australian Open will probably steal the limelight, the fact that Melbourne is playing host to the 32nd Congress of the International Committee of the History of Art is a coup not to be underestimated. The congress, which starts tomorrow, has only been held once before outside Europe in Montreal, in 2004. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Scholars blow the canon apart Jan 12, 2008
But that was something of a misnomer because, unlike the real Olympics, the Congress of the International Committee of the History of Art focused on Europe ... Crossing Cultures: Conflict Migration Convergence, the 32nd Congress of the International Committee of the History of Art 00004000 , will be held at the University of Melbourne, January 13-18. (The Australian)
Read more... Jan 9, 2008
Recipients are chosen from such fields as classics, history, history of art, musicology, philosophy, religious studies, and all areas of literary studies, including the study of foreign literatures. Recipients of the awards must hold tenured appointments at US institutions of higher education. (PNN Online)
Swiss artist proves a successful export Dec 23, 2007
I studied history of art but I only really discovered contemporary art through philosophy. An artist called Duchamp took an ordinary object a WC and put it into a museum, which led to a big 20th century debate. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
op-ed: Misrepresentation of African Art Dec 7, 2007
Since the exhibition opened in September, class participants in History of Art and Architecture 228: African Art, Museums and the Politics of Representation have been introduced to African art and had the opportunity to engage in a critical examination of traditional approaches to the study of non-western art. A review of the exhibition in The Middlebury Campus ("Tribal sculpture show shifts African bias," Sept. 19) provoked a stimulating discussion session for the class, which inspired students... (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Marlins cut final tie to fans Dec 6, 2007
They're coming while the team's owner is willing to donate a reported $20 million to build the Jeffrey Loria Center for the History of Art at Yale University, his alma mater, but draws the line at spending $20 million to keep Willis and Cabrera around. They're coming while South Florida fans are already suffering with the Dolphins and the Heat and the Hurricanes and have no patience with being told yet again that the Marlins, twice world champions, will be dynamite once somebody builds them a... (The Palm Beach Post)
First look: Rosemary Hill Dec 1, 2007
At university I read English but I was also drawn to history, especially the history of ideas and history of art, and increasingly I became interested in the connections between ideas and objects. I wondered how it is that a culture, a religion, a political system expresses itself through functional things - tables and chairs and houses. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Is The Beauty Of A Sculpture In The Brain Of The Beholder? Nov 24, 2007
The history of art is replete with the constant tension between objective values and subjective judgments. This tension is deepened when artists discover new aesthetic parameters that may appeal for various reasons, be they related to our biological heritage, or simply to fashion or novelty. (Science Daily)
Theatrics of Art in the Work of Durga Kainthola Nov 21, 2007
From November 14 until the 18th, 2007, Indian Contemporary features Durga Kainthola at the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre in "Warhol and the History of Art - Part II" ... "In a selection of her work that relates to her Warhol and the History of Art series some of the images such as Amrita Sher-Gil, Marilyn Munroe and Dalis clock re-enter her canvas that she seems to liken to a stage. She has also worked on photographic images of Frida Kahlo. The work in layers invites the viewer to uncover it in... (AbsoluteArts.com)
