Jun 5th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Madrid is one of the art capitals of Europe, and each season the city's big three art museums host major exhibitions. This summer looks like it's going to be an especially good one.
Perhaps the biggest show of the season is the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum's show on Matisse. Running from June 9 to September 20, it focuses on the work the famous painter and sculptor did in the middle part of his ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Spectacular summer art season in Madrid
Jun 5th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Madrid is one of the art capitals of Europe, and each season the city's big three art museums host major exhibitions. This summer looks like it's going to be an especially good one.
Perhaps the biggest show of the season is the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum's show on Matisse. Running from June 9 to September 20, it focuses on the work the famous painter and sculptor did in the middle part of his ...Photo of the Day (11-19-08)
Nov 19th, 2008 at 6:00PM:
Yes, this is an elephant balanced on its trunk. David and Chi who captured this image at the Musée and Domaine nationales of the Castle of Fontainebleau in France said this sculpture was part of a larger exhibit. What a wonderful use of a castle. The exhibit looks like it may have been like a trip to some strange wonderland.
Unfortunately, the exhibit ended on November 17. My ...Photo of the Day (9/18/08)
Sep 18th, 2008 at 9:00PM: Today's photo of the day comes from Flickr user pirano who captured this picture, titled Fist and Rose in Oslo, Norway. You might think the sculptor was trying to make a political statement, but from the accounts in the comments of this site, he apparently never intended for it to be political. Pirano did a nice job of using the sun to highlight the sculpture, giving it a fantastic glowing cast. ...Labor Day themed sculptures: Hammering Man in Seattle and beyond
Sep 1st, 2008 at 11:40AM: Outside the Seattle Museum of Art is a kinetic sculpture called Hammering Man. The man who lifts and lowers his hammer four times per minute is one of several Hammering Man sculptures by artist Jonathan Borofsky.
Through his Hammering Man statues, Borofsky's aim is to pay tribute to the workers of the world, as well as, indicate that the world is linked together through our labors. The sculptures ...
