Saturday, June 3, 2017

Google's improved search seeks to make us all art experts



The search giant has launched a new feature for art-related searches that will allow you to understand more about the artist and his works, as well as where they can be found, it announced in a Wednesday blog post.


Friday, June 2, 2017

Is it art, or is it trash? Jeff Gillette wants you to stomp through his 'art ...



Artist Jeff Gillette created an "art landfill" inside Gregorio Escalante Gallery. The solo show juxtaposes art and trash and asks: Is there a difference?
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-jeff-gillette-20170530-story.html


These 18 BMW race cars are actual pieces of art



The German automaker has collaborated with famous artists for over 40 years to transform race cars into works of art. The artistry of its latest entry, however, is not immediately apparent to the naked eye.


Why It's So Hard to Find the Original Owners of Nazi-Looted Art



Cornelius Gurlitt's Munich apartment was once packed with art. More than 1,200 drawings, paintings and prints were piled in the elderly man's flat.


Thursday, June 1, 2017

Fundraising campaign launched to transform Sidney Nolan's UK home into an art centre



The UK's Sidney Nolan Trust has launched a campaign to raise £2.3m to create “an international centre of artistic practice, research and engagement” at the Rodd—the 20th-century Australian artist's estate, near Presteigne, on the Welsh borders.


Art or ad? Owner of Wilson restaurant may be forced to remove massive mural



It is 12 feet by 85 feet of cinder block that is now transformed into a work of art. But the city said the mural serves as an advertisement because it spells out the name of the restaurant in big, bold letters.


Denver Catholic turns building community with the homeless into art



DENVER - “I'm terrible at art,” Katie Fosselius says with a laugh, describing an art collaborative program she helped to start at the Denver Rescue Mission, insisting “I'm more the entertainment!