february 22, 2013
A collection of 18 sculptural models of limbs and torsos previously believed to be produced by Renaissance master Michelangelo were found to have been misattributed this week, prompting questions about how tax credits are allocated to donors of valuable artworks, the
When purchasing art for the first time, prospective buyers tend to get mired in the sometimes hefty financial details. But can you still become an aficionado without breaking the bank? The organizers behind this year
february 21, 2013
Recent studies have shown that sports arenas and casinos bring little to no economic benefit to cities. Art museums on the other hand, have been shown to bring around nine times the money as
february 21, 2013
Public art – and the lack thereof – has become a hot-button topic in Montreal, as the city debates whether or not to relocate Alexander Calder’s “Man, Three Disks” (1967), reports the
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february 21, 2013
Josh Chalom beat his own Rubik’s cube record in December – it was a feat much bigger and more complex than twisting the six-sided figure so all its colours match.
The mosaic of the Macau skyline he and his team of 20 artists created from 85,794 Rubik’s cubes, which is four metres high and 60
february 19, 2013
Art Spiegelman's dark, powerful and boundary-smashing comic artwork is the subject of a major new exhibition in Vancouver.
Spanning the pioneering graphic artist's diverse, decades-long career, the Vancouver Art Gallery's CO-MIX: A Retrospective of Comics, Graphics and Scraps is the first
february 19, 2013
As husband-and-wife teams go, Herb and Dorothy Vogel likely don’t resonate in the public’s imagination like the fabled Curies (Marie and Pierre), Lunt and Fontanne, Burns and Allen, or Ike and Tina. But in the international art world, they’re legends.
So much so that the pair, married in
A Vancouver zoning change to create work space for artists doesn’t solve the real problem they face, emerging artists say.
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