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Visual Representations of the Holocaust and Religion

Representations of the Holocaust have been debated for a long time, almost since the end of World War II in 1945. For some representations per se are problematic, because they…

December 6, 2011No CommentRead More

Anna Tosney, Printmaker, Exhibiting at Yorkshire Dales National Park, UK

Anna Tosney is a printmaker from Skipton in Northern England. Her latest collection is inspired by the landscape of the National Park near her home and struck such a chord…

November 8, 2011No CommentRead More

People’s Portraits Exhibition at Girton College, Cambridge

From the lifeboatmen of Fowey to a hairdresser, people from many different walks of life are captured on canvas in the extraordinary People’s Portraits exhibition housed at Girton College. The…

August 18, 2011No CommentRead More

Hermione the Egyptian Mummy on Display at Cambridge University

Girton College has a newly refurbished small museum, the Lawrence Room, now open to the public once a week. On exhibition are many fascinating objects from three major collections, namely…

July 21, 2011No CommentRead More

1859 Sicilian Stamp Auctioned for €1.8 Million

An 1859 Sicilian stamp has sold at auction in Switzerland for €1.8 Million. The “Error of Colour” stamp was printed in blue instead of orange. The auctioneers, Galerie Dreyfus, claim…

June 10, 2011No CommentRead More

Polish President Opens “Golden Times of the Republic” Art Exhibition in Spain

The President of Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski, opened an art exhibition celebrating Polish treasures on 1st June 2011. The exhibition has been prepared by the National Museum in Krakow and is…

June 2, 2011No CommentRead More

Matthew Humphries Win $5000 NAIDOC Prize for “Road to Change”

The National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee has awarded $5000 to Matthew Humphries, an indigenous artist from Mackay in Central Queensland, Australia, for his artwork “Road to Change”, which…

May 24, 2011No CommentRead More

Art: Afghanistan’s Timeless Treasures

On a frigid day in December 1978, a large convoy of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles crossed into Balkh through the Temez border in the North of Afghanistan. The aim…

May 6, 2011No CommentRead More

Art: “A Bronze by Any Other Name” Gian Mario Spacca on the Fano Bronze

“What’s in a name?” In a brief phrase, William Shakespeare encapsulated the struggle and tragedy of his classic Italian lyrical drama pitting Capulet against Montague. Today, another unfortunate Italian fight…

April 1, 2011No CommentRead More

King Tutankhamun Statues Missing After Egypt Unrest

It has been reported that 18 artefacts, including statues of King Tutankhamunare missing from the Egyptian Museum. It is thought intruders broke into the Museum and stole the artefacts. The head…

February 14, 2011No CommentRead More