Miles Franklin contender hopes three is his lucky number Apr 18, 2008
One of the criteria for the award is that it should be about some aspect of Australian life, and Brooks, who is shortlisted for the first time, said he was relieved to have been included as his previous novel, The House of Balthus, and his next had virtually no Australian content. The winner will be announced on June 19. (The Age)
Sainsbury leaves 100m of art to Tate and National Gallery Oct 30, 2007
Pieces left to the Tate include three works by Freud, a rare early work by Bacon from 1952, of which, said Sir Nicholas, there is "no equivalent in the Tate's collection", Gainsborough's Mr and Mrs Carter, from 1747, which will be the earliest work by the artist to enter the collection, and three works by the French artist, Balthus. Two pieces by the French painter, Pierre Bonnard, Nude in the Bath and The Yellow Boat, will make the gallery "one of the principle places to see Bonnard outside... (Independent)
Immodest proposals Oct 13, 2007
Hammer's inclusion of works by Bonnard, Balthus and Bacon among his naked portraits certainly raises the tone, but it also stretches his already tenuous point. Portraits are meant to be recognised; the nudes of Bonnard, Balthus and Bacon are not. (Guardian Unlimited)
Georg Baselitz Praises Damien Hirst, Gives Upside-Down View of Art World Sep 24, 2007
My pictures were shown in between works by De Kooning and Balthus. Schatz: By contrast to that time, London has now become a center for contemporary art. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Artist's exhibit reflects on `Mirror Matter' Jun 13, 2007
In Octavio (2007) she takes the poem ``Sight and Touch (for Balthus)'' by the Mexican poet Octavio Paz as her inspiration. Forming letters using chenille stems, she submerged each letter in sodium borate baths that caused six-sided crystals to grow on their surfaces. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Some Balthus With Your Mao, Sir? Apr 12, 2007
Some Balthus With Your Mao, Sir ... Some Balthus With Your Mao, Sir ... Half-naked Asian women with rock-star attitudes slip on the heroic mantle of Delacroix or Rubens, stuffed animals comically hide crotches in a Botticelli tableau, the earthy joy of socialist realism rubs (bare) shoulders with girlish, Balthuslike displays of private urges. (Ocnus.net)
The Picasso Museum, Malaga, Spain Apr 11, 2007
On display will be the work of Carrington, Balthus, Dubuffet, Chagall, Delvaux, Lam, Giacometti, Magritte, Miro and in particular, Henri-Matisse. email: Tel: (34) 902 44 44 79 (34) 952 12 20 20 (34) 952 05 86 94. (Suite101.com)
Erotic Fine Art and Artists Mar 30, 2007
Included are Gustav Klimt, Balthus and Michelangelo ... Then there is Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, Polish/French, 1908-2001) who presents somewhat ambiguous, but highly erotic scenarios of young women at the beginning of their sexual awareness ... (1941-1943) is probably the best example of Balthus ambiguous eroticism. (Suite101.com)
Wine And Art Meet At Mouton Estate Mar 19, 2007
And then there was Balthus. "Very respectable ladies in the west coast said I was doing kiddie porn, which I think is a little bit much, don't you think? Simply because the work of art of Balthus shows a nude girl. but nude is a from of art," de Rothschild said ... "Well, the wine that came to the United States, people ask me in my company, 'well, how do we replace Balthus?' and I said, 'you don't replace Balthus. you just take the thing away!' So the great thing for all the people who were wine... (CBS News)
* Sympathy for an old devil Nov 26, 2006
As it turns out, Lecter did in fact come from somewhere after all X from eastern Europe, the son of Lithuanian aristocrats (he is a cousin of the artist Balthus). His childhood was marked by trauma and loss, not least when he witnessed the torture and murder of his only sister, Mischa, by army deserters. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
A Tribute To City Pioneer In Arts Oct 24, 2006
Balthus, Max Ernst and Alexander Calder, and became the first museum in the United States to mount a major Picasso retrospective. Austin embraced all new art forms and made film, photography, architecture and contemporary music part of the museum. (CTNow.com)
HK to exhibit masterpieces from Centre Pompidou Sep 10, 2006
The exhibition, titled "Artists and Their Models C Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou, Paris" , will feature works by great artists, such as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Brancusi, Soutine, Modigliani, Dubuffet, Bacon, Balthus, Adami, and Raysse Martial. The works to be shown include paintings, sculptures and installations with portraiture as the theme. (Xinhuanet, China)
