No minimum stay required to rest your eyes on these hotels’ fine art Nov 8, 2009
Flanking the main entry are two works by minimalist painter, printmaker, and sculptor Frank Stella, The Whale As a Dish and Moby Dick. Other highlights are ceramic pieces by third-generation potter Ben Owen and a multilayered painting from Herb Jackson s Veronica s Veil series. (Boston Globe)
Reminder: An Evening with James Webb This Tuesday Nov 3, 2009
A master printer at Gemini G.E.L. for over ten years, he printed for blue chip artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Joseph Albers, Jasper Johns and more. As an extension of the artist's hands, his collaboration efforts included every facet of the print making medium. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Lehman Bros. art is on auction block Oct 31, 2009
Highlights of Sunday's sale include prints by Claes Oldenburg, David Hockney, Robert Indiana, Frank Stella and Roy Lichtenstein. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Masterpieces of the Universe Oct 21, 2009
Goldman Sachs-VP-turned-author Lisa Endlich that s (GS) art collection is unusual," including enormous weathervanes, daguerreotypes and a wide variety of patchwork quilts. Another book that pieces by Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, and Mel Bochner dot the halls. A former art consultant a work by Jenny Holzer, placed near the cafeteria, that read buckets of blood/corporate greed, and was taken down (but not sold) after two weeks. Credit: originalprints.com 6 of 7 Lehman Brothers:... (Slate)
At MIT, art collection is more than numbers Sep 4, 2009
With the help of a freely available map provided by the school, you can find yourself walking all over a stunning, brightly colored floor piece by Sol LeWitt, taking in outdoor sculptures by Alexander Calder, Mark di Suvero, Jacques Lipchitz, Louise Nevelson, and Henry Moore and sniffing out installations by such international stars as Frank Stella, Dan Graham, Matthew Ritchie, and Lawrence Weiner. That s just for starters. (Boston Globe)
Gordon Bensley, 84; advanced the teaching of visual arts Jul 24, 2009
Several of Mr. Bensley s students went on to make significant contributions to the art world, including painters Frank Stella, Carroll Dunham, and Peter Halley; sculptors Carl Andre, Mel Kendrick, and Wade Saunders; and photographer and filmmaker Hollis Frampton. He never said I; it was always we, Mrs. Bensley recalled. (Boston Globe)
Modern Art Museums in Nice on the F... Jul 14, 2009
American pop art features Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, abstract art Kenneth Noland and Frank Stella. Equally popular are the Yves Klein s galleries and rooms devoted to artists of the Nice School, such as Venet or Martinez. (Suite101.com)
artnet Auctions - Recent Auction Results Show Strong Demand for Fine Art Photographs Jun 30, 2009
There was also strong demand for portraits of artists including Salvador Dali, Frank Stella and Pablo Picasso. Two 1970 portraits of Salvador Dali by Marc Lacroix sparked frenzied bidding; Dali and His Muse, Gala realized $6,053, 400% above the low estimate and Dali's Profile commanded $5,610, 370% above the low estimate. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Commencements May 25, 2009
Honorary degrees: Margaret Bangser, founder and former director of the nonprofit Women's Dignity organization; Peter Brown, professor of history at Princeton University; Thomas M. Davis III, a former Virginia congressman who is now president and CEO of the Republican Main Street Partnership; celebrated conductor and pianist Leon Fleisher; researcher and esteemed Columbia University professor Andrew R. Marks; entrepreneur Elon Musk, cofounder of PayPal and SpaceX; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, managing... (Boston Globe)
Visiting the Art Gallery of Ontario Apr 10, 2009
The high profile restaurant attached to the gallery is also a Gehry design and features a sculpture installation by contemporary artist Frank Stella, hence the name FRANK.. The menu and d;cor is minimalist in design but don t expect the prices to match this theme. (Suite101.com)
Souped-up Bimmers Mar 25, 2009
The car is display on at Grand Central Terminal along with three other BMW art cars, designed by Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, as part of a public installation which will run through April 6 ... One of the cars, designed by Frank Stella in 1976, is covered by a grid that resembles graph paper. (Globe and Mail)
Two-Week Public Art Installation Featuring BMW Art Cars by Stella, Warhol, Lichtenstein and Rauschenberg and a Project by Artist Robin Rhode Commissioned by BMW to Open at Grand Central Terminal on March 25, 2009 Mar 24, 2009
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A public art installation will open at New York's Grand Central Terminal on March 25, 2009, featuring two distinct sections and made possible by BMW. One is a collection of four iconic BMW Art Cars designed by Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. The second is a project by contemporary artist Robin Rhode, who used the all-new 2009 BMW Z4 Roadster mounted with special paint dispensers behind its wheels to create a... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
David Mirvish Books to close Feb 19, 2009
She said Mirvish has not yet decided what do with the high-ceilinged room, although the famous 50-foot-long Frank Stella abstraction, "Damascus Gate," will occupy its west wall for the time being. "It's a problematic space in some respects," she laughed. (Globe and Mail)
