Rose Art Museum display justifies the passions Nov 5, 2009
sz, Weegee, and Walker Evans rub shoulders with larger works by an all-star contemporary cast: Cindy Sherman, Gregory Crewdson, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Nan Goldin, Sally Mann, Richard Prince, and Matthew Barney. But if you think all that sounds good, it s in the neighboring Lois Foster wing, a large and beautiful space that was added to the museum s original building in 2001, that at last we get a hearty dollop of the Rose s tremendous postwar holdings: one after the other, sensational works by... (Boston Globe)
Museum replaces nude image of Brooke Shields Oct 15, 2009
The Tate closed a room housing the "Spiritual America 1983" image by artist Richard Prince after a visit two weeks ago by a London police unit that deals with obscene publications. The London museum said in a statement Wednesday that it has replaced the piece with a later version of the work made by Prince in collaboration with Shields called "Spiritual America IV 2005.". (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Finalists for book award Oct 15, 2009
The Tate closed a room housing the Spiritual America 1983 image by artist Richard Prince after a visit by a London police unit that deals with obscene publications. (AP). (Boston Globe)
Tate replaces nude Shields photo Oct 15, 2009
Richard Prince's Spiritual America IV was taken in 2005 ... Richard Prince's Spiritual America showed a young Shields from the knees up, naked, oiled and wearing make-up ... A statement from the gallery said: "In consultation with the artist, Richard Prince, Tate has replaced Spiritual America 1983 with a later version of the work made by him in collaboration with Brooke Shields, Spiritual America IV 2005. "Tate is in ongoing discussions with legal advisors about the catalogue. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Photo of nude Brooke Shields at 10 creates stir Oct 2, 2009
Peter Kramer / AP fileAn exhibit entitled "Spiritual America," by artist Richard Prince, features a photo of actress Brooke Shields as a 10-year-old ... The Tate said in a statement Thursday that it has temporarily shut the room housing "Spiritual America" by artist Richard Prince. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Art or Porn? Museum Pulls Brooke Shields ImageTate Museum temporarily removes Image of 10-year-old Brooke Shields. Oct 2, 2009
Britain's Tate Modern gallery said Thursday it had closed a room at its new blockbuster exhibition that contains a 1983 piece by American artist Richard Prince based on a nude photograph of actress Brooke Shields taken in 1975 when she was 10 ... The Tate Modern took down the provocative 1983 piece called "Spiritual America" by American artist, Richard Prince, after Metropolitan Police launched an investigation. (ABC News)
Police visit prompts gallery to remove naked Shields picture Oct 2, 2009
Child star a detail from the photo of Brooke Shields that Richard Prince used in his artwork ... The picture, which shows Shields standing naked and with an oiled torso in a bathtub, was created by the American artist Richard Prince from a photograph originally shot in 1975 by a commercial photographer, Gary Gross ... Child star … a detail from the photo of Brooke Shields that Richard Prince used in his artwork. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* [ART JOURNAL] Adaptation of the artistic Jul 22, 2009
encapsulates many sectors of the art bubble: Blue-chip artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein; speculators darlings Richard Prince and Murakami; young overnight sensations Barnaby Furnas and Hope Atherton; veterans John Wesley and Marilyn Minter; Chinese artists Huang Yan () and Zhang Dali (ijO). While there are no masterpieces here, several works are appealing and priced to sell. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Mixing art and style Jul 9, 2009
His collaborations with artists such as Takashi Murakami, Stephen Sprouse and Richard Prince are on display at the Hong Kong Museum of Art until Aug 9 ... The last thing I bought was a painting by Richard Prince a year ago ... I very much wanted to work with Stephen Sprouse, Takashi Murakami and Richard Prince and all three of them wanted to work with Louis Vuitton; they were very excited by the projects I proposed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Art.view: Happy days for some Jul 5, 2009
The prices of works by Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst and Richard Prince the artists most closely associated with the boom have dropped considerably in the past year. Mr Prince s nurse paintings seem to offer a textbook case. (The Economist)
Louis Vuitton exhibits go on display in HK May 22, 2009
The first section comprises Vuitton's antique trunks and suitcases which capture the work of artists and designers like Takashi Murakami, Stephen Sprouse and Richard Prince who use paintings, installations and sculptures. The second section features a fine selection from the contemporary art collection of Foundation Louis Vuitton pour la Creation, including works by renowned Chinese, French and American artists. (Xinhuanet, China)
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