Freud nude shatters price record May 14, 2008
New records were set for Richard Prince, Tom Wesselmann, Sam Francis, Adolph Gottlieb, Barnett Newman, Robert Indiana and Peter Halley. The spring sales wrap up tomorrow at Sotheby's, which has assembled an even bigger contemporary and postwar sale than Christie's. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Santa Clara University: de Saisset Museum Features Exhibition of 1960s Art From the Extraordinary Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson Collection Jan 19, 2008
Eye on the Sixties includes paintings, sculpture, drawings, and prints by artists such as Robert Arneson, Bruce Beasley, Fletcher Benton, Wallace Berman, Bruce Conner, Ronald Davis, Richard Diebenkorn, Sam Francis, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Philip Guston, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenberg, David Park, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Frank Stella, Wayne Thiebaud, and William T. Wiley. SCU students played an active role in the creation of the exhibition, contributing their own... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
100 Years Of Luxury Dec 17, 2007
It was Mr. Stanley who came up with the idea of those extravagant Christmas gifts, and who commissioned famous artists like Saul Steinberg and Robert Indiana to design Christmas catalogue covers. The in-store celebrations he staged drew celebrities like Sophia Loren, Princess Grace and Princess Margaret. (CBS News)
Enjoy 12 free days of Christmas in Indianapolis Nov 13, 2007
Also outside is the original "LOVE" sculpture by Robert Indiana, and his "Numbers" piece. A special exhibit of "Roman Art from the Louvre" continues through Jan. 6. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Arabs Beat Damien Hirst in Christie's Dubai Auction of Contemporary Art Nov 2, 2007
Works by Robert Indiana and Andy Warhol beat their estimates, while ``Sfera con sfera'' by Arnaldo Pomodoro went for $505,000, well above its high estimate of $350,000. Christie's raised $8. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Monroe exhibition may set Art Center records Sep 28, 2007
The exhibition combines the most well-known images of the film star by a wide variety of photographers and artwork of her by national and international artists, including American artists Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Mel Ramos, Tom Wesselmann and Richard Lindner. Among the photographers represented are Sam Shaw, Richard Avedon, Milton Green and Henri Cartier-Bresson. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Mind-Bending Sculpture of Richard Serra Jun 7, 2007
There was a denaturing involved in the widespread acceptance of Lichtenstein, Robert Indiana and other chic fabulists of the American commercial image. Serra more than any of the others invested in gravity in a manner so extravagantly literal that it pushed the existential envelope of art to overlap with war itself. (Slate)
Rich Cribs: Natalie Portman's Sea Cliff home for sale Jun 2, 2007
Among the artists represented are photographer Peter Beard, whose estate is on the market for $20 million, and the late Andy Warhol, who famously co-owned a Montauk estate that recently sold for $27 million, as well as Hamptonite Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Indiana and Vanessa Beecroft. Incidentally, Bridgehampton architect Preston T. Phillips is in the process of adding 1,700 square feet to Bullock's home, which will be listed for sale at $50 million this fall, according to her publicist. (Newsday -- Business)
Infotainment May 17, 2007
That crazy feelingShinjuku: Men walk through a sculpture by American pop artist Robert Indiana titled Love. reuters. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Anonymous art donor comes forth May 9, 2007
The collection's nearly 50 paintings, sculptures and works on paper include many rare pieces by 1960s American artists such as Robert Indiana, Alex Katz, Roy Lichtenstein and Tom Wesselmann. Wilmerding's disclosure, which came at a reception and dinner in honor of his retirement Friday evening, has stimulated philanthropic responses in his honor. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Symbol Of Divide Unifies Past, Future May 4, 2007
" More than 400 sections of the wall, which came down in 1989, will arrive in the area this summer via 10 tractor-trailer trucks and will be transformed into works of art. Ten of the 3-foot-by-8-foot concrete sections of the Berlin Wall will be cut in half, painted by 20 world-renowned artists and be part of the "Beyond the Wall" traveling exhibit. It will open in the Tampa Bay area in February 2008 and will end in Washington, D.C., in November 2009, in time for the 20th anniversary of the fall... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Pop Goes the Art World Apr 6, 2007
Pop Art at Princeton: Permanent and Promised, on view through Aug. 12, features more than 80 works by artists like Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana and Alex Katz ... The first artists encountered include Robert Indiana and Alex Katz. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
'Pop' exhibition pulls viewer into 1960's Apr 5, 2007
Toward the beginning of the exhibition is a flood of bold and colorful sculptures and mixed-media projects by Robert Indiana and Allan D'Arcangelo. The grouping of sculptures in the front room requires the viewer to move around each object to inspect the pieces as a whole and to see how each relates to another. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Bread or Roses? Mar 21, 2007
It s possible that the sale of the O Keeffe, which was previously housed at the McNay along with many of the artworks now at Christie s, would upset any San Antonio art lover as would the sale of pieces by Joseph Stella, Robert Indiana, Christo, Jean Cocteau, and others that the Endowment is selling ... In the year before his death, however, Tobin did donate several artworks to the museum s general collection, including pop artist Robert Indiana s well-known The Metamorphosis of Norma Jean... (San Antonio Current, TX)
The Art Capades Feb 21, 2007
Robert Indiana: The Mother of Us All 10am-4pm Tues, Wed, Fri; 10am-9pm Thu; 10am-5pm Sat; Noon-5pm Sun Free McNay Art Museum 6000 N. New Braunfels 824-5368 ... Robert Indiana s Design for the Ship of State, Prow for the Bicentennial Procession in the Santa Fe Opera s production of The Mother of Us All ... The McNay continues to unspool the unassuming treasures of its Tobin Theatre Collection this spring with a display of Pop artist Robert Indiana s costume and set designs for the Santa Fe Opera... (San Antonio Current, TX)
Blog: D.C. or bust Oct 4, 2006
"The Figure Five" by Robert Indiana, born in New Castle, hangs in this museum. National Museum of Natural History. (The Daily Journal)
Townsend resigns as executive director and CEO of Price Tower Arts Center Sep 9, 2006
He initiated a contemporary art and design exhibition series with the participation of distinguished artists Robert Indiana, Dennis Oppenheim and Karim Rashid and developed the 50th anniversary exhibition project Prairie Skyscraper: Frank Lloyd Wright s Price Tower which traveled to Yale University and the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.. Townsend s tenure closes with the culmination of many years work to restore the original remaining Frank Lloyd Wright interiors. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
All you need is love Aug 21, 2006
The first stamp in the long-running series featured the work of pop artist Robert Indiana, whose designs of the word "Love" have appeared in a variety of settings. Subsequent stamps have included such designs as abstract decorations and rainbows as well as the more traditional elements such as cherubs and Victorian lace. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
Civic leader, sports team owner Fitz Eugene Dixon dies at 82 Aug 4, 2006
One of Dixon's most visible contributions to Philadelphia is the Robert Indiana sculpture "LOVE," which stands in John F. Kennedy Plaza, popularly known as Love Park. Indiana had loaned the sculpture to the city for its bicentennial celebration, but the artist later took back the work because the city said it could not afford the $45,000 asking price. (NEPA News, PA)
Ex-Sixers owner who brought Dr. J to Philly dies Aug 3, 2006
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Local high school grad wins national writing award Jul 24, 2006
Past recipients include Richard Avedon, Mel Bochner, Truman Capote, Robert Indiana, Joyce Carol Oates, Sylvia Plath, Robert Redford and Andy Warhol. The Alliance received more than 250,000 submissions from which 850 artists and 400 writers received national awards. (North County Times)
Forgotten Philly square gets a facelift _ and carousel Jul 11, 2006
Guests will putt around the Rocky steps leading up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, swing at the Robert Indiana LOVE sculpture and aim for the crack in the Liberty Bell to land in front of Independence Hall. Franklin Square will also be home to a memorial to fallen Philadelphia police and firefighters, food and craft vendors, and a number of benches where visitors can sit and take in the new landscaping. (NEPA News, PA)
The art of nature: Gardens at the IMA Apr 27, 2006
Indiana Numerals: Flowering trees overlook "Numbers 0 through 9," by artist Robert Indiana, at the Oldfields-Lilly House ns at the IMA.. Asian influenced: Japanese Kerria bring warmth and elegance to the gardens. (The Indianapolis Star)
Stan Hywet experts to profile collections Apr 21, 2006
This is the last of three talks in which Zona has discussed the art of Judy Chicago, Judy Pfaff, Jules Olitsky, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Indiana, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, John Cage and Jasper Johns. Fee is $30. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Biennial offers a mixed bag Apr 21, 2006
They appear to be attempts at graphic-oriented art based on ideas developed decades ago by Robert Indiana, which he based on earlier work by Marsden Hartley. Yet neither technically nor conceptually do these pieces rise to the standard, let alone develop it, and so do not even persuade me to see them as an homage. (Lincoln County Weekly, ME)
