Topic: Neo Rauch

Jakub Julian Ziolkowski

Time Out New York - 576 days ago
The face of Jakub Julian Ziolkowski, which sometimes crops up in the artist's work, is smooth and round and bespectacled, suggesting the owl-like mien of Harry Potter, except, that is, for the shape of the glasses. Just 30, Ziolkowski has developed ...

2 shows to honor German artist Neo Rauch

AP News - 661 days ago
<div id="subtitle">Shows in Leipzig, Munich honor contemporary German artist Neo Rauch</div><div><p>It looks like a typical German rural landscape: rolling hills, green lawns, blooming apple trees and silos. Perfect harmony, if it weren't for the disturbing ...

Enfants in terrible times

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 854 days ago
The article reports on the 2008 Frieze Art Fair, an art exhibition and market held annually in London, England. Works by British print maker Grayson Perry are singled out for praise as they reflect the tenor of the times, according to the ...

Figurative

Smithsonian - 906 days ago
The death of painting was first predicted in the middle of the 19th century, when the advent of photography seemed to snatch reality out of the painter's hand. "When people started to become interested in my work in the late 1980s ...

Brad Pitt buys painting at top modern art fair

AP News - 974 days ago
Brad Pitt buys painting by German artist Neo Rauch at world's leading contemporary art fairBrad Pitt was the star attraction at this year's edition of the world's leading contemporary art fair. He was also a customer.He bought a ...

Twin peaks

Time Out New York - 1542 days ago
There is any number of exotic formulas by which young artists can grab attention in today's global art market, and still, collaborators and brothers Gert and Uwe Tobias stand out from the crowd. Starting Wednesday 28, their work will be on ...

Natural History Museum show on dragons

AP Features - 1716 days ago
Dragons and Other Mythic Creatures in Natural History Museum ShowHarry Potter would probably feel right at home here.A new exhibit pairs an unusual subject _ dragons and other fantastic creatures _ with an unlikely location: a science museum. "Mythic Creatures: Dragons ...