Category: Art
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A rare complete set of Beethoven screenprints by Andy Warhol at auction
Complete sets of Warhol’s portraits of Beethoven hardly ever come up for auction and are highly desirable. Sotheby’s announced it will offer a rare complete set of screenprints of the German composer and pianist by American artist Andy Warhol. With 2020 marking the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth, Sotheby’s…
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Met museum to mark 150th year with time-themed fashion show
New York exhibition will make case for fashion as a time-bending force, says curator
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Tate and MoMa ‘playing catch up’ in collections of modern African art
Art fair founder says western institutions belatedly investing in contemporary art from Africa
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Meet the Italian designers who have a way with wood
Studio Formafantasma are revolutionising the use of timber in a way that will make you see this age-old material in a new light
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Karl Lagerfeld In Berlin: an illuminating insight into Lagerfeld’s life and his connection with the city
Art and fashion enthusiasts can look forward to a very special exhibition at Hotel de Rome, starting 20 February 2020. On the first anniversary of legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld’s death, Hotel de Rome is showing 20 impressive portraits of the fashion icon in the grand lobby and foyer. Hotel de Rome, Berlin…
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Rosenthal x Bethan Laura Wood: Bauhaus inspired art of weaving
British designer Bethan Laura Wood is particularly appreciated for her experimental designs that play with colour and material. For the Bauhaus anniversary year, the British designer created an expressive jubilee motif reminiscent of overlapping warp and weft threads in the manufacture of textiles, providing the austere shape with a flowing and, at the…