Whytes – History, Literature and Collectibles
DUBLIN Artefacts and documents from three millennia comprise Whyte’s eclectic auction on Saturday 21 April. Entitled “History, Literature and Collectibles” the sale starts with Celtic gold ring money from 1,200 BC and the lots represent a potted history of Ireland with books on antiquities, coins from both the Cromwellian and Williamite Wars, documents, weapons, medals and militaria relating to the Irish rebellions of 1798, 1867 and...
Turner Contemporary postive for Kent economy
Turner Contemporary reaches its first birthday today 16 April 2012, 496,554 visitors have passed through the doors, more than treble what was predicted for the first year of operation. Now a new report shows that Turner Contemporary has generated an additional £13.8m of value for the Kent economy and supports an estimated 130 (FTE) jobs in the county. Victoria Pomery, Director Turner Contemporary said: ‘The past 12 months have been...
Tracey Emin comes home to Margate
Tracey Emin comes home to Margate with an exhibition of new works at Turner Contemporary Tracey Emin’s first exhibition in her home town will open at Turner Contemporary on 26 May 2012. She Lay Down Deep Beneath the Sea: Tracey Emin at Turner Contemporary is conceived specially for Margate, where Emin grew up and which has provided inspiration for many of her most famous art works. The exhibition will explore the themes of love, sex...
The Artist Lachlan Matthews
Lachlan Matthews works in oils, ceramics, bone, wood, metal, cement, resins and other media. Art is fantastical to me, an imperfect way of communication. Somehow real, a view of the matrix of life, but maybe only in your head – one of the mental mutants that make us human. Bones have always fascinated me. The skeleton is natures architecture of a living being and in the same way that one gets bad architecture and good so I see...
Turner Contemporary longlisted
Turner Contemporary has been longlisted for the Art Fund Prize 2012, the UK’s annual ‘museum of the year’ award, and the biggest prize for arts and cultural organisations in the country. Ten museums in total across the country are in with the chance to win £100,000 and the prestigious award, which will be announced on 19 June 2012. Turner Contemporary opened on 16 April 2011 designed by acclaimed architect David Chipperfield, the...
SA to showcase artistic talent
Pretoria – Government will use South African Week in Palestine to showcase its abundant artistic talent to the people of that country later this year. Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile announced this after signing a cultural agreement with the Palestinian Minister of Culture, Siham Mohammad Abdel Salam, on Wednesday in Pretoria. “We welcome with both hands the opportunity to visit Palestine later this year to be part of...