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Modern Art

World news about “Modern Art” published by euronews.

  • Christie’s modern art sale in New York

    Modern French masterpieces – including ‘Le Petit Pâtissier’ by Chaïm Soutine and André Derain’s ‘Madame Matisse au kimono’ – took centre stage at a New York… 08/05/2013

  • Moscow exhibition asks how you perceive women in the world

    Women in the world, at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. It is a major exhibition that depicts the complex image of a woman in our world today. The colours are… 06/12/2012

  • Arab art show for Institut’s 25th birthday

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris is exhibiting the work of 40 well-known artists from the Arab world. 18/10/2012

  • London double decker’s push-ups – nocomment

    Ahead of the London Olympic Games, even the traditional London double decker buses were getting excited. Czech artist David Cerny unveiled his sculpture of a… 25/07/2012

  • Citihenge art sculpture marks Summer Solstice – nocomment

    A surprising sculpture, nicknamed Citihenge, took a team led by sculptor Tommy Gun three months to create using 18 scrap cars and was in place for the Summer… 22/06/2012

  • A modern eye on Edvard Munch

    An exhibition of the works by Edvard Munch has opened in Paris before it moves to other cities in Germany and London. Edvard Munch, “The Modern Eye,” is… 29/09/2011

  • Joan Miro – poetic painter

    A new exhibition has opened at Bard Fortress in the north of Italy. ‘Joan Miro – Poem’ features 190 different works, including designs, lithographs… 24/05/2011

  • Hidden Art

    The American street artist Greg Haberny has come up with a very unique PR idea to raise his profile in Germany. For one week he has been hiding his artwork… 08/04/2011

  • MoMA show charts dawn of German Expressionism

    Graphic images of death, sex and war are on display at New York’s Museum of Modern Art in an exhibition on German Expressionism. 29/03/2011

  • Sotheby’s sale proves there is life in fine art yet

    A portrait of his muse and mistress by Pablo Picasso has sold for the equivalent of 33 million euros at auction in London. The 1932 work came ahead of a… 06/02/2013

  • Mixed reactions to Brussels modern art Christmas tree

    Despite a petition against it signed by thousands of people, the electronic Christmas tree has gone up in Brussels and is causing a mixture of reactions… 30/11/2012

  • Many are not fans of Brussels’ modern art Christmas tree

    A petition calling for a real Christmas tree in Brussels’ Grand Place has attracted 10,000 signatures. Angering traditionalists, the Belgian city’s tourist… 12/11/2012

  • Над Дніпром засяяло нове “Сонце”

    У Дніпропетровську з’явилося друге “сонце”. Арт-об’єкт «Дніпропетровський світанок» прикрашатиме новий металургійний комплекс, який відмовився від… 05/10/2012

  • Erotic Picasso work tops Sotheby’s auction

    One of Picasso’s most sensual works is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s after almost 80 years out of the public eye in Europe.   “La Lecture” or “Reading”… 20/01/2011

  • Picasso art cache raises suspicions of ownership

    The discovery of more than 270 undocumented works by Pablo Picasso has thrown the art world into turmoil and raised numerous questions of ownership. … 30/11/2010

  • Modern art fair opens in Kiev

    Works by artists from across Europe, Russia and the former USSR are on display at the ‘ART-KYIV’ contemporary art fair in the Ukrainian capital. According… 10/11/2010

  • In with the new in Rome

    A gallery celebrating contemporary art and architecture has opened in Rome; a city defined by ancient monuments and historical buildings. 31/05/2010

  • Hoops on Swiss village

    Swiss artist Felice Varini has turned his attention to the tiny Swiss village of Vercorin with the creation of a very original modern art installation. The… 27/07/2009

  • Art in Basel and in Madrid

    Art Basel has opened in Switzerland. The show boasts a record number of exhibits across the contemporary art world – more than 2,500 of them in total… 10/06/2009

  • Ways of seeing

    A modern art exhibition at the Champs Elysees in Paris makes spectators take a serious look at the optical illusions on the canvas. And in Lisbon there’s a… 14/04/2009


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