http://www.artsyferret.com Art for the Common Ferret Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:49:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Louise Bourgeois, renowned sculptor died Monday at the age of 98. She died at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, New York after suffering a heart attack. The Crouching Spider (image via san fransico sentinel ) Her sculptures known for their disquieting symbolism, deeply personal and psychological meanings were disturbing and ... http://www.artsyferret.com/?p=107 (Picasso, The Actor, image via Yahoo) Pablo Picasso's painting, The Actor, was damaged when a New York woman, attending an art class, allegedly lost her balance, tripped and fell onto the painting, and ripped the lower right hand corner. One wonders how someone looses her balance and falls onto a painting. ... http://www.artsyferret.com/?p=105 (image via ArtInfo) Edward Munch's art seems to be a hot commodity in Norway these days. Thieves smashed the window of Nyborgs Kunst gallery and stole the lithograph called History. Oslo art dealer Pascal Nyborg states the hand painted lithograph is worth millions. Other dealers have valued the work at $355,000 ... http://www.artsyferret.com/?p=104 Image by ny mag   Pulse Park is the US debut of artist Rafeal Lozeana-Hermmer's interactive work. His interactive light installation can be seen from dusk till 10pm. The artist specifically chose winter, as the sun would set earlier and people would be able to view it for a longer period of time. The ... http://www.artsyferret.com/?p=102   Image via ArtsyFerret   Chanel has landed in Central Park. Rumsey Field in Central Park will host the Chanel Mobile Art exhibit until Nov 9th. No there is no #5 samples given out, just a portable pavilion designed by Zaha Hadid that houses the creative interpretations of what a chanel bag means to a selected group of ... http://www.artsyferret.com/?p=96 Image via Gothamist Banksy spotted in NYC! This image is located on the corner of Grand and Wooster street here in New York City. If you're in the area check it out! The collaboration between Banksy and Colossal Media takes up a side of a building in Soho. Whether or not Banksy participated ... http://www.artsyferret.com/?p=94 Maurizio Cattelan, Untitled, (2007) via New Musuem Cattelan's taxidermic horse caused quite a stir online when images of it were first released. Naturally it would be part of the New Museum's exhibit his works along with other artists who have a different take on Nature. The exhibition contains works in all different mediums from all different artists and ... http://www.artsyferret.com/?p=91 Sorry for the lack of updates. Artsy Ferret has been out of town and running around, and updates will return in Sept. Artsy was unable to find a replacement ferret, but there will be daily articles posted again in Sept. Thanks for reading, and thanks for checking up on the ... http://www.artsyferret.com/?p=89 Image via Guardian   The Louvre began construction on its new Islamic art wing. Dubbed "the Veil", it is described by its designers as a glass Muslim headscarf in the heart of Paris. Italian designer Mario Bellini described it as "a headscarf blowing in the wind."  The €86 million ($133 million) will open ... http://www.artsyferret.com/?p=87   Caravaggio's The Taking of Christ (or, The Kiss of Judas)  was stolen from the Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art in the Ukraine. Police stated the thieves entered through the window, by removing the glass pane rather than smashing it. By doing so, they did not trigger the alarm, and were able to steal the ... http://www.artsyferret.com/?p=85