Awe, Disdain for Christo's New York 'Gates' Art
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"The Gates," the huge, quirky art work  by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that was unfurled in Manhattan's  Central Park on Saturday, drew oohs, ahs and oh-nos from  visitors on the debut of its 16-day run.
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There are those who argue that most modern art is rubbish, but few critics take the view as literally as a cleaner at one of Britain's most prestigious galleries.
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Edinburgh art exhibition revals why Venetian Renaissance artists like Titian were all the rage in Scotland.
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Workers in Central Park are now preparing for the biggest public art project the city has ever seen, "The Gates," by the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
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A state lawmaker removed two pieces of art from a Capitol exhibit organized by a group opposed to the death penalty because he found the images inappropriate and objectionable.
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Supporters say it&#39;s one of the most significant collections of contemporary art in the world. Opponents call it the moral whitewashing of blood money.
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Sure, it's old and revered -- but it's also critically flawed. Consider ignoring it.
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A 16th Century painting of Venus featuring the Roman goddess of love wearing little but a smile has been deemed too risque for the eyes of London's tube travellers.
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Two pieces of Christian art that predate the Holocaust raise questions about anti-Semitism.
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It's not often that you come across a Caravaggio or Van Gogh while walking around London's Soho, but for the next 12 weeks, the National Gallery is taking its masterpieces to the streets. In a bid to give the public a taste of the collection, the gallery has hung life-sized reproductions around the capital. Each painting is framed and accompanied by an information plaque, and passersby can phone a number for an audio guide of the works. Here's how Londoners  reacted to the famous works on their doorstep ...
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The China Instituteâs show offers an abundance of images that confuse, contradict or entirely depart from accepted art historical categories or classical notions of beauty.
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A few days ago Kerry sent around this ad:  "Yesterday, the Bush-Cheney campaign, losing any last sense of decency, placed a disgusting ad called "The Faces of John Kerry's Democratic Party" as the main feature on its website. Bizarrely, and without explanation, the ad places Adolf Hitler among those faces."  "The Bush-Cheney campaign must pull this ad off of its website. The use of Adolf Hitler by any campaign, politician or party is simply wrong."  Which of course is a mistake.  I went and downloaded the video (which is just stupid btw.  Not a masterpiece by any means.) and there are shots of Hitler in there, but only from the MoveOn contest from a few months back.  Here's the problem.  The ...
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Even the immigration official who stamped my passport had an opinion about it. âYouâre going to Moma?â he growled, when I told him the purpose of my trip.
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By Jeffrey B. Cohen, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 7--For now at least, all that stands between a new sex shop and Hartford's South Meadows is, well, trash.
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: I'm an atheist but still I resent this joker in Rome slighting my community. A residual theological chauvinism is aroused.
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Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?"
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"The Gates" are open &#151; all 7,500 of 'em. The biggest art project in New York City's history debuted Saturday in Central Park with the unfurling of saffron-colored fabric banners suspended in 16-foot-high frames, providing a splash of sunrise 26 years in the making.