Russian museum ordered closed before WWII exhibit unveiledMOSCOW – A Russian museum that was due to host an exhibition of World War II images by photographic greats such as Robert Capa has unexpectedly closed just before the show was due to open, reportedly on Moscow’s orders. Pictures chosen by the curators included classics like Capa’s images of the D-Day landings and Alfred […]
Il mercato dell’arte in Italia – 13.4.2012MILANO – I collezionisti interessati ad avvicinarsi al mercato dell’arte in Italia hanno diverse occasioni nel calendario delle prossime settimane. Ad iniziare da oggi, 12 aprile, con l’inaugurazione della fiera dell’arte contemporanea di Milano MiArt, l’apertura della nuova sede milanese della casa d’aste di Genova Cambi e l’asta eccezionale di fotografie, sempre a Milano, tenuta […]
NYC exhibition features rediscovered Spanish Civil War negativesNEW YORK – The Mexican Suitcase, a groundbreaking exhibition revealing the most famous group of recovered negatives of the 20th century, will be on view at the International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) through January 9, 2011. Considered lost since 1939, the so-called Mexican Suitcase is in fact three […]
Researchers: Capa’s famed Spanish Civil War photo likely stagedMADRID (AP) – Robert Capa’s photograph of a falling Spanish Civil War militiaman became one of the most famous and enduring images of conflict in the 20th century. Now, Spanish researchers who have studied events surrounding the picture believe it may have been staged. When first published in September 1936 by French magazine Vu, and […]