Tag Archives: fine art

6 Exceptional Museums in Basel (OneTravel)

Posted on 2014-07-10 by tikichris

For a city of only about 200,000 people, Basel boasts more museums than cities with more than ten times its population. From the Anatomical Museum of the University of Basel (which was founded by Professor Carl Jung – yes, the … Continue reading →

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See Basel: A City Artfully Designed to Please

Posted on 2014-07-04 by tikichris

Keen to take a city break that’s chock full of eye candy treats by some of the world’s greatest modern architects, designers, and artists? Go to Basel. I was blown away by all the fascinating stuff I got to behold during my few days there. Continue reading →

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New Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition Honors JFK (OneTravel)

Posted on 2013-06-02 by tikichris

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Dallas Museum of Art brings together the works of art installed in the president’s suite at the Hotel Texas during his fateful trip in 1963. The original installation, orchestrated by a small group of Fort Worth art collectors, was created especially for the president and first lady to celebrate their overnight visit to the city and included paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Thomas Eakins, Lyonel Feininger, Franz Kline, and Marsden Hartley as well as sculptures by Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore and more. Continue reading →

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Double-Bill Sweet Toof/Martin Lea Brown Exhibition at Sartorial Contemporary Art

Posted on 2009-01-13 by tikichris

One of London’s most determined fine artists has teamed up with one of its most notorious. Expect masked gunmen slogging it out over criminal bounties (a la Martin Lea Brown) and big wet sloppy licks ‘n’ kisses from mouthy graffiti artist Sweet Toof … Continue reading →