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Don't Miss These 10 Standouts From Cannes Film Festival

05/15/2013 by Mila Pantovich

The Cannes Film Festival is the biggest film event you could ever hope to attend, from the lineup to the parties, and is now officially underway. Year after year Cannes brings us some of the most exciting films being made by unique and interesting filmmakers. If you're lucky enough to be attending this year — or waiting at home for distribution — you're probably so wrapped up in the hype of each film that it may be hard to figure out what you really shouldn't miss. To help with the confusion, he ... (Read More)

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Naked Portrait of Bea Arthur May Collect Millions at Auction

05/15/2013 by Mila Pantovich

If you grew up on The Golden Girls and worshipped Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak, this auction item may be for you — or it may horrify you. Christie's will be auctioning off John Currin's 1991 painting, Bea Arthur Naked, in their Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale tonight in New York. In case the title isn't obvious enough for you, yes, she's naked. We cropped the main image for sensitive eyes but if you want to see the full picture, scroll down. ... (Read More)

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An Interview with Grammy Award Winning Musician Omar Akram

04/25/2013 by Carly Zinderman

Omar Akram creates music influenced by his own personal background and life experiences — which is usually fairly common, except there is nothing common about Omar. Raised all over the world as the child of a United Nations diplomat and coming from a multicultural viewpoint, Omar is the first Afghan-American to win a Grammy (awarded for his fourth album, "Echoes of Love"). His music has been called, "a marriage of passion and grace, of adventure and relaxation, of beauty and raw earthiness," evo ... (Read More)

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Vocalist Mario Frangoulis is "the Sex and the Symphony" of Concert Halls

05/07/2013 by Slavica Monczka

Award-winning operatic tenor Mario Frangoulis will once again grace us with his presence this spring on the highly anticipated concert tour for his new album “Beautiful Things.” The gifted vocalist kicks off the North American tour May 11th in Pasadena, California where he will share his “Beautiful Things” in emotionally powerful songs so true to his being. “You have to express the hopes of your soul, and that’s what my music is about,” explains Frangoulis in a recent interview. “That is the num ... (Read More)

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Hollywood's Latest Darling: How Carey Mulligan Rose to Fame

05/07/2013 by Mila Pantovich

Starring as Daisy Buchanan may be throwing Carey Mulligan in the spotlight but the British actress has been deserving of the attention for years, playing one standout role after another. Whether you've been a fan of hers since you first saw her in 2005's Pride & Prejudice (where she played Kitty Bennet to Keira Knightley's Elizabeth Bennet) or since you saw her in 2009's An Education, it doesn't really matter because once The Great Gatsby is released, everyone is going to be claiming love datin ... (Read More)

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The Story Behind The Great Gatsby Film Adaptations: Then and Now

04/23/2013 by Mila Pantovich

"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness…" F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is possibly America's finest literary offering, chronicling the "Jazz Age" in a way that's both indicting and glamorous. Fitzgerald presents the 1920's through a soaring economy with bootleggers making a killing from prohibition and consumers creating an underground world of excess. Considering this was after W ... (Read More)

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The Opulent Eye's Inaugural New York Sale Generates Over $4Mil

04/23/2013 by Mila Pantovich

Famous auction house Christie's presented the inaugural sale of The Opulent Eye collection in New York on April 18. This collection filled 350 lots and was comprised of 19th century furniture, sculpture, and porcelain art pieces, raking in a sales total (including buyer's premium) of $4,050,062. Over 60 of the lots were from the estates of Dr. Milton and Marilyn Myers, featuring works by François Linke, Henry Dasson and Alfred Beurdeley, with the top selling item being a large Roman micromosaic ... (Read More)

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Nevada Art Exhibit Aims to Shed Light on Van Gogh Painting Mystery

04/18/2013 by Mila Pantovich

As one of the most revered artists in history, it would be a pretty big deal if a new painting was discovered to have been the work of Vincent Van Gogh. The possibility of just that is the focal point of the Nevada Museum of Art's newest exhibition, A Real Van Gogh? An Unsolved Art World Mystery (which will be on view from April 13 through August 15, 2013). ... (Read More)

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Tyler Shields Defies Gravity With New Series Suspense

03/28/2013 by Mila Pantovich

Controversial photographer Tyler Shields is known for photographing celebrities in a way that exposes the darkness of Hollywood (from overexposure to depression and addiction), using anything from raw meat to blood to get his point across. He's been around long enough now that his work is no longer new, per se, but it still makes an impact and legions of fans constantly await his newest shots. Wait no longer because Shields is back with Suspense, his newest series which will debut at the Guy Hep ... (Read More)

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Vegas Mogul Puts Elbow Through Picasso's Le Reve & Sells it for Record Sum

03/27/2013 by Mila Pantovich

Picasso is one of the world's most revered artists so it's not really a surprise that his Le R?ve has been sold to billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen for $155 million, the highest price a US collector has ever paid for a piece of art, making it the priciest Picasso ever sold. What is surprising — at least to me — is that Le Reve (The Dream) was sold for this crazy price after the seller, hotelier Steve Wynn, accidentally put his elbow through it. How does someone accidentally jab his elb ... (Read More)

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Celebrating Ireland: 10 Talented Irish Stars We Love

03/13/2013 by Mila Pantovich

Ireland is known for its rolling green hills, rambunctious pubs, and welcoming residents, but the area has also given the art world some pretty talented people. From poets and painters to actors and musicians, many greats have once called Ireland home. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I decided to pick my favorite Irish imports, from the names nearly everyone knows of to those everyone should know of. ... (Read More)

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First Andy Warhol @ Christie's Online Auction a Success at $2.3M

03/06/2013 by James Rothaar

The first Andy Warhol @ Christie's online-only auction was a success with sales of $2,297,375. Taking place from February 26 to March 5, the results ended up being twice the amount anticipated by the high-end auction house. ... (Read More)

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Andreas Franke's Underwater Gallery Channels Ghosts of the Titanic

03/07/2013 by Tina Stewart

Alright, so we know that the Rococo movement was a century prior to the Titanic's ill-fated voyage but come on, you know that was your first thought when looking at these images too, now wasn't it? While that was probably not the point of Andreas Franke's latest fine art exhibit, the display is certainly one meant to get people talking. ... (Read More)

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Oracle Billionaire Larry Ellison's Art Collection to be Exhibited this Summer

02/23/2013 by Jared Paul Stern

Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison is set to have a busy summer. In addition to prepping his Oracle Team USA yacht to defend the America’s Cup in San Francisco, the software mogul is set to exhibit his rarely seen, world-class collection of Japanese art and artifacts at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. ... (Read More)

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Oscars 2013: Daniel Day-Lewis Breaks Records and Seth MacFarlane's Ode to Boobs

02/25/2013 by Mila Pantovich

The 85th Academy Awards are officially over for another year; the gold statues have been handed out, the speeches recited and the gracious losing faces put to good use. This year's awards was hosted by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, known for his sharp humor and across-the-board mockery, which probably put a few people on the edges of their seats with worry as to what he would say. His turn as host was actually pretty tame (for him anyway), save for a couple jokes that got people laughing n ... (Read More)