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Our AKN Editor Attended The Pre-Opening of The Taipei Biennial 2010

ANNOUNCEMENT: Our Editor has been invited to visit Museums and cultural sites in mainland China and Taiwan. We will be posting interesting articles from our archives, some of the BEST...

Were You Looking for Abstract Modern Art?

Or was that Modern Abstract Art? Or was it something else entirely? Let me explain my confusion. You see, "Modern Abstract Art" is sort of an umbrella term ... a very large umbrella term. Abstract Art is Modern by definition, and there are a number of movements that deal with abstraction. In fact, the brilliant Beth Gersh-Nesic, Contributing Writer...

The Ancient Palace Museum Visited by AKN Editor As A Tourist

ANNOUNCEMENT: Our Editor has been invited to visit Museums and cultural sites in...

AKN Editor Is Touring Cultural Sites In Mainland China

AKN Editor Tours Newly Opened Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art

ANNOUCEMENT: Our Editor has been invited to tour the Newly Opened Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art. We will be posting interesting articles from our archives, some of the BEST Articles and Art Images that appeared in your magazine during the past six plus (6+) years . . Enjoy.  ...SEE BELOW     

So Who Owns David, Anyway?

I just read an interesting article in The Guardian about a recent dispute over ownership of Michelangelo's David. The statue, initially commissioned by the Office of Works of the Duomo (in Florence), was completed by Michelangelo (a Florentine) in 1504, installed after consulting a committee of local artists including Leonardo (also Florentine) and Botticelli (ditto), and has been installed in Florence for the past 506 years. It...

AKN Editor at The Hong Kong Museum of Art Today

ANNOUCEMENT: Our Editor has been invited to speak at The Hong Kong Museum of...

Arkansas Arts Center to Feature Mexican Art Since 1910

LITTLE ROCK, AR.- In conjunction with a city-wide celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, the Arkansas Arts Center will present the exhibition A Century of...