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“The Facets of Hyperconnectivity” Exhibition at the Gallery of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Berlin

On January 8, 2016, 07:00 p.m., the collective sculpture and installation exhibition "Facets of Hyperconnectivity" will open at the Gallery of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Berlin and will be on display until February 5, 2016. The event is organized by Many Colors Association in partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute...

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George Enescu Festival. Program September 2-6, 2015

George Enescu Festival. Program September 2-6, 2015 WEDNESDAY 02.09 Hour 17:00 The Romanian Atheneum SCOTTISH ENSEMBLE Recitals and Chamber Music Program: Silvestri – Three pieces for stings op. 4 no. 2 Brahms – Three Choral prelude from op. 122 Mansourian –...

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Art & Fashion for Education – Opening May 14, 2015

ART & FASHION FOR EDUCATION (1st edition) - charity event - May 14 – June 12 2015 Opening & reception: May 14, 2015, 20.00 – 23.00 @Atelier 030202 Sfanta Vineri nr. 11, Bucuresti (Sala Noua, Teatrul de Comedie) Participants (in alfabetical order):...

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Facets of Hyperconnectivity

Facets of Hyperconnectivity May 10 to May 31, 2015 "Brancoveanu Palaces" Cultural Center, Mogosoaia 1, Valea Parcului St. Ilfov, Romania Sunday, May 10, 2015, 04:00 p.m., the collective sculpture and installation exhibition Facets of Hyperconnectivity will open at the "Brancoveanu Palaces"...

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Facets of Hyperconnectivity

Sunday, May 10, 2015 , 04:00 p.m., the collective sculpture and installation exhibition Facets of Hyperconnectivity will open at the "Brancoveanu Palaces" Cultural Center in Mogosoaia . This is the third step in a complex curatorial program initiated in 2012 by Many Colors Association. Like the previous events (Human...

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The Other Side of the Romanian Avant-garde: Film, Photography, Performance

With the project The Other Side of the Romanian Avant-garde: Film, Photography, Performance , featuring art critic and curator Igor Mocanu, the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York (RCINY) opens a series of events celebrating multiple dimensions of the Romanian avant-garde of the 20th century. This series will continue in 2016....

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The paradoxical post-communist utopia of artist-led-spaces in Bucharest

The paradoxical post-communist utopia of artist-led-spaces in Bucharest A round-table discussion organized and moderated by Igor Mocanu Participants: Adrian Guta, Farid Fairuz, Nicu Ilfoveanu, Simona Dumitriu, Suzana Dan, Veda Popovici Monday, 9 March 2015, 7:30 pm tranzit.ro/ Bucuresti, Str....

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Art & Fashion for Education

Art & Fashion for Education’ is an event/exhibition which proposes raising the necessary funds to acquire computers for a group of talented young individuals without financial possibilities. The selection process will be helped by an organization involved in educations, “Noi Orizonturi“...

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Johannes Sebastian Bach: Baroque Composer

Born in the same year as his baroque counterpart Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach came into the world on March 21st 1685. He was born in Eisenach, Germany, where his father was a town musician. Bach came from a long line of composers - over 300 years' worth of Bachs all worked as professional musicians. By the time Johann was 10,...

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The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn

Completed in 1642, at the peak of the Dutch Golden Age, The Night Watch is one of the most famous paintings by Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn . The painting is renowned for three characteristics: its colossal size (363 cm × 437 cm), the effective use of light and shadow, and the perception of motion in what would have...

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STRABAG Artaward International 2014 - now open for applications!

The STRABAG Artaward International is an award for the promotion of art in the fields of painting and drawing for artists of up to 40 years of age. STRABAG SE is one of the leading construction groups in Europe. Operating from its core markets of Austria and Germany, the company is also active through...

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Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi, Italian Romantic composer, is primarily known for his operas. His works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the world and transcending the boundaries of the genre, some of his themes have long since taken root in popular culture. Giuseppe Verdi was born Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi...

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Hungarian Composer Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer. He studied and played at Vienna and Paris and for most of his early adulthood toured throughout Europe giving concerts. His virtuosity earned him approbations by composers and performers alike throughout Europe. Liszt’s early career during the...

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Italian Cuisine: Love at First Taste

Typically prepared with fresh ingredients from recipes spanning generations, Italian food is an integral part of Italian heritage and one of the country’s main cultural exports. Italian cuisine is famous around the world for its richness and diversity. Sauces, pastas, sausages, wines, cheeses, and breads differ not just from region to...

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The Art of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Rembrandt is now thought to be the greatest Dutch painter and also one of the greatest painters of all time. He was born in Leiden in the Netherlands in 1606. At the age of 14, Rembrandt began studying at the famous University of Leiden, but academic life did not suit him. In 1624 Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam, where he was apprenticed to...

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Dweck’s great succes at Fototeca de Cuba Museum in Havana

Michael Dweck is a visual artist known for his suggestive photographic style. The most important themes in his works are the concept of the beautiful and the aesthetics of beauty. In 2003, he was the first living photographer to have a solo show at Sotheby's in New York. Michael Dweck is the author of a pictorial book –...

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The secret life of museums and their collections

A few of contemporary artists working in photography, film, and video have taken as their subject the secret lives of the art museums. The exhibition, which features 17 works, is taking place at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from February 7 through August 26, 2012. Among the highlights of this presentation...

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Nicolae Ceausescu's gifts sold at Artmark auction house

Some of the gifts received by Nicolae Ceausescu – former Romanian dictator – were sold at Artmark auction house. The auction whichwas named "The Golden Age" is a reference to the final years of Ceausescu's rule, when Communist Party officials painted a rosy picture of life in Romania, while, in reality, people...

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NY's Metropolitan Museum of Art openes a new Wing

One of the finest American art collection in the world returns to view in expanded new galleries on January 16, 2012, when the Museum inaugurates the New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts. The opening of the New American Wing Galleries this year represents the third and final phase of a major, multi-part...

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Unique digital collection at the Computer History Museum

The Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, California, is a nonprofit organization with a four-decade history as the world's leading institution exploring the history of computing and its ongoing impact on society. Google.org has provided a grant of $500,000 for the Computer History Museum to preserve its digitized...

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Christmas in New York City

Everyone knows that the Christmas and Holiday season is a great time to visit New York City. New York City hosts many different Christmas shows and events throughout the Christmas season. At Rockefeller Center you can see New York City’s most famous Christmas Tree. The Christmas tree that adorns Rockefeller Center is...

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Americans in Florence: Sargent and the American Impressionists

In 2012 Florence will be marking the 500 years since the death of Amerigo Vespucci with an exhibition designed to celebrate the strong ties linking the Old World and the New. the exhibition is organised by Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi from 3 March until 15 July 2012. The American painters established an extremely fertile relationship...

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November 1512: The revealing of the Sistine Chapel ceiling

“The greatest danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim to high and falling short, but in setting our aim to low, and achieving our mark.”...

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Sandra Bullock’s 47th anniversary

Sandra Annette Bullock was born on July 26, 1964 in Arlington, Virginia. Her mother was a German opera singer and voice teacher, while her father was a voice coach. Sandra’s grandfather was a scietist from Nuremberg, Germany. She often accompanied her mother on her opera tours throughout Europe and spent time in Salzburg and...

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Lord Byron - a controversial, brilliant personality

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, born on 22 January 1788, known as Lord Byron was a British poet. The English branch of the family of Byron came in with William the Conqueror. From that era they have continued to be reckoned among the eminent families of the kingdom, under the names of Buron and Biron. Byron was a...

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Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne is an upcoming comedy-drama film, directed by Tom Hanks and written by Hanks and Nia Vardalos. He, Julia Roberts and Bryan Cranston are starring in this movie, which is scheduled to be released on July 1, 2011 in the United States and Canada. Larry Crowne (Hanks) was a superstar team leader at the big-box company...

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Palme d’Or at Cannes for “The Tree of Life”

Terrence Malick directed and wrote the winner film of the Palme d’Or this year at the Cannes Film Festival . In the American drama are starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastian. It presents the meaning of life through the eyes of a Texas family. "Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation...while...

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Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born in London on February 27, 1932 and was considered one of the last, great actress which came out of the old Hollywood studio system. Her first experience on the screen was in There's One Born Every Minute (1942) , released when she was ten. The first production she made was Lassie Come Home...

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Rockefeller Center in New York

Rockefeller Center or Rockefeller Plaza is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 89,000 m2 between 48th and 51st streets in New York City. It is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan, spanning the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue and iti was built by the Rockefeller family. In 1987 it was declared a...

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Breakfast at Tiffany's - the most memorable romantic films of all time

Breakfast at Tiffany's, a 1961 romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, was directed by Blake Edwards and was based on the novella of the same name by Truman Capote. Hepburn's portrayal of Holly Golightly as the naive, excentric woman is generally considered to be the actress' most memorable and...

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