Park West Gallery July Art News: Issue 11

Attention Park West Gallery Newsletter fans,
Issue 11: July 2009 is here!

Issue 11 features include:

• Join the Park West Art Forum,
• Ann Arbor Art Fair Turns 50,
• Britto Turns Bentley Into Pop Art,
• Ace for Life Golf Outing,
• Vote “4 the Best”,
• Andrew Bone’s African Safari,
• Artists as Reality TV Stars?,
  …And More!

READ ISSUE 11: JULY 2009 >>

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Salvador Dali Sculpture Saved by Spanish Supreme Court

MADRID, SPAIN / July 16, 2009 — Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered the Madrid authorities to preserve a sculptural ensemble created by surrealist artist Salvador Dali (1904-1989), which they had intended to take apart, the daily El Pais reported Thursday.

The ensemble on the central Salvador Dali Square comprises a four-metre-high bronze statue of 17th-century scientist Isaac Newton moving forward on a pavement with a radial design against the backdrop of a dolmen supported by three 10-metre pillars.

The local authorities decided in 2003 to redesign the square to contain a fountain and an open-air sculpture museum. The dolmen would have been moved to a distance of 50 metres and the statue would have been taken to a park, according to residents who launched a legal battle against the plan.

The reform would have destroyed the artistic significance of one of Dali’s last major works, which the eastern Spanish artist designed in 1985, the residents argued. [Source: EarthTimes.org]

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• Visit Park West Gallery’s new website dedicated to artist Salvador Dali dali.parkwestgallery.com
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Artist Yaacov Agam Sculpts a Message For World Games 2009

“It is designed to give the expression of time, an Israeli and Jewish conception of time,” Yaacov Agam said of his sculpture entitled Peaceful Communication for the World, created for World Games 2009.

KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN / July 16, 2009 – Israel’s participation in the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung will not be limited to just sports, but will encompass culture, arts and other areas, the Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei (ISECO) said Thursday.

“While we have 15 athletes coming from Israel to compete in five events, Israel will also have an exhibition at the World Games expo to showcase our agricultural products, technologies, tourist information and industries,” an ISECO official told CNA.

Renowned Israeli artist Yaacov Agam, a pioneer in the optical and kinetic art field, has created a public art installation especially for the World Games, the official said.

The 8th World Games, which will open in the southern city of Kaohsiung July 16 and run until July 26, is expected to draw some 3,300 athletes from 90 countries. [Source: TheChinaPost.com]

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Related Links:

• For more on this story, read Yaacov Agam Builds Sculpture at Entrance to World Games Stadium
• Learn about Kinetic artist Yaacov Agam www.parkwestgallery.com/artists/Yaacov-Agam
• View selections of Yaacov Agam artwork at Park West Gallery sales.parkwestgallery.com/results/All/Yaacov-Agam
• The official website of the 2009 World Games www.worldgames2009.tw

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