by NG | Oct 23, 2015 | France, International, NG 4 / 2015
It has clocked up one thousand years, the venerable Strasbourg Cathedral, an age that truly deserves veneration. That’s what the European Studio Glass Art Association (ESGAA) thought and adopted the motto Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light) for its big art event this year,...
by NG | Aug 10, 2015 | International, Italy, NG 3 / 2015
Once more art lovers of the world are crossing the blue lagunas between the little islands of Venice to see the 56th version of the Biennale which offers a cornucopia of contemporary international art. The curator, Nigerian-born Okwui Enwezor, chose the title: ”All...
by NG | Aug 1, 2015 | Competition, Germany, International, NG 3 / 2015
The Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation has been awarding the Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award every other year since 1987. Dr. Ruth Maria Franz (1910-2008) established a Foundation and the prize to commemorate her daughter, the sculptor Jutta Cuny (1940-1983) who lost her...
by NG | Jul 8, 2015 | Belgium, International, NG 2 / 2015
The subject of the first International Glass Prize of GlazenHuis in Lommel, Belgium was The Object — its identity and characteristics such as beauty and quality. But what happens on the way from idea to reality? Which path does the artist take — consciously or...
by NG | Feb 6, 2015 | International, Italy, NG 1 / 2015
Ghana proposed and UNESCO proclaimed the year 2015 to “International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies.” It is “meant to remind of light’s significance as an elementary necessity of life for people, animals, and plants and thus also as a central component of...