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Architect Ricardo Legorreta, who combined vibrant color with geometric shapes, dies at 80

December 31, 2011 by  
Filed under Design & Architecture

MEXICO CITY.- Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta has died at the age of 80. Legorreta’s best-known work is Mexico City’s Camino Real hotel, which was built in 1968. He also oversaw the remodeling of Los Angeles’ Pershing Square in 1993. The hallmark of Legorreta’s work was the use of color. He placed a 10-story purple bell tower in the middle of Pershing Square and covered the Camino Real’s front exterior walls in pink and yellow. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department and National Arts [...]

Japan Art Association Announces 2011 Praemium Imperiale Laureates in London

July 12, 2011 by  
Filed under Art Events & Exhibitions

LONDON.- The 2011 winners of the prestigious Praemium Imperiale arts awards, announced today by the Japan Art Association in the ballroom of Claridge’s Hotel in London, include Academy and Tony Award-winning actress Dame Judi Dench, New Media artist Bill Viola and former music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Seiji Ozawa. Carrying prizes of 15 million yen (approximately $182,000) each, the awards recognize lifetime achievement in the arts in categories not covered by the Nobel Prizes. The Japan Art Association also named The Royal Court [...]