Controversy Follows Conviction of Artist Odd Nerdrum for Alleged Tax Fraud

OSLO.- The Norwegian artist, Odd Nerdrum, was sentenced to two years in prison without bail on Wednesday August 17th, when a local court in Oslo found him guilty for tax evasion. Critics claim that Nerdrum’s sentence was surprisingly more severe than the punishment recently imposed in a similar case in China concerning the artist Ai Weiwei, who was given a fine and released on house arrest after three months of detainment. Nerdrum has plead not guilty and will file an appeal. [...]

TheGreatNude Invitational to Highlight Artworks Featuring the Nude Form

NEW YORK, NY.- TheGreatNude.tv, a web-magazine founded in 2007, will present the TheGreatNude Invitational on the mezzanine level of the Roger Smith Hotel in NYC from May 13 to 16, 2010. The Invitational will highlight artworks featuring the nude form – from the academic to the cutting edge – with works from over 20 established and emerging contemporary artists from around the world. Artists from France, Germany, Norway, Poland and the US are on exhibit (see Exhibitor List below) which [...]