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Mehretu lives in a two-story house in Harlem. [74] She married artist Jessica Rankin in 2008, with whom she has two sons, Cade Elias (born 2005) and Haile (born 2011); [1] her mother-in-law is author and poet Lily Brett. [75] The couple separated in 2014. [74] [76] Mehretu maintains a studio in Chelsea near the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Mural is a 2009 large-scale mural painting made using ink and acrylic on canvas by the contemporary Ethiopian-American visual artist Julie Mehretu.The work was commissioned in 2007 by the American investment bank Goldman Sachs for the lobby of its new headquarters at 200 West Street in Lower Manhattan.
Visumpaya, is an official residence of the Government of Sri Lanka. It is located in Lillie Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The house has been used as a residence for visiting heads of state and local government ministers. In July 2023, government of Sri Lanka agreed to lease out this location to be developed as a hotel
Over the past 50 years, artists including Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Jenny Holzer and Roy Lichtenstein have been selected to use a BMW as their canvas, creating the famous BMW Art Cars. Mehretu’s ...
National Museum of Colombo established in 1877.. Below is a list of museums in Sri Lanka. For this context, museums are defined as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre (SLECC) is a professional convention centre, located in Colombo. [1] It provides a 3,700 square metres (40,000 sq ft) air-conditioned, multi-functional exhibition space for hosting events, trade-shows, seminars, conferences and meetings. [2] [3] Colombo City
The National Art Gallery in Colombo, Sri Lanka was the first state-sponsored art gallery built in the country. [1] The gallery is located in Cinnamon Gardens near the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Viharamahadevi Park, the National Museum of Colombo, the Town Hall, Colombo and Colombo Public Library. [2] [3]
Built in front of the Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka, it is the meeting place for the elected municipal council. In 1921 renowned Scottish town planner Professor Patrick Geddes recommended that the Council should construct a large central and dignified municipal building to house the council, a public reception hall, the mayor's office ...