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Spain's Prado stirs controversy declaring famous Goya oil painting is not a Goya after all
MADRID, Spain - For years Spain's famed Prado museum had its suspicions about one of its most prized Goyas. Now the museum says it is certain the painting is not by the 18th-century master.
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Museum Dedicated to the Six Nations Confederacy
For centuries the people of the Six Nations have lived in New York, yet most New Yorkers know very little about them.
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Mandela takes legal action against London gallery
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is taking legal action against an art gallery in London for selling sketches it says are his, Mr Mandela's lawyers said.
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Amy Winehouse sings in Spain
Amy Winehouse appeared in front of an audience at a music festival in Spain.
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“It’s tradition’: Marco celebrates on Residents Beach, awaiting fireworks
A sand castle contest was one of several events at the island’s Independence Day celebration at Residents’ Beach, sponsored by the Marco Island Civic Association (MICA). Executive Director Ruth McCann said celebrating Independence Day at the beach is a tradition. “Everyone knows that on July Fourth you come to Residents’ Beach,” she said. “Everybody joins together and is here to support each ...
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Going back to basics
Music in the Forest July 11-13 The Rainforest World Music Festival is back for its 11th year showcasing renowned musicians from all around the world. Tickets are available from Ticket Charge at (03) 2241 9999.
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Winehouse plays for 40,000 in Madrid
Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and at first looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival near Madrid on Friday.
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Festival full of family fun
A Chisholm Trail Festival button is required for admittance to and participation in all events. Button cost: $4 for adults; $2 for children ages 5 through 12. All events are at Athletic Park in Newton unless otherwise noted.
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Prado says 'Colossus' is not the work of Goya
For years Spain's famed Prado museum had its suspicions about one of its most prized Goyas. Now the museum says it is certain the painting is not by the 18th-century master.
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Student Raises Money For Tornado Victims
A Pittsburg State photography student plans to sell photos he shot of tornado destruction in Chapman to raise money for rebuilding its schools.
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Buying frenzy lights up the Iranian art market
Iranians visit an exhibition by female artist Golnaz Afruz at the Mah Gallery in Tehran. In the Islamic republic, exhibitions are flourishing, artists are gaining prominence and prices of artwork are multiplying with the contemporary fine arts scene witnessing a big boom (AFP Atta Kenare)
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art Till July 5 at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers, 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, #2485 8717/8509; Mondays: 3 pm - 7 pm, ...
Summer Show featuring works by Jayasri Burman, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Rameshwar Broota, Jogen Chowdhury, Rini Dhumal, Ramendra Nath Kastha, Paresh Maity, Uday Mondal, Santosh More, Rm. Palaniappan, Manu Parekh, Ganesh Pyne, Malay Saha, Dilip Kumar Samanta, Kingshuk Sarkar, Shambhavi, Lalu Prosad Shaw, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Sanjeev Sonpimpare and others.
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Books
Launch of Ekaal Shekaal by Professor Bharati Ray, at Oxford Bookstore, Park Street, 6.30pm. An exhibition of the Penguin Classics Collection at Starmark, Lord Sinha Road, 10.30am to 8pm.
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Art, Gift gallery seeks windmill art
The Art and Gift Gallery is now accepting entries for the windmill art show. Entries will be taken until Saturday July 12 and work will be on display for the rest of the month.
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Free exhibit at P.G. Museum of Natural History
A free exhibit, "The Lives of Insects: The Close-Up Photography of E.S. Ross, Ph.D.," will be presented by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History from July 27 to Oct. 25. An opening reception with Ross will be held from 3 to 5 p.m.
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Julius turns 40 with a ‘purpose’
The power of the greatest art is the power to shake us into revelation and rip us from our default mode of seeing. — Historian Simon Schama His love for art has inspired broadcast journalist and art collector Julius Babao to "break out of the mold" and initiate an activity that allows art to demonstrate its power and influence not just on a metaphysical plane but on a more pragmatic scale.
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New Sculptures Unveiled on Fox River Trail
"Fish" and "Currents" join four other sculptures put in downtown Green Bay in the past six years.
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Memorial To 9/11 Airline Employees Dedicated
What started as a vision soon turned to molten metal and sparks. Now, two years later, a sculpture honoring the fallen flight crews of September 11 is a dream come true. The sculpture stands 18 feet tall and bares the likeness of two pilots, two flight attendants, a child and two eagles. More than 500 people came to Grapevine on Friday morning, July 4, as the statue was officially dedicated.
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Museum planning Caesar exhibition
A new exhibition to open this fall at Rome's Chiostro del Bramante is being touted as the first entirely devoted to the ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar. ANSA said the show is the first to focus solely on the life and achievements of the famous assassinated political and military leader. About 180 archaeological, artistic and cultural items will be on display.In addition to including actual ...
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'Artisanal' cheese: Woman crafts 5,393-pound sculpture
Growing up in Manitowoc, Sarah Kaufmann's favorite pastime was drawing. She didn't care what she was drawing, as long as she had a pencil or crayon and some paper. At the time, Kaufmann had no idea those countless hours spent filling sketchbooks would one day help her become a famous sculptor. Most sculptors use stone, metal or wood for their creations. Kaufmann, however, has chosen a medium ...
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Lighting the lamp of Arabic caricature in London
The late president of Germany, Johannes Rau, once remarked, "for politicians there has always been only one thing worse than being caricatured - and that is not being caricatured." This statement evidently does not apply in the Middle East. Witness "Lighting Lamps," an exhibit of political cartoons by seven Middle Eastern artists.
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The Week Ahead: July 6-12
Jenny Ikeda, left, and Annie Parisse in Jacquelyn Honess-Martin’s “Tell Out My Soul,” part of the Public Theater’s Summer Play Festival.
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Mandela sues art gallery
FORMER South African president Nelson Mandela is taking legal action against an art gallery in London for selling sketches it says are his.
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Lost treasures the focus of old masters sales
Art treasures either presumed lost or previously dismissed as copies are the focus of a series of old masters auctions in London next week.
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Mandela takes steps against UK gallery
Former President Nelson Mandela has distanced himself from a gallery in London selling artworks associated with his name, his lawyers said.
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