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Unique art background included
Ask Mike Velez about one of the pieces in Velez Gallery, and he'll have a story. Point to some brightly colored baskets. "Those are made by the Huichol Indians," he said, referring to the Western Mexican culture. "The beads are held on with beeswax.
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Carola Long: Why fashion loves the super-thin
Amidst Kate Moss's comments for a recent feature in Interview magazine, it's her thoughts on her own thinness that have sparked the most interest. The iconic model, now immortalised once again by Marc Quinn in a gold statue that will appear in the British Museum, talks about the unavailability of food while she was working as a model in the past. She says: "I remember standing up in the bath ...
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The Big Question: Should the rich be paid to keep their paintings in the country?
Why are we asking this now?
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Galleries : A Family Affair At Old Sculpin : Rose Treat, Steve Lohman
Seaweed magician, Rose Treat, and her nephew, metal sculptor Steve Lohman, are sharing space at The Old Sculpin Gallery in Edgartown through August 30. Although the two artists work in entirely different mediums - Ms. Treat draws with seaweed, Mr. Lohman with wire - each one's art sheds light on the innovative ways line can express meaning.
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Speaking to the soul
Jazz organ player Tony Monaco will perform this weekend for the Vail Jazz Festival Labor Day Weekend Party in Vail along with many other notable jazz musicians. The festival marks the end of a summer of jazz shows in Vail.
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He's anonymous, so Banksy's gift is inadmissible
When Banksy offered one of his highly sought-after canvases to Labour to auction for Ken Livingstone's ill-fated re-election campaign, the party's high command was jubilant.
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Gallery re-branding on track with $20,000 boost
A Maitland business has donated $20,000 to Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG) to pay for stage one of its re-branding.
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Brad Snaps Shots for W Mag
Photography buff Brad Pitt will be showing off his globe-trotting family -- and his camera skills -- by shooting a Brangie Bunch portrait for W magazine's November cover!
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Ministers’ cash pledge in race to save Titian for the nation
PHIL MILLER and JULIA HORTON The race to raise £50m to save one of the treasures of the National Gallery of Scotland for the country received a boost last night when the Scottish Government pledged significant funding towards the total.
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EMPHASIS SANTA MONICA Opens at New SMC Gallery
(slide 1) Psychotic Reactions + Carborator Dung by Chris Wilder, currently on display at the Emphasis Santa Monica Art Show. photo courtesy of Emphasis Santa Monica. (slide 2) Untitled III by Sam Erenburg.
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Art or a stain?
With one member saying the artwork was “comparable to graffiti,” the Missouri State Penitentiary Redevelopment Commission has voted to remove permanent paintings applied to the old prison's limestone walls during Art Inside the Park.
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Blue ribbon stitches
The town of Sterling is home to the Renaissance Festival, the Sterling Nature Center and now, the No. 1 cross-stitcher in the state of New York. Lisa Cooper, clerk for the town of Sterling, received a postcard from the New York State Fair Saturday notifying her that her submission won first place.
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Hirst Dealer: No 'Mountain' of Unsold Works
Damien Hirst's London dealer, White Cube, has denied it has a "mountain" of unsold works before a Sotheby's sale that previews today in the Hamptons and New Delhi. White Cube, which has galleries in east London, said in an e-mailed statement that its stock level for Mr. Hirst's work was normal. The Art Newspaper said on Saturday that the dealer held more than 200 paintings and sculptures by Mr. ...
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Gagosian To Host Second Moscow Exhibit
New York's Larry Gagosian — the art dealer with the most commercial gallery space worldwide — is planning a show next month of more than 100 contemporary works by almost 50 artists in a former chocolate factory near Moscow's Kremlin. Titled "For What You Are About to Receive," the show is Gagosian's second in the Russian capital, and runs from September 18 through October 25. The gallery said it ...
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London News and Reviews
With the country in the middle of a credit crunch, should Britain's national galleries really have launched a campaign this week to raise £100million in order to save two pictures by the Venetian Renaissance master Titian?
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Festival a chance to see new footbridge
ONE of the highlights for locals at this weekend’s Yarrahapinni Festival will be the official opening of the new Stuarts Point footbridge across the river.
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EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - Artist Tracey Emin, makes an unscheduled visit to view the Titian painting, Diana and Actaeon, at the National Galleries of Scotland August 28, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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One Tank Trip: Ringling museum & mansion
The Ringling Brothers entertained generations of Americans with their traveling circus. One brother knew the "Greatest Show on Earth" wouldn't go on forever. He left a gift to the state of Florida in Sarasota, just a one tank trip from Southwest Florida.
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It’s cool; go ahead and bring the kids
If you want to bring your kids to the Dusk ‘til Dawn Blues Festival in Rentiesville this weekend, Domenica Lovera, one of the Kid’s Village coordinators, has a little advice.
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Blues festival schedule
• Johnny Rawls, Tony Mathews, Selby Minner, Pure Silk, Bronko does Blues, Tommy McCracken, Leon Blue, Miss Dee and Tru Blu, Pat Moss, Roland Bowling, Sunshine, Harold Aldridge, Berry Harris, Jahruba.
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Mowbrays notch up record sales week in Australia
New Zealand listed auction dealer Mowbrays today reported it had notched up a record week of $NZ6 million of sales through its associates in Australia.
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So, is Jeff Koons grand enough for the hallowed halls of Versailles?
The heritage and identity of the French nation will be sullied if the American pop artist Jeff Koons is allowed to go ahead with an exhibition in the hallowed halls of Versailles, according to traditionalists.
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British museums offered a Titian for a steal of a price: $92 million
A British aristocrat is offering two public art museums a $92 million bargain -- a Renaissance painting by the Italian artist Titian.
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Kate Moss turns to gold for British Museum show
Marc Quinn's gold sculpture of Kate Moss titled Siren will not be auctioned for charity after it has been exhibited in the British Museum as we said in the article below. The image accompanying the piece was a photograph of the maquette for Siren, rather than a picture of the sculpture.
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JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む
Takeshi Kitano on Thursday completed his trilogy on the creative process as he unveiled his “Achilles and the Tortoise” at the Venice film festival. Driving headlong toward a validation of art for art’s sake, the new film traces a man’s lifelong quest to win recognition as a painter.
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