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Young Art Collectors Step Into Spotlight
11 September 2008 By John Wendle / Staff Writer The Russian art world has also been booming the last few years on the back of huge investment. But one group conspicuous by its absence has been young collectors.
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Former Pottery Center director gets new job
ASHEBORO (AP) - The former director of the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove has a new job with a museum being rebuilt in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the first construction. The Sun Herald newspaper in Mississippi reported that Denny Mecham will start work Oct. 15 as executive director of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi. The Frank Gehry-designed museum is ...
Greensboro News & Record |
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Entertainment
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will today introduce its new director and chief executive after last night naming Thomas P. Campbell, the 46-year-old tapestries curator, as successor to Philippe de Montebello.
The West Australian |
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Gateway to Rome nears completion
Eleazar Arellano, MDC Contruction, works Tuesday on one of the arches of the Gateway to Rome at the A.W. Ledbetter Interchange. The public sculpture is a collaborative effort between the Rome Area Council for the Arts, the city of Rome, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and the National Endowment for Arts. Click here to read a previous article about previous article which includes ...
Rome News-Tribune |
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Exhibits highlight 149th Fair
Although the crowds were not quite what organizers had hoped for, there was no shortage of quality exhibits at the 149th annual Mount Forest Fall Fair.
Mount Forest Confederate |
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Bling makes it big at auction house
NEW YORK - From the beginning, it was impossible to separate hip-hop from its gear. Rappers' affection for Adidas sneakers, Kangol hats, Timberland boots and oversize Tommy Hilfiger anything was as important to the music as the beats.
The Indiana Gazette |
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RECENT ITEMS»
Preorders for SCORE! Merge Records , The First 20 Years project are available now for download. The box-set includes 14 compilation discs over the past 20 years with artwork and handpicked tracks.
Filter Magazine |
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Tips In Capturing Portrait Photos Of Your Dogs
Taking puppy pictures aren't easy especially of you are a novice on the field. You need to do much practice in order to be good at it. One good way to practice is following a specific type of photography like taking portrait photos.
Turks.US |
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Middlesex Art Guild artist teaches painting technique
Solitude is something we all occasionally seek in our own specific way. Solitude is something we all need! Jacquie Colligan has created her own imaginary solitude through a specific watercolor painting technique she calls her “Solitude Series.”
Southside Sentinel |
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Member news plentiful
The U-pick Apple harvest is ready at Date Creek Ranch, 22 miles north of Wickenburg off Hwy. 93. This weekend, (Sept. 13 and 14) plan on attending Date Creek’s annual Apple Festival.
Wickenburg Sun |
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Winding work of art
OWOSSO-Some may call it a stairwell, but for artist and blacksmith Arthur Johns of Chapin Township, it is a sculpture.
The Argus-Press |
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Art Basel stays in Miami Beach through 2011
Art Basel's parent company will help oversee the Miami Beach Convention Center under a hard-fought deal approved Wednesday that will have the popular Swiss art show extend its December run at the expo through 2011.
Miami Herald |
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Art Basel stays in Miami Beach through 2011
Art Basel's parent company will help oversee the Miami Beach Convention Center under a hard-fought deal approved Wednesday that will have the popular Swiss art show extend its December run at the expo through 2011.
Miami Herald |
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Driftwood creations
Scott Hemphill begins to piece together pieces of wood to create his artwork.
Peninsula Gateway |
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Art expo at CKP
Free Soul, an art exhibition by Sampath Kumar will be held from September 11-14 at Chitrakala Parishat, Kumara Krupa Road. Sampath Kumar holds an MFA in painting. His works are spontaneous and free from the influence of the theorising mind.
Deccan Herald |
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London's Royal Academy gears up for ambitious 'Byzantium' show
"Byzantium," an exhibition mapping the 11-century history of the Byzantine Empire, opens next month at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, bringing together 400 items from several of the world's top museums, organizers said in Athens on Tuesday. Jointly organized by the Royal Academy and Greece's Benaki Museum.
The Daily Star Lebannon |
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Paris Hilton lights up Toronto film festival
It's not easy being Paris Hilton, always being photographed by the paparazzi doing things as mundane as ordering a hamburger at a drive-in. "Paris, Not France," a new documentary about the life and business of being Hilton, debuted on Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Bluegrass Balloon Festival announces dates
The Bluegrass Balloon Festival will be held Sept. 26-28.
Business First of Louisville |
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South Bend's Christ the King earns national Blue Ribbon :Principal, art teacher heading to D.C. to collect award.
SOUTH BEND -- Since Stephen Hoffman received that special e-mail about lunchtime Tuesday, not much has changed here at Christ the King School.
South Bend Tribune |
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Smokers allowed:Backyard cooks sought for festival competition
Stamford resident Chris Lappas has a chance to be named king of the barbecue that is if he can prove to the judges his ribs are the best a backyard barbecue master has to offer.
Greenwich Time |
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Koons' zany sculptures go on display at Versailles
Versailles, the most gilded and over-the-top of French royal palaces, has let contemporary American artist Jeff Koons redecorate.
The Arizona Republic |
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Book Review - The New York Dolls: Photographs by Bob Gruen
For a band that's too big for one medium, Bob Gruen's photography at least captures the New York Dolls' glamorous side. A punk rock coffee table book sounds like an oxymoron; one of the most dangerous, confrontational, aggressive genres of music being something to look over with tea from your friends at church? If Bob Gruen’s New York Dolls Photographs is on any coffee tables, some would say, ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Koons’ zany sculptures go on display at Versailles
Wed, Sep 10, 2008 (12:15 p.m.) At the palace of Versailles, a marble statue of Louis XIV now shares space with some unlikely interlopers: Michael Jackson and his pet chimp Bubbles, sculpted in porcelain.
Las Vegas Sun |
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WELCOME GUEST! Manet's "Olympia," Titian's "Venus delighting herself with Love and Music" and Goya's "La Maja desnuda" are to hang with other illustrious nudes alongside Picasso's very own in an unprecedented exhibition next month on "painting learning from painting."
Fijilive.com |
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Horses and humans drive Main Gallery show
Redwood City art exhibit reflects timeless bond between horses and humans
Contra Costa Times |
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