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Using hair to make ultimate statement
WASHINGTON -- The fro-hawk has been in, and out, and in again, but right now, in the waning days of summer, it's enjoying a certain renaissance.
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Museums & Galleries
7Arts Studio "Eunice LaFate," through Sept. 30. 1139 W. Seventh St., Wilmington. 345-8577 or www.7artsstudio.com
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Flowery Murakami sculpture to adorn Asia art auction
A huge, whimsical floral sculpture by Japan's Takashi Murakami is set to steal the show at Sotheby's Hong Kong auction of modern Asian art in a region apparently unfazed by the global economic slowdown.
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Flowery Murakami sculpture to adorn Asia art auction
A huge, whimsical floral sculpture by Japan's Takashi Murakami is set to steal the show at Sotheby's Hong Kong auction of modern Asian art in a region apparently unfazed by the global economic slowdown.
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Women's Film Festival presents 'Crafty Docs'
"Crafty Docs & Swaps," a combination film screening and crafts swap sponsored by the organizers of next month's second annual Baltimore Women's Film Festival, is set for noon Sunday at the Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave. in the old Patterson Theatre.
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'Spared From the Storm' exhibit
You know their names — Monet, Picasso, Degas, Braque, Cassatt, O'Keeffe, Pollock — now see their work firsthand in "Spared From the Storm: Masterworks From the New Orleans Museum of Art," at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University.
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September 12
ON this day in history, September 12... ...2007, Matthew Williamson was at Sketch in London to unveil the "visually arresting" winning entries of the photography competition he held in conjunction with Canon...
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Both sides win in mural ruling by state's high court
The breasts get to stay, but the word "love" has got to go. So ruled the Michigan Supreme Court this week in connection with an eight-year battle over a painting on the outside wall of an artist's studio at Gratiot and Utica.
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Art Pick Gallery Walk
Wynwood and Design District art galleries kick off the season Saturday with exhibits opening during Gallery Walk. Among the highlights:
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Joseph J. Cicero Sr.
He was owner of a Highlandtown printing company whose music posters have become collectors' items. J oseph John Cicero Sr., former owner of Globe Poster, the Highlandtown printing company whose posters of such soul music legends as James Brown, Otis Redding and Solomon Burke are highly sought after by collectors and museums, died Tuesday of complications from diabetes at Johns Hopkins Bayview ...
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Gloucester County remembers three 9/11 dead
"Angels gather here," read the sign on an angel doll sitting near a sculpture containing World Trade Center steel in a Mantua park yesterday.
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Sandwich Towne set to party
The 19th Olde Sandwich Towne Festival has a lot to celebrate this year -- not the least of which is winning the latest battle to preserve the historic area from wrecking crews building the next border crossing.
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The Universe of Keith Haring
"The Universe of Keith Haring", one of the most popular and significant artists of the 20th century, whose mantra was "Art is for everyone!" features interviews and archival footage of Fab 5 Freddy, Jeffrey Deitch, Kim Hastreiter, Grace Jones, Madonna, Yoko Ono, David LaChapelle, Kenny Scharf, Carlo McCormick, Andy Warhol, Ann Magnuson, Tony Shafrazi, and Junior Vasquez.
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Renaissance man could throw a punch
Bill Richey was a man with the strength of a boxer, the tenacity of a Marine, the instincts of an outdoorsman, the intellect of a barrister and the sensibility of an artist.
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Rascally artist's "Weasels!" invade Punch Gallery
Eugene Parnell's gallery show, "Weasels! Cryptozoological Reconstructions," focuses on animals believed to be extinct or of arguably mythological nature.
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OUT AND ABOUT GREEN
Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art: This traveling exhibit showcases work by artists influenced by sustainable philosophy and design. It's on display in the Hoffman Gallery at Lewis & Clark College during gallery hours, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tue-Sun.
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Georgia Children's Museum program to highlight Land Down Under
Whether you call it soccer or football, the popular sport Down Under will be one of three featured Saturday at the Georgia Children's Museum's Aussie Sports Day.
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The Elements of Art Museum fashion show puts unusual, wearable artworks on display
Seventeen artists put their imaginations in overdrive to come up with one-of-a-kind creations based on the elements of earth, wind, fire and water for a fashion show at the Museum of Ventura County.
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Art Openings, Events and Museums
Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Tours With Collectors and Curators: Curators Diane Cazalet and William S. Stallings will walk visitors through the exhibit of Oregon Artist William Samuel Parrott. Advance registration required. 1 and 2:30 p.m. Sat, Sept. 13.
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NYC PICKS: Catching culture
Here are five great museum offerings.
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At ceremony, Riverside commemorates 9/11, rededicates 'Tripod' sculpture
RIVERSIDE - The city found a unique way Thursday to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks and to honor the 29 Riverside firefighters who participated in the rescue efforts.
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SoNo sets aside a day for music and art
NORWALK - Another arts festival is coming to SoNo on Sept. 20, though it won't be on the same grand scale as the annual arts celebration that takes over the area each August.
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U.S. artist invades Versailles
VERSAILLES, France — An aluminum red lobster hangs from the ceiling alongside a crystal chandelier in the Mars Salon. A plexiglass-encased display of vacuum cleaners and floor polishers sits in front of the official portrait of Marie Antoinette. And an open-mouthed, bare-breasted blonde holding a pink panther seems to be laughing at a 1729 painting of Louis XV conferring peace upon Europe.
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Major exhibit of Bacon paintings opens
LONDON — No artist captured the horror of the 20th century quite the way Francis Bacon did.
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Our Towns: North county update
The Arlington Arts Council plans to offer a fine art show by the members of three north Snohomish County art guilds. The show is set for 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at The Plant Farm at Smokey Point, 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville.
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