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Munch painting 'Vampire' heads to auction block
Edvard Munch's "Vampire," a dark, brooding painting of a woman with cascading red hair kissing a man's neck, may set a new record for the Norwegian artist when it goes on the auction block this fall.
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Friday, September 26
Can’t afford your shrink anymore? Drown sorrows in kooky short films at Tropfest 2008 , which bills itself as the “world’s largest short film festival,” taking place at the World Financial Center Plaza— ouch . Sexy Billy Crudup and cerebral Malcolm Gladwell are among the celebrity judges, the latter taking a break from preparations for his no-doubt starring role in the New ...
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SCAD Filmmakers Place in Gray's Reef Ocean Film Festival
"Saving a River" WON the Silver Ocean Award at the Gray's Reef Ocean Film Festival.
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Dali Museum Fashion Benefit In St. Pete Was Just So Surreal
Surrealism and fashion came together in the spirit of Salvador Dali today at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club to raise funds for a new $35 million building that will be double the size of the current Dali Museum.
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ARTS & CULTURE
A photography show illuminates the faces of addiction. by Chris Dovi Steven Johnson has the self-serving charm of a car salesman — or a drug addict. He’s been both.
Style Weekly |
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Toronto authors festival focuses on luck of the Irish
The Pen Canada benefit that opens this year's International Festival of Authors in Toronto will feature Canadian screenwriter Don McKellar interviewing Booker Prize-winning author Roddy Doyle.
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Diane Thomas Wins Best of Show in Fair Photography
East Texas State Fair announced the winners of its annual Photography Show.
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Expressing impressions
Immortal Impressions, an exhibition of paintings by artist Shweta Agarwal and Sayake Arase will be held at Olive Beach, 16, Wood Street, Ashoknagar from September 27 — October 3, 12 noon to 11.30 pm.
Deccan Herald |
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The Orillia Museum of Art & History under renovation
The front of the Sir Sam Steele building is currently undergoing a renovation. The Orillia Museum of Art & History will be open while the [...]
Orillia Packet & Times |
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Craftsmen’s Guild Metal and Mixed Media Exhibit
Metal and Mixed Media Exhibit, featuring an Art Talk and demonstrations by artisans, wine and cheese served, no charge to the public. PLEASE NOTE: Entry errors sometimes occur. Always use the provided contact information to verify event times and locations.
Jackson Free Press |
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Transgender Model Competes On Tyra Banks' Show
'America's Next Top Model,' the CW Television Network's reality show hosted by super model Tyra Banks has its first transgender contestant. Isis King, 22, was born Darrell Walls in a Washington suburb. While the number of transgender representations on television remains small, activists say in recent years they have seen a movement away from stereotypical roles such as transgender sex workers ...
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A new twist for ‘America's Next Top Model’
Isis King is the first transgender contestant on "America's Next Top Model," the reality show hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks. "I'm just trying to be myself," said King. "If I inspire people, that's a wonderful thing — whether you're trans or not."
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DCist Interview: Leo Villareal
Leo Villareal , 41, is a New York-based artist who works with light. He debuts new work in Washington this month: Leo Villareal: New Work opens on Friday at Conner Contemporary Art and his installation in the concourse walkway between the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art is already underway and expected to be complete by late fall. The NGA installation will be on ...
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Transgender contestant is new twist for "America's Next Top Model"
As a little boy in the Washington suburbs, Darrell Walls liked to pretend to be Lil' Kim or a Pink Power Ranger. He felt different ...
Seattle Times |
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Elton John brooch for sale
A sapphire and diamond brooch worn by singer Elton John in one of his music videos will be auctioned.
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Italy returns artefact to Greece
Greece has finally taken possession of a chunk of the Elgin Marbles, and now holds renewed hopes of regaining the rest. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano presented Greek authorities with a small piece of sculpture from the Parthenon kept in a museum in Palermo, Sicily, for the past 200 years.
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Edvard Munch's 'Vampire' To Be Auctioned in NYC
Edvard Munch's ``Vampire,'' a dark, brooding painting of a woman with cascading red hair kissing a man's neck, may set a new record for the Norwegian artist when it goes on the auction block this fall.
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Hutchinson painter wins state pheasant stamp contest
Dean Kegler's winning entry for the 2009 pheasant habitat stamp contest sponsored by the DNR. Kegler is a Hutchinson, Minn. artist. Comments are subject to the site's terms of use and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or approval of the Star Tribune.
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City signs $50,000 contract to develop public art plan
In an effort to expand its cultural reputation, Louisville has contracted with Creative Time of New York City to produce a $50,000 master plan for public art, due in one year.
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Lakemore's stolen doughboy statue found in reservoir
LAKEMORE: The Resting Doughboy is back home. The unusual World War I sculpture, stolen two weeks ago from the center of town, was found by a fisherman this morning submerged in the Mogadore Reservoir in Portage County.
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Painting to be unveiled at DSCC Student Center
This week, officials at Dyersburg State Community College will unveil 'Violin,' a new painting by local artist Randy Burns, which will remain on permanent display in the college's new Student Center.
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Crunchyroll and Directions Join for New Digital Media Partnership
San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan (September 23, 2008) – Online media distribution leader Crunchyroll, and Directions, Inc. today announced a comprehensive digital media partnership with official availability of acclaimed director Yasuhiro Yoshiura 's breathtaking 2008 episodic anime masterpiece TIME OF EVE ( イヴの時間 ) episodes 1 and 2 on October 2, 2008.
Anime News Network |
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Time and Getty Plan To Resurrect LIFE Brand Online
LIFE, the prestigious photojournalism brand that last appeared regularly in 2007 as a thin newspaper insert, is in development to be re-launched next year as a photography Web site targeted at consumers.
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Williams pleads no-contest
Clayton — With pleas of no contest to tax and fraud charges, former Riverview Gardens Superintendent Henry Williams on Monday began writing a final chapter in a corruption scandal that has haunted the school district for over two years.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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Recipe: Shaved Fennel Salad
SHAVED FENNEL SALADServes 42 fennel bulbs 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Grated zest of ½ lemon 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar 1½ tablespoons chopped green olives 2 tablespoons chopped parsley Salt and freshly ground pepper 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 5 oranges, peeled and sliced
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