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Dog Park Noir
Brooklyn photographer Michael Crouser sure has captured the dark side of New York's dog parks. The images are for his new book of photography called Dog Run , and a selection of them will be on display at the Gallery FCB through the month of October. Crouser relayed one story from a dog park to us, in which the pug you'll see in the images is the protagonist. This little pug kept barking ...
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Visa problems prevent Mexican muralist's visit to Burlington
Gustavo Chavez Pavon was to lead a public art project using images and colors chosen by the community to fill the Main Street YMCA'S front entrance with color.
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Bluegrass, crafts festival draws crowd to creek
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — The sounds of banjos and mandolins filled the air Saturday as people sat under shade trees or browsed for pottery or jewelry at the 11th annual Carl Junction Bluegrass and Craft Festival on the banks of Center Creek.
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‘BF’: Believe it or not, I used to be shy
MANILA, Philippines - “Believe it or not, I used to be shy,” said “Celebrity Duets” contestant and Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair Bayani "BF" Fernando.
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Chelan to consider graffiti ordinance
CHELAN - The Chelan City Council has asked its lawyer and Chelan County Sheriff Sgt. Mike Harris on Thursday to draw up an ordinance that gives law enforcement more power to arrest someone they suspect of painting graffiti.
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Foley may sell valuable John McCrady mural found at City Hall
An old painting donated to the Foley Public Library, which later ended up in the break room of the city's Public Works Department, turns out to be a 1941 mural by artist John McCrady that could be worth $200,000. City...
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Review: Devon Oder at Fourteen30 Contemporary
"Bleed #6" by Devon Oder Jeanine Jablonski, the former artist, gallery assistant and small-art-magazine editor, has proclaimed her new gallery, Fourteen30 Contemporary, a showcase for the young and emerging. And in that sense, she hits a solid double with the...
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Warhol multimedia exhibit makes US stop in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Watch Andy Warhol's films and videos, and it's easy to imagine the late pop artist feeling right at home in the current age of reality TV and Web video.
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ROC Art and Auction postponed
The River of Culture's Art & Auction has been rescheduled in conjunction with Bubba Can Cook for Saturday, Oct. 4. Viewing starts at 2 p.m. The auction will begin at 3 p.m.
Navasota Examiner |
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A Madison couple 'repurposes' objects as decor
The West Side Madison home of Heidi and John Anderson will never be mistaken for an Ethan Allen showroom. "Imperfection equals character," Heidi said. "We love rust." The Andersons also prize paint splatters, layer upon layer of them, and they don't have to be on Jackson Pollock paintings. Displayed in their dining room is a rickety old ladder, resplendent with drips from hundreds of paint jobs, ...
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Turkish film 'Pandora's Box' wins top award in San Sebastian
Turkish director Yesim Ustaoglu (L) and French actress Tsilla Chelton pose for photographers in the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian on September 22, 2008. Ustaoglu's "Pandora's Box" has won the Golden Shell award for best film at the San Sebastian film festival.
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Turkish film 'Pandora's Box' wins top award in San Sebastian
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AFP) - "Pandora's Box," a moving story about sibling rivalry by Turkish director Yesim Ustaoglu, Saturday won the Golden Shell award for best film at the San Sebastian film festival.
Yahoo! Asia News |
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Bashing can't stop graffiti-buster
A grafitti remover brutally bashed while painting over a tag earlier this month is back on the streets and determined to keep them clean.
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Graffiti artist says many works on sale are fake
LONDON: The graffiti artist Banksy has revealed that millions of pounds worth of works attributed to him are fakes. His admission comes ahead of a London auction of street art said to be by the artist but which he is refusing to authenticate.
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Channeling my inner Paula Abdul
MANILA, Philippines - MY SATURDAYS HAVE A SENSE of déjà vu, as I am back in GMA Studio for “Celebrity Duets.” I empathize with all the contestants as they pour their hearts into their performances in an effort to win P1 million.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Stolen Renoir painting recovered
Italian police said they had recovered a painting by Impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir, stolen in Milan in 1975 from a private collector. Police arrested three people in a northern Italian town near the border with Austria on suspicion of trafficking in stolen art works.
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Turkish film Pandora’s Box wins award
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain: Pandora’s Box, a moving story about sibling rivalry by Turkish director Yesim Ustaoglu, has won the Golden Shell award for best film at the San Sebastian film festival.
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Kitsch becomes an artform at unique Aussie painting exhibit
MELBOURNE: Australian collector Helen Round may not know much about art, but as an aficionado of bad paintings she knows what she doesn’t like.
Gulf Times |
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Shopping Festival
Be there at the Puja Shopping Festivals in association with The Telegraph at Mani Square, City Centre and South City Mall. Attractions include Learn as you Play at Mani Square, 6.30pm, and Star Kids, a fashion show for kids between five and seven years at South City Mall, 11am to 1pm.
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Moving stills of classics
An exhibition on stills from Tapan Sinha’s films and other memorabilia was inaugurated by Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi at the Ramkinkar Baij sculpture court of ICCR’s Rabindranath Tagore Centre, on Saturday.
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Moss lipstick portrait fetches $A74,000
A self-portrait by British supermodel Kate Moss, drawn with lipstick and marked with her lip prints, was picked up by a private buyer for 33,600 pounds ($A74,000), after failing to sell at auction.
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Kate Moss's self-portrait flops
A self-portrait by British supermodel Kate Moss, drawn with lipstick and marked with her lip prints, has failed to sell at auction in London.
News 24 South Africa |
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Art & Soul: Exhibit bridges Impressionism, Modernism
In February 1908, eight American artists joined forces for a landmark exhibit in New York.
Savannah Morning News |
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Kate Moss 'lipstick' self-portrait sells for 33,600 pounds
LONDON (AFP) - A self-portrait by supermodel Kate Moss, drawn with lipstick and marked with her lip prints, was picked up by a private buyer Saturday for 33,600 pounds (42,400 euros, 61,800 dollars), after failing to sell at auction.
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Kate Moss 'lipstick' self-portrait sells for 33,600 pounds
LONDON (AFP) - A self-portrait by supermodel Kate Moss, drawn with lipstick and marked with her lip prints, was picked up by a private buyer Saturday for 33,600 pounds (42,400 euros, 61,800 dollars), after failing to sell at auction.
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