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Information technology museum boots up in Arlington
Ever wondered what a Commodore or Apple Lisa computer looked like or what a Comptometer or slide rule were all about?
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BME conference comes to Wash. U.
Washington University and St. Louis University will be co-hosting the annual Biomedical Engineering Society Fall Meeting Oct. 2-4 at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in the Central West End.
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Dubai International Film Festival celebrates five years of success
Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), under the honorary chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and the executive leadership of Chairman Albdulhamid Juma, today announced additions to its programming structure.
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Rhode Island art display to reflect on slavery
One of Rhode Island's most celebratory occasions next weekend will also have reminders of one of the ugliest chapters in its history. WaterFire - a nighttime public arts display that draws tens of thousands of people to downtown Providence on weekends in the summer and fall - will reflect on Rhode Island's role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade on Saturday. Actors spread throughout the crowd and ...
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Drug traffickers' digs now gallery
TIJUANA – Drug traffickers were the first to see opportunity in the oddly shaped house near the border fence in Tijuana, digging a tunnel from the house to a parking lot in San Ysidro. Now artists have taken over, determined to pierce the international boundary in an entirely different way – with painting, poetry and music.
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L.A. art museum gets $45 million gift from couple
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Museum of Art received a $45 million donation to fund a wave of renovations, including a massive new gallery for special exhibits.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Museum opens in 'Lollipop Building'
NEW YORK – For years, it was one of the more visually unusual structures in midtown Manhattan – a mostly windowless, white marble construction by Edward Durell Stone known as “The Lollipop Building” after a disparaging comment from an architecture critic's review.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Turner Prize exhibition goes on display at Tate Britain
The work of the four artists nominated for this year's £25,000 Turner Prize goes on display at Tate Britain in London.
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LA County Museum of Art gets $45 million cash gift
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, home to works by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, received a $45 million donation to fund a wave of renovations, including a massive new gallery for special exhibits.
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LA County Museum of Art gets $45 million cash gift
By JACOB ADELMAN LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, home to works by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, received a $45 million donation to fund a wave of renovations, including a massive new gallery for special exhibits.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
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Given the dominance of digital photography, Kodachrome might be on its way out
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- It is an elaborately crafted photographic film, extolled for its sharpness, vivid colors and archival durability. Yet die-hard fan Alex Webb is convinced that the digital age soon will take his Kodachrome away.
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Lynda and Stewart Resnick to give $45 million for new LACMA pavilion
The new exhibition pavilion was designed by architect Renzo Piano to complement its neighbor, the Broad building, which opened this year. The couple will give about $10 million more in artwork. In a move that will significantly bolster the ongoing expansion and refurbishment of the region's largest public art museum, a Los Angeles philanthropic couple will give $45 million to the Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles Times |
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Couple donates $45 million in cash, $10 million in art to LA County Museum of Art
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, home to works by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, received a $45 million donation to fund a wave of renovations, including a massive new gallery for special exhibits.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Meet John McCain the puppy, and Sarah Palin the moose!
New York, September 29 : U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin have been depicted as animals in an artwork.
New Kerala |
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Lilley picks up ARIA Fine Arts award
Comedian Chris Lilley's cult mockumentary Summer Heights High, which shocked audiences with its drug and disability jokes, has won an ARIA Fine Arts Award.
The West Australian |
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Botswana: Two Artists Exhibit At Supa Ngwao
Two Francistown artists - Kenneth Seabo and Dichaba Dichaba - are exhibiting their artworks at the Supa Ngwao Museum. It is a three-week exhibition, which started last week Friday.
AllAfrica.com |
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New twist to Chair Affair auction
LACONIA — The Laconia Main Street Program has changed its annual "Chair Affair" auction to an even more Palatable item (Pun intended) specifically hand painted artists palettes.
The Citizen of Laconia |
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Museum hosting political memorabilia
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum is having some fun with politics.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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Botswana: Domboshaba Festival Promises Thrills
A marathon Kalanga cultural fiesta takes place at the foothills of Domboshaba Hill tomorrow.
AllAfrica.com |
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Oil Refineries Board Approves Addendum to Carmel Olefins Agreement in Order to Expedite Merger
Oil Refineries Ltd. announced that subsequent to the Company's announcements dated July 8, 2008 and July 29, 2008 with respect to its entering into an agreement with Israel Petrochemical Enterprises for the acquisition of the 50% balance of shares in Carmel Olefins Ltd. in exchange for the allocation of 20.53% of the Company's share capital and the sale of the Company's shareholding in IPE , ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Lipstick Kate
A SELF-PORTRAIT drawn by Kate Moss in lipstick has sold to a private buyer for £33,600 after it failed to reach its reserve price at auction.
British Vogue |
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Artists sought for Rockland art exhibition
Artists can sign up now to exhibit work in the Rockland Memorial Library rotunda.
The Patriot Ledger |
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'These flowers will never lose their bloom' Gurnee artist feeds Good Shepherd Hospital's 'Do Good' campaign
GURNEE -- Local artist Eric Lee is donating his first sculpture to Good Shepherd Hospital in Lake Barrington.
Lake County News-Sun |
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Gallery to exhibit historical, contemporary collages
What: The Culture of Collage When: Today through Oct. 24 Where: Zoller Gallery Details: Admission is free. A reception will be held at 8:30 p.m. Thursday
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Playboy to auction artwork to public
CHICAGO -- In one drawing, a naked woman leans over a ship railing, her ample derriere playfully peppered with travel stickers. In another, a busty blonde runs forward, casting off her button-down shirt with splayed arms and manicured nails.
The Courier News |
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