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Richard Serra Accepts Monumenta 2008 Challenge
Richard Serra at The Grand Palais, October 2007. Photo : Valérie Jouve. PARIS.- Following the success of the first installation in the MONUMENTA series, by Anselm Kiefer in 2007 – visited by over 135,000 people in less than five weeks – American sculptor Richard Serra is the second artist to accept the MONUMENTA challenge, in 2008.
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Christie's Unveils One of the Most Important and Most Valuable Works by Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol, Mao. Synthetic polymer, silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas 176 1/2 x 136 1/4 in. (448.3 x 346.1 cm.) Painted in 1973 © Christie’s Images Ltd. 2008.
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Six New World Auction Records Set Including Claude Monet, Alberto Giacometti, Auguste Rodin and Joan Miró
NEW YORK.- This evening’s sale of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie’s New York totaled $277,276,000/£140,749,239/€178,887,742, Christie’s third highest result ever for the category.
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Monet Painting Sold For $41 Million At Christie's
A Claude Monet painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure boats float below was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French impressionist artist.
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Records fall at NY art auction
Art records fell on Tuesday for works by Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin and Alberto Giacometti in New York City at a Christie's auction dominated by foreign buyers taking advantage of the weak U.S. dollar.
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Leaf photo could be world's oldest
A U.S. researcher says a photogenic drawing of a leaf could be the world's oldest photograph.The image, created by using sunlight and light-sensitive paper, was believed to have been made in 1839 by British photography pioneer Henry Fox Talbot but scholar Larry Schaaf now says it could have been created in 1809 or early, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.Schaaf, who was asked to examine the leaf ...
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Hurricane senior ties for first in art competition
HURRICANE, W.Va. -- Hurricane High School senior Dakota Litton tied for first place in a national arts contest that promotes the idea of peace.
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New York's Met Museum showcases superheroes' impact on fashion
NEW YORK (AFP) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is hosting a special exhibition that delves into the influence of the clothes and costumes of comic book legends on modern fashion that begins on Wednesday.
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New York's Met Museum showcases superheroes' impact on fashion
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is hosting a special exhibition that delves into the influence of the clothes and costumes of comic book legends on modern fashion that begins on Wednesday.
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Monet Painting Draws $41M Sale at NYC Auction
'Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil', a Monet painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine was auctioned for more than $41 million.
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Monet painting sells for record $41.4 million
A Claude Monet painting was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French Impressionist artist.
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The art of looking like a star
The Costume Institute gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, held Monday night, is the Oscars of fashion. The theme this year? Superheroes. "Every year, you have the best-dressed people in the world, but you have people who take it too far," says stylist Mary Alice Stephenson, who helped create Michelle Monaghan's J. Mendel look. "A lot of people ruined fantastic dresses with outrageous hair ...
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Mario axed on 'Dancing'
Singer Mario became the latest contestant Tuesday tossed off ABC's Dancing with the Stars.Judges sharply criticized Mario's technique in Monday's round and scored him third among the five remaining contestants. However, he failed to gain sufficient votes among viewers to make it to the semi-finals next week. His professional partner was Karina Smirnoff.Football star Jason Taylor, ice skating ...
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Monet sets $43.8m record
Claude Monet’s cerulean blue painting of the French countryside bisected by an iron railway bridge has sold for a record $A43.8 million. The 1873 paiting, auctioned at Christie’s International in New York, last night, was sold to a Monaco-based telephone bidder.
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Superheroes and stylish copycats pack a new Met costume exhibit
Newsflash: A cadre of superheroes have invaded one of Gotham’s top cultural institutions, bringing swaths of bright color, pop graphics and an everyman theme to the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Have no fear, though. Their mission is friendly.
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Museum honors stylish superheroes
A cadre of superheroes has invaded one of Gotham's top cultural institutions, bringing swaths of bright color, pop graphics and an everyman theme to the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Have no fear, though. Their mission is friendly....
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An Auction of New Chinese Art Leaves Disjointed Noses in Its Wake
The sale of some 200 works by some of China?s hottest names has stirred indignation among many of the artists and their dealers and some curators.
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Loan of Rare Work of Art for the National Gallery
Gerrit Dou (1613-1675). An Old Hermit Praying has been placed on loan with the National Gallery from an American private collection. Painted with minute brushwork, it is highly characteri...
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Record Auction Price For Monet
An 1873 canvas by Monet of a riverbank landscape with two trains atop a railway bridge sold for $41.4 million Tuesday night at Christie's. It was a record price for the artist.
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Monet painting sold for $41 million at NYC auction
A Claude Monet painting was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French Impressionist artist. "Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil" _ a painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure...
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Manchester school board gets art show preview
NORTH MANCHESTER - The Manchester Community Schools board here Tuesday night got a preview of an art show that will be open to the public later this month.
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Monet painting sold for $41 million at NYC auction
A Claude Monet painting was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French Impressionist artist. "Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil" - a painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure boats float below - was sold at a Christie's sale for $41,481,000, said Rik Pike, a spokesman for the auction house. The previous record for ...
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Monet painting sold for S$55m
NEW YORK - A CLAUDE Monet painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure boats float below has been auctioned for more than US$41 million (S$55 million).
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Free Times - Ohio's Premier News, Arts, & Entertainment Weekly
Last time you went to the Ohio Independent Film Festival you needed your winter coat. Now, as the latest OIFF happens, it's T-shirt weather. Global warming strikes again?
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Presidents On 'Exhibit' At Arkansas Capitol
LITTLE ROCK - Conservative-leaning artist Chas Fagan set out 10 years ago to portray the U.S. presidency in an apolitical light and inspire patriotism when he was commissioned for a national television series to paint each of the nation's chief executives.
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