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£2m public art designs unveiled
Designs for a £2m public sculpture twice as high as the Angel of the North are being unveiled.
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Monet painting auctioned for record $41 mln
The auction price for Claude Monet set a new record Tuesday as an early work by the French Impressionist artist was sold for more than 41 million U.S. dollars, media reported.
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Britt unveils official 2008 poster at reception Thursday in Jacksonville
Britt Festivals will unveil its 2008 poster at a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Britt Pavilion in Jacksonville. This year's work is from an oil painting by Rogue Valley artist Gabriel Mark. He will be in attendance and available to sign posters. This year's poster is the 25th in a series celebrating Britt through the visual arts.
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North Adams exhibit features WWII artifacts
NORTH ADAMS — Starting Sunday at the Eclipse Mill, an artist and a collector of artifacts from World War II are teaming up to exhibit art used in propaganda posters from both sides of the war.
Berkshire Eagle |
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Filipino short film "Ambulancia" to compete in Greek film fest
Filipino character actor Allan Paule and theater regular Nor Domingo star in Ambulancia , a short film that has been chosen to compete in the 5th Naoussa International Short Film and Video Festival in Greece.
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Anil Ambani's art collection under Christie's hammer
Tina Ambani is seeking to raise over 1,00,000 pounds (Rs 81 crore) for her Harmony Art Foundation by selling a dozen art works at Christie's. The auction house will also exhibit 32 works from the Ambani family's private collection. These include works by M F Husain, Tyeb Mehta and S H Raza and the exhibition would continue till June 10. The auction is estimated to fetch in excess of 1,00,000 ...
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Scarlett flashes Ryan's rock
NEW YORK–Hours after confirming her engagement to Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson flashed a diamond ring at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.
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Canton Fair to split into 3 phases
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Brunei announced the 104th session of China Import and Export Fair (also known as the Canton Fair) has adjusted its exhibition period by splitting its phases into three.
BruDirect.com |
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art Till May 7 at Emami Tower, ECA, EM Bypass, 687 Anandapur; 11 am - 7 pm:
Emami Chisel Art presents the art expo, Art Now - A Glimpse , an exposition of 10 contemporary artists’ works. Till May 9 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 10.30 am - 6.30 pm: Figurative Expressions , an exhibition of the works by Kamalaksha Gangopadhyay, Sanatan Dinda, Subrata Pal, Shyamal Mukherjee, Prakash Karmakar, Suhas Roy, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Sibsaday Chaudhuri, Gourango ...
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UI art museum director resigns
The director of the University of Iowa Museum of Art announced his resignation effective Monday, according to the university.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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Wed,07 May 2008
MF Husain's "Battle of Ganga and Jamuna: Mahabharata 12 (Lot 57)", a painting from the Hindu epic executed in 1971-1972, went under the hammer for a whopping $1.6 million, setting a world record at Christie's Southeast Asia and Contemporary Indian art sale on Thursday.
Hindustan Times |
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Tina, Anil Ambani take personal art collection to Christie's
Billionaire Indian businessman Anil Ambani's wife Tina Ambani is seeking to raise over £ 1,00,000 (Rs 81 crore) for her Harmony Art Foundation by selling a dozen art works at Christie's, which is also exhibiting 32 works from the Ambani family's private collection.
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Invaluable Live! Offers Complimentary Access to Art, Antiques and Collectables Price Results
Invaluable.com has the largest and most comprehensive database of fine art antiques and collectables auction information in the world, and has recently surpassed 30 million auction price results representing more than 45 billion pounds Sterling in value.
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Village rallies around art co-op
On an island 30 miles off Alaska's southwest coast, skilled hands create traditional Native artwork that travels the globe -- as far away as Hong Kong and Germany.
Anchorage Daily News |
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Rush & Molloy: If Liv Tyler's costume could talk
It was easy to miss amid the blinding fashion at Monday's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala. But Liv Tyler's wedding ring finger looked rather naked.
New York Daily News |
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Help send teens to Carnegie Hall
For a June 15 appearance at Carnegie Hall in New York City, nearly one-third of the Central Florida Youth Orchestra will join members of the Florida Young Artists Orchestra of Orlando and the Flagler Youth Orchestra of Palm Coast to form the Florida Festival Youth Orchestra.
Orlando Sentinel |
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Cahokia students to perform
The Cahokia High School Drama Club will perform this weekend at the Shakespeare Festival of Greater St. Louis.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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Muniz's work: goopy, glib, and serious art
Brazilian-born, internationally lauded bad boy of contemporary art has always taken humour very seriously
The Globe and Mail |
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When I met Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro launched the Tribeca Film Festival as a measure to revive the lower Manhattan area devastated by the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Seven years later, the festival has become the largest film event in New York City. Manhattan is a perfect place for the festival -- combining the city's high film culture with its ability to party and celebrate.
rediff.com |
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Monet Painting Sells For $41 Million in N.Y.
NEW YORK, May 6 -- A Claude Monet painting was sold Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French impressionist artist.
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Bair trust standing by its contracts
A Montana Supreme Court ruling that ordered the Charles M. Bair Family Trust to give funding priority to a museum at the family ranch near Martinsdale will not immediately affect nonprofit organizations that already have commitments from the trust.
Billings Gazette |
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Nixa students build to learn life lessons
Nixa -- It was like time-lapse photography as 20 Nixa students put up a 12-foot-by-30-foot building in just 12 hours at Nixa High School last week.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Local artist features at April exhibition
THE Inverell Art Gallery will feature recent works by Inverell’s Narelle Kliendanze and Grafton artist Julie Hunter at the opening of its April exhibition tomorrow night.
Inverell Times |
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Pricey painting in the trash
To watch video online please click here to download the latest version of the Flash plugin. Tammy Bullock remembers the day she picked up what someone thought was trash from a dumpster.
WCBD-TV Charleston |
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Bair trust standing by its contracts
A Montana Supreme Court ruling that ordered the Charles M. Bair Family Trust to give funding priority to a museum at the family ranch near Martinsdale will not immediately affect nonprofit organizations that already have commitments from the trust. Jo ...
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