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What to Do: Make It a Night at the Museum
14 May 2008 By Lara McCoy Roslof Several Moscow museums and galleries will participate in the 11th annual Night of Museums on Saturday, May 17. The Night of Museums, also known as the Long Night of Museums, began in Berlin in 1997 as an attempt to bring more people into museums and art galleries, focusing on younger people who may not be regular museum-goers.
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Artist criticized for MLK sculpture
ATLANTA, May 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts reportedly has asked Chinese sculptor Lei Yixin to rework his controversial statue of Martin Luther King Jr.
UPI |
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River to Exhibit at Web 2.0 Marketing Fair in Japan Business Editors
(AP:MINNEAPOLIS--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ May 13, 2008--Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV), a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, announced that the company will exhibit at the Web 2.0 Marketing Fair. The event is being held May 14 - 16, 2008, at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan.
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Arison And Folberg Present Travels With Van Gogh May 27
Author Lin Arison and photographer Neil Folberg have collaborated to create, "Travels with Van Gogh and the Impressionists: Discovering the Connections," a book that combines paintings and contemporary photography.
The Chattanoogan |
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Jumsoft Releases New Aperture Web Themes
Jumsoft has released five new themes designed to be used with Apple's Aperture photography software. The themes can be used...
PC World |
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Artist Robert Rauschenberg Dies
Robert Rauschenberg the artist whose use of everyday materials --- made him pioneer in pop art died yesterday at age 82. His talents spanned the worlds of painting, sculpture and dance. He was known....
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Digital River to Exhibit at Web 2.0 Marketing Fair in Japan
MINNEAPOLIS----Digital River, Inc. , a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, announced that the company will exhibit at the Web 2.0 Marketing Fair. The event is being held May 14 - 16, 2008, at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan.
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American artist Robert Rauschenberg dies
MIAMI - Acclaimed American artist Robert Rauschenberg died at his home on Captiva Island in Florida at the age of 82, his gallery said on Tuesday.
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Leading curator is new director
One of Scotland's leading artistic curators is to be the new director of GI, the Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art, it was announced yesterday.
The Herald |
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Everyday items bring Turner Prize nomination for Glasgow artist
Contemporary artist Cathy Wilkes, who lives and works in Glasgow, has been shortlisted for the Turner Prize. Wilkes bases her art around everyday items, including televisions, baby buggies, toilets, food, and most notably, shop window mannequins.
The Herald |
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Daley ready for looming Children's Museum court battle
Two days before a pivotal Plan Commission showdown, Mayor Daley said today he's not afraid of a protracted court battle over his plan to build a $100 million Children's Museum in Grant Park.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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A master plan for Lake City’s future is unveiled at museum
Lake City Chamber of Commerce members and City officials gathered at the National Bean Market Museum of South Carolina for the unveiling of plans to totally revitalize Lake City.
Florence Morning News |
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Gay Artist Robert Rauschenberg Dead at 82
Robert Rauschenberg, whose use of odd and everyday articles earned him a reputation as a pioneer in pop art but whose talents spanned the worlds of painting, sculpture, and dance, has died, his gallery representative said Tuesday. He was 82.
The Advocate |
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American artist Robert Rauschenberg dies
Acclaimed American artist Robert Rauschenberg died at his home on Captiva Island in Florida at the age of 82, his gallery said on Tuesday.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Family day scheduled for May 17 at Contemporary Art Museum
Guests are invited to bring their families to the Contemporary Art Museum, 3750 Washington Blvd., for Free Family Day to see the work of artists John Armleder and Olivier Mosset.
South County Journal |
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Dainty on her feet
This beautiful butterfly landed on a purple verbena in the backyard of Kaye Held who enjoys photography as a hobby. The Helds moved to Hot Springs Village from Texas last June.
Hot Springs Village Voice |
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The trend: Top seats
Designs for a steel-and-hemp chair and another made from recycled materials have won the annual Minnesota College of Art and Design's annual seating contest.
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Modern art giant Robert Rauschenberg dies at 82
TAMPA, Fla.–Robert Rauschenberg, whose use of odd and everyday articles earned him a reputation as a pioneer in pop art but whose talents spanned the worlds of painting, sculpture and dance, has died, his gallery representative said Tuesday. He was 82.
Toronto Star |
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Community Calendar
ART EXHIBITION - Fallen Angels the Art of Phillip Chan. Two contrary views of religion are engaged in a momentous struggle for the human spirit. While religion is, for one, endowed with answers to the fundamental questions of existence, for other there is only the relentless silence of the abyss.
The Post-Journal |
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Customer Service
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Jacques Goudstikker was the Netherlands' biggest art dealer in the 1930s, influencing the tastes of collectors and museums while entertaining lavishly in his country home and castle. In 1940, he hastily left it all behind - including about 1,400 works of prized art.
Brandon Sun |
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Pop Artist Robert Rauschenberg, 82, Dies
The pop art pioneer turned everyday objects into art, sometimes bizarrely so, but he was also an accomplished painter, sculpture and choreographer, a major 20th century American artist.
Wired News |
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Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg dies
The gallery representative for Robert Rauschenberg says the pop artist has died in Florida at 82.
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Decorated industrial space venue for Tempe concert
An eight-band concert Saturday will be held at an unconventional Tempe site decorated with unconventional artwork - a site that one day may become a Southeast Valley arts magnet.
The Arizona Republic |
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Community Calendar
Erie Planetarium, 356 West Sixth Street, Erie , Erie(a) County 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Erie Planetarium is hosting a National Astronomy Day event that includes solar-observing telescopes, shuttle presentations, constellation classes under the planetarium dome, space station presentations, a meteorite display, astro-photography demonstrations, children's activities and crafts, and 50% discount on ...
The Post-Journal |
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Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg dies in Fla. at 82
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Robert Rauschenberg -- whose use of odd and everyday articles earned him a reputation as a pioneer in pop art -- has died. That's what his gallery representative said today.
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