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It's indie movies vs. Indy's movie at Cannes fest
CANNES, France - The Cannes Film Festival usually starts with a movie that's light and goes down easy. So Wednesday's dark, apocalyptic opening film seemed a puzzling choice - even to the movie's director.
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Cannes rolls out the red carpet for opening
The Cannes film festival on Wednesday officially unrolled its red carpet with a star-studded ceremony kicking off the 12-day frenzy of movies, parties and deals.
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Art in the Park: Premier open-air exhibition draws 55 artists
Josiah Waiguru Gitau (or Taju, as he prefers to be known) pictured with two of the paintings he will take to Nashua Art in the Park this year. Born in Kenya, Taju came to South Africa in 2003 when his artist cousin invited him to try his luck here.
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City to open 2nd city hall art exhibit next week
The City of Frisco’s second “Art in the Atrium” show will feature two artists who live in the same city but create very different art. The show will present work from Frisco residents T. Scott Stromberg, who paints with bold colors and lines, and Jim Van Kirk, who creates landscapes with soft color.
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Youth art shown in Burlington
Art works by fifth-grade students from Great River Christian, Sunnyside, Notre Dame, Black Hawk, Corse, North Hill and Grimes Elementary Schools is on display through May 18 at the Arts For Living Center, 620 Washington, Burlington.
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Exhibit examines morbid pull of Jack the Ripper
As you leave a new exhibition about Jack the Ripper, you're invited to feel ashamed.
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These boots were made for auctioning
Equipping you for the rainy weather May 1, the Rubber Boots Ball at the Gladstone Hotel auctioned rubber boots and parasols designed by local artists.
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Can Cannes Still Do It?
The world's largest film festival, which begins today, faces its biggest challenge: getting the world to care about the movie it shows
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Art: Fat woman nude breaks auction record in New York
A Christie's auction house spokeswoman says a painting by British artist Lucian Freud has broken a global record for living artists by fetching more than $33 million at a New York sale.
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Oprah Winfrey Depicted with Late Dogs in Puppies' Memorial - New York Gallery Appeals to Pet Lovers with Exhibit
An exhibit dedicated to the memory of Oprah Winfrey's late dogs opens in Manhattan's west village, helping to promote pet safety awareness. A life-size monument depicts "puppy versions" of Oprah's Cocker Spaniel Sophie and Golden Labrador Gracie atop the head of the talk show icon by controversial sculptor Daniel Edwards.
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Psychedelic art goes on the block
Original art by psychedelic artists, depicting some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll, is going on the auction block.
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SCULPTOR MARK CARROLL LEARNED FIRSTHAND
Mark Carroll works on the clay model for a life-size wood sculpture for a church in the area. Looking around East Aurora, it's not hard to find people who are capable of making great things.
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Exhibit examines morbid pull of Jack the Ripper
As you leave a new exhibition about Jack the Ripper, you're invited to feel ashamed. "The endless obsession with Jack the Ripper glamorizes serial murderers and trivializes violence against women," says a placard near the exit from the exhibition at the Museum of London in Docklands. It was ever thus, as the exhibit makes plain. We are still transfixed by London's most notorious ...
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TTC looking for a few good artists
You're invited to have your art displayed on TTC transit shelters. Practising, professional visual artists are invited to submit their credentials for a two-stage competition that will see artwork o...
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These boots were made for auctioning
Marco Bucci has a passion for painting portraits. Having been a hobby for eight years, the 25-year-old illustrator said he likes to explore characters and make them relatable. "There's just someth...
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Another artwork drops at Pompidou Centre in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - A plexiglass piece by U.S. artist Corey McCorkle fell to the ground and broke into several pieces at the Pompidou Centre in Paris for unknown reasons, the gallery said on Wednesday, two years after two similar incidents.
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Sean Penn presents himself as an unorthodox president of Cannes jury
CANNES, France - Sean Penn may be president of the Cannes Film Festival jury - but don't expect any buttoned-up presidential behaviour from the Hollywood rebel.
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Oprah Winfrey Depicted with Late Dogs in Puppies' Memorial - New York Gallery Appeals to Pet Lovers with Exhibit
An exhibit dedicated to the memory of Oprah Winfrey's late dogs opens in Manhattan's west village, helping to promote pet safety awareness.
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Indicted museum director found dead at WA federal prison
A Thailand museum director who was indicted as part of a federal investigation into looted antiquities died Wednesday at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, apparently following a heart attack.
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It's indie movies vs. Indy's movie at Cannes fest
The Cannes Film Festival usually starts with a movie that's light and goes down easy.
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AIDS Portrait Exhibit in Russell Rotunda Highlights Need to Preserve AIDS Treatment Focus in PEPFAR - 'AfricAlive: ...
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Houma man s hobby produces smokin artwork
The interlaced patterns of tiny lines, delicate shading and minute details could still be impressive had they come from a drawing pencil or paintbrush, or even professional wood burning tools.
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Amazing art
Woodland school second grader, Grace Hamblett, 8, visiting with her mother, Cindy, the art show, featuring artworks from Weston schools students.
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Another artwork drops at Pompidou Centre in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - A plexiglass piece by U.S. artist Corey McCorkle fell to the ground and broke into several pieces at the Pompidou Centre in Paris for unknown reasons, the gallery said on Wednesday, two years after two similar incidents.
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Cannes rolls out red carpet for opening
The Cannes film festival has officially unrolled its red carpet with a star-studded ceremony kicking off the 12-day frenzy of movies, parties and deals.
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