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Gundam Painting Auctioned for US$600,000+ in Hong Kong
Japanese artist Hisashi Tenmyouya's RX-78-2 Kabuki-mono 2005 Version painting, which depicts the main mobile suit robot of the first Mobile Suit Gundam anime against a background of gold leaf, has been sold at a Christie's International art auction in Hong Kong for HK$4.8 million (about US$615,000). Anime News Network
The Renaissance Woman Behind Agnès B.
Heading up a retail empire would be enough to keep most people busy. Not Agnès Troublé, who is the creative director of the apparel and accessories brand Agnès B. While designing an ever-expanding line of wares sold in her stores, which span three continents, she has found time to produce films, write a screenplay, photograph cityscapes, and create a new line of uniforms for the staffers at the ... The New York Sun
2 sculptures lead in Boynton quest for piece to buy
— Somewhere in the steel and bronze and recycled parts of the sculptures along Avenue of the Arts, residents were drawn to works that conveyed a sense of connection. The Palm Beach Post
'Moments Of Immersion' Exhibition
NEWSLETTER Greetings to you all... Scoop.co.nz
Zinio adds 20 titles to iPhone mag service
Digital publisher Zinio today announced it has updated its iPhone magazine distribution service with 20 new titles to choose from. Users can now opt to read Readers Digest, Elle, Esquire UK, Macworld Spain, Macworld UK, Outside, PC Magazine, Popular Photography, and US News & World report, among others. Zinio offers hundreds of different subscripti... MacNN
AWC welders 'zing' for cause
"Made with a will, made with hope, made with love, made with work" is how Samuel Colton, an Arizona Western College welding professor, describes the "Iron Pillar," a sculpture made by his welding students. The Yuma Sun
Washington DC
SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art hosts its annual Target Family Day celebration, an opportunity for families to have fun while creating, viewing and learning about art — for free. The San Francisco Examiner
Search for artworks stolen from UBC museum goes international
Interpol has joined the hunt for several art "treasures," including 12 pieces by renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, stolen from a museum in B.C. In another development, a $50,000 reward is being offered for their safe return. CBC
Released: Cosmode Online #001 - Cosplay 1st Graders Starting Today!
TOKYO, Japan (May 25, 2008) OverDrive's COSMODE Online has released its first issue. Everyone has something to learn with tutorials on makeup, costume making, wig preparation, cosplay photography techniques, and cosplay manners. Anime News Network
Year's worth of art on display in University Gallery
The Senior Show and the 2d/3d exhibition are showcasing all art students' best work of the year in the University Art Gallery. 2d/3d will be on display until May 31 and the Senior Show until June 14. Poly Post
Historic FDR Artifacts Up For Auction In Dallas
Watercolor sketches for the unfinished portrait President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was sitting for when he died in Georgia are among hundreds of historic items headed for the auction block. CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth
Thomson makes Auction History
Joyner Waddington's Canadian Fine Art is poised to make auction history on Tuesday. Tom Thomson's painting titled "View from a Height, Algonquin Park, 1916" is the highlight of auction and is estimated at 800 grand to 1.2 million. Newstalk 1010 CFRB
Art groups gather today
AN arts forum for all interested arts groups and artists in the Manning Valley will be held at Manning Regional Art Gallery today from 9.30am to noon. Manning River Times
Naoyoshi Shiotani's Directorial Debut "Tokyo Marble Chocolate" wins Grand Prize at the I2th Seoul International ...
Naoyoshi Shiotani 's bittersweet romantic comedy TOKYO MARBLE CHOCOLATE (2007), produced by Production I.G and BMG Japan , was awarded the Grand Prize in the Feature Film Category of the 12th Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF 2008), held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from May 21 to 25, 2008. The jury was composed by Giannalberto Bendazzi (professor of History of Animation at ... Anime News Network
Police fear stolen Canadian gold art may be melted
It is not known if thieves who raided a Canadian museum plan to sell the precious art they stole or simply want to melt the items down for the gold, police said on Monday. Reuters via Yahoo! News
One KRAZY Curator (in Tyee Books)
Vancouver Art Gallery's Bruce Grenville on exhibiting, and publishing, 'delirious' pop culture. The Tyee
Crucified frog sculpture upsets bishops
A one-metre high sculpture of a crucified frog, holding a mug of beer and egg, at a modern art museum in Italy has stirred controversy, an official says. AAP via Yahoo!7 News
A taste of Malacca
Despite being 15,000km away from home, a group of Malaysians led by two well-known chefs were up on their feet for hours, preparing for the Malacca Food Festival in New York. The Star
Umapagan Ampikaipakan: No price tag on what feeds the soul
THERE is an old joke. There was a budding artist, we'll call him "Bob", who had recently moved into a small loft. He was motivated, he was dedicated, he was prolific. In the six months since moving in, he had filled this, his little space in the world, with his pencil drawings, with his watercolours, with his sculptures. The New Straits Times
Black paintings: Enlightened Look
VietNamNet Bridge – “Black paintings are related to the dark, which always hides mysterious and unexpected things. Vietnam Net
Historic Roosevelt memorabilia up for auction
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s trademark fedora, the last check he ever signed, and watercolor sketches for the unfinished portrait he sat for on the day he died are among hundreds of historic artifacts and documents headed for the auction block. The West Australian
Youth Art Workshops
Beginning & Intermediate visual art workshops. Progressive exercises to develop solid drawing skills Painting styles influenced by famous artists Fundamental painting techniques & styles Different drawing & painting mediums The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
88 NZ Artists Create Single Artwork
Following on from the out standing success of the previous annual collaborative art projects, the NZ Art Guild are officially unveiling their 2008 Collaborate Project,called "Reach Out", on July 1st 2008 at the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland. Scoop.co.nz
Daniel Libeskind visits his Jewish Museum
Celebrity architects do their best to be omniscient, never suggesting that any detail of a building catches them by surprise. But when Daniel Libeskind was in San Francisco to kick off the final countdown to the June 8 opening of his Contemporary Jewish... San Francisco Chronicle
Police asked to widen Henson inquiry
Newcastle police have asked Sydney detectives to widen their Bill Henson inquiry to take in works featured at their local art gallery. Australian Broadcasting Corporation