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On the Horizon
MOVIES BLACK LIGHT July 4-9 BAM’s annual Afro-Punk Festival kicks off with “A Panther in Africa,” Aaron Matthews’s documentary about Pete O’Neal, a member of the Black Panther Party who fled the U.S. in 1969 and has lived in Tanzania for three decades. Other films include Bill Gunn’s 1973 . . .
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Arts festival ends, work will begin on 50th anniversary
Crowds were the same this year, but organizers are looking forward to next year when the event will return to a renovated Point State Park.
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Master Class
You might want to argue with the Metropolitan Museum’s choice of the thirteen “masters” who represent the high points of photography’s first hundred years (1840 to 1940) in “Framing a Century,” if only because the premise of this trim, instructive survey has all the excitement of an intro-level art . . .
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Museums across the country freshening up, expanding
Art museums throughout the country have gone on a construction binge as older institutions freshen up and expand and fast-growing cities tap into new wealth to show they have arrived in the art world.
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'Rembrandt Laughing' is self-portrait
Experts have confirmed "Rembrandt Laughing" -- bought for a bargain price of $4.5 million at an English auction house -- is a self-portrait by the Dutch master himself.
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Art
MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. (212-535-7710)--“J.M.W. Turner.” Opens July 1. “Art of the Royal Court: Treasures of the Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe.” Opens July 1. “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy.” Through Sept. 1. “Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from the Victoria and Albert . . .
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SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2008
A weekly festival in Vail Village featuring fresh Colorado farm and gourmet food products, live entertainment, Colorado wines and local arts and crafts.
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Home, new home
GHENT — An internationally-known artist residency program in Ghent dedicated its new visitors center and gallery Saturday.
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A perfect ending
PITTSBURGH — The 49th edition of the Three Rivers Arts Festival wrapped up Sunday in downtown Pittsburgh, and thousands of people converged on a glorious afternoon for one last chance to ponder, eat, dance and buy. Meet just a few:
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East Valley briefs
Scottsdale Artists' School is continuing its series of weekend workshops this summer at the Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N. Central Ave.
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The Orchard Now The Proud Owners of TVT Records
The Orchard was selected as the winning bidder in a bankruptcy auction held yesterday in New York City to purchase TVT Records.
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En masse strip-off
More than 2,500 hardy souls braved torrential rain for a massive nude photoshoot by acclaimed contemporary artist Spencer Tunick. Volunteers stripped naked in Dublin's Docklands for the dawn spectacle, under grey clouds and fighting a chill wind blowing off the Irish sea.
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KODAK Imaging Technology Takes Aim at the Mobile Imaging Market
Eastman Kodak Company today introduced KODAK Imaging Technology for mobile devices, combining Kodak's unparalleled experience in Imaging Science with the company's signature ease-of-use and vast portfolio of photography products.
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ST. LOUIS: Digital photo seminar
The Missouri Nature and Environmental Photographers will present a digital photography seminar with Rick Sammon from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Road.
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Call for Artists: Memorial Drive: Landscape of Memory Public Art Project
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Lehmann Maupin Presents Mario Ybarra Jr.
Mario Ybarra, Jr., Black Squirrel Society Large, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 18 panels, each: 20 x 16 inches, 50.8 x 40.6 cm. overall dimensions: 60 x 96 inches, 152.4 x 243.8 cm. Courtesy Lehmann Maupin Gallery.
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The Storm King Art Center Presents Works By Mark di Suvero
Mark di Suvero, Centering, 1976, Edition of 10, Lithograph on whites Arches 88, mould-made, 42 1/2 by 62 1/4. Image courtesy Space Time CC and the Storm King Art Center.
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Stuart Shave/Modern Art Presents American Artist Barnaby Furnas
Barnaby Furnas, Rock Concert (Slayer), 2007, Urethane, dye, pigment dispersion, coloured pencil on linen, 259 x 447 x 5 cm / 102 x 176 x 2 ins. Courtesy the artist and Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London. Copyright Barnaby Furnas, 2008.
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Sunny Snaps: Beach and Street Photography in Britain
At the Seaside, c.1935. National Media Museum Collection. WEST YORKSHIRE.-
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Centre for Fine Arts Presents Johan Muyle - Sioux in Paradise
Johan Muyle, B. au bord des lèvres (1992-2006). Collection Verzameling : Johan Muyle. BRUSSELS.-
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University of Miami Lowe Art Museum's Palley Pavillion Opens
Palley Pavilion, Ronald Mateu, Mateu Architecture. Photo Credit © Carlos Domenech. CORAL GABLES, FL.- The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami officially opened a new wing dedicated to the art of glass.
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Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis Presents People of the Empire: Early Russian Colour Photographs
Dagastani types, between 1905-1915. Foto Sergej Prokudin-Gorskij. Library of Congress, USA. AMSTERDAM.- Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis presents People of the Empire: Early Russian Colour Photographs.
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Edward Steichen : Lives in Photography Opens at The Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid
Edward Steichen, Enlisted Men Relax on the USS Lexington, 1943, Ink jet print, printed in 2007, 32,2 x 47,4 cm. © Photo Courtesy US National Archives, Washington, DC, USA.
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In London, Will Moderns Move?
Nothing heralds the arrival of the summer auctions quite like a vibrant seaside scene — be it in the hand of Claude Monet, Lyonel Feininger, or even René Magritte. Both Sotheby's and Christie's are holding significant Impressionist and Modern evening sales in London this week, a far cry from the days when the auction market would traditionally cool down for the season. "We're seeing a very ...
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Contemporary artists have a London date
Indian artists like Subodh Gupta, Bharti Kher, Anish Kapoor, Raqib Shaw and TV Santosh are slated to fire up Sotheby’s international sale of contemporary art in London soon.
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