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Contemporary Auctions Poised To Take Off
When Jeff Koons's "Balloon Flower (Magenta)" sculpture went on display in London's St. James's Square last week, the members of the many gentlemen's clubs nearby were among the first to realize that the Contemporary sales of the major auction houses were approaching in a major way. "In the center of the square is an equestrian statue of William III and now, on one end, is a Jeff Koons sculpture. ...
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Border's baggy green fetches $29,000
A BAGGY green cap owned by former Australian captain Allan Border sold for $29,000 at auction last night.
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Officials: Under the Oaks festival draws 15,000
COROLLA — Without knowing exact numbers, officials say they believe more than 15,000 people attended last week's 7th annual Under the Oaks Arts Festival.
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Bloomberg unveils `Waterfalls' art project in NYC
Four walls of water cascaded into the East River off Manhattan on Thursday in a public art spectacle that Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the "most unexpected" waterfalls between North America and Africa.
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Art Deco exhibition tours to Melbourne
An Art Deco exhibition from London's Victoria and Albert Museum is set to show at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) - the first time the NGV has featured decorative arts as part of its Winter Masterpieces exhibition.
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Other news: Zoo will offer cupcakes on Saturday
The Kansas City Zoo will provide free cupcakes to visitors — while supplies last — at the orangutan exhibit at 10:30 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. The occasion is the sixth birthday of Josie, a Bornean orangutan born at the zoo, on Saturday.
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Lawmen and outlaws featured at museum
Recently discovered journals of U.S. Deputy Marshal Eugene Bracken will be discussed at the opening of Lawmen and Outlaw Day at the Three Rivers Museum Saturday.
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Sand sculptor handles questions in stride
FAIRFIELD — Sean Fitzpatrick was perched atop a wooden structure resembling a wedding cake. He would alternate tasks. First, shoveling sand from a payloader's scoop, then wetting it down with
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Buddy Guy Tribute July 20 Chicago's Millennium Park
Blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan will headline a special tribute concert on July 20 honoring Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy during the Great Performers of Illinois festival in Millennium Park. Guy, an internationally acclaimed blues guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, will receive the first Great Performer of Illinois award for his outstanding contributions to popular music and ...
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KC restricts Nelson-Atkins museum's use of Rockhill Tennis Club building
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art may be planning to boot out the Rockhill Tennis Club, but the city on Thursday placed restrictions on how the museum can use the property.
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Student artists put digital spin on new ISU art exhibit
NORMAL -- The art installation “Asphyxiation” is an anxiety-producing blend of sound, visuals and drama. The viewer sits in the darkened room, about the size of a bedroom. Video streams are displayed on a screen showing the producer Mariana Malanconi posed as a traumatized person. To the side of the screen is a 5-foot-tall box. Its spandex walls are used to project a video of the artist. ...
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CHANDLER: A quick course in abstraction
"Abstraction" at the Sandra Phillips Gallery is an opportunity to study serious non-representational work by artists who rarely show here.
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In the galleries, June 27
Until recently, Boulder sculptor Joseph Shaeffer was exploring "sustension," using suspension and tension through magnets, and "tensegrity," a meld of tension and integrity. Now Shaeffer has moved even further into the conceptual.
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Cheekwood Wins Awards From American Association of Museums
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Major Survey of the Harvard Art Museum Collections to Open in September 2008
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Exceptional Contemporary African American Art on Sale at Christie's Open House
NEW YORK.- Christie's June 30 Open House sale features an exciting assortment of Post-War and Contemporary art works to match both new and established collectors’ tastes and budgets. Leading the sale are two exceptional collections of African American paintings, drawings, photography and sculpture.
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Photographic Portraits and Interviews Capture Defining Moments in the Lives of Prominent African-Americans
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Public to Create Ephemeral Artwork at Library
Oliver Herring. Task - Photo Archive #61, 2006. Digital C-print. 9 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. Collaborative performance at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., 2006. Courtesy of the artist and Max Protetch Gallery, New York.
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Contemporary Photography in Latin America at Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels
Tafos/ Guelatao/ Fotokids, Tafos:(49) Castigando al abusivo. BRUSSELS.-
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Janaina Tschape Exhibit at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
Janaina Tschäpe, Dani 1, 2003, Cibachrome, 40 x 50 inches, Private Collection. DUBLIN.-
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Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Gilded Toe Cover, Foot case, cast in plaster on linen: front of a pair of gilt feet, with black painted straps and red band. Period-Early Roman Period (149CE-30BCE) width 20 cm. © Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London.
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Prado Museum Says Painting Attributed to Goya Actually Made by Asensio Julia
Image of The Colossus, which had been attributed to Goya. This morning, the Prado Museum said that the work of art was actually done by Asensio Julia, a friend of Goya's. Photo: EFE / Victor Lerena.
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Human/Nature: Recent European Landscape Photography at The Nelson-Atkins
Massimo Vitali (Italian, b. 1944), Viareggio Tuffo, 1995. Chromogenic print. Gift of the Hall Family Foundation, 2007.40.8 KANSAS CITY.-
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Columbia Museum of Art Presents Exhibition of Private Collections of South Carolinians
Raoul Dufy, At the Races. Gouache, watercolor and pen and ink on board, c. 1941. Private Collection, Lancaster, SC. COLUMBIA, SC.-
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Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms Hits U.S. in September
Filmscape at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 2008 (photo by Albin Dahlström). Scenography at both venues (and at the Wexner Center) by chezweitz & roseapple.
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