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French man indicted for 2007 art heist in southern France
MIAMI (AFP) - A French citizen living in Florida was indicted Friday for attempting to sell four paintings, including one by impressionist Claude Monet, that were stolen in southern France in 2007, federal prosecutors here said.
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French man indicted for 2007 art heist in southern France
A French citizen living in Florida was indicted Friday for attempting to sell four paintings, including one by impressionist Claude Monet, that were stolen in southern France in 2007, federal prosecutors here said.
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Students Get Creative at Art Exhibit
Dozens of students had the chance to get creative this summer, and on Friday they showed off their hard work at the Reflections final art exhibit.
WCAV Charlottesville |
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Portage la Prairie News
Art students at Portage Collegiate Institute are proud of their heritage and are not afraid to show it with big, bright banners.
Central Plains Herald-Leader |
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Exhibit: Project runway
SUNDAY, JULY 6... By Anita overcash.If fashion is your fancy, then The Mint Museum of Art's Art of Affluence: Haute Couture and Luxury Fashions 1947-2007 exhibition is a must-see. Gaze at top designer fashions (you know, the stuff movie stars wear, tagged with a hefty price). Displaying what is called "haute couture" (French for "high sewing or "high dressmaking") and other extravagant fashions ...
Creative Loafing Charlotte |
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DPL centres ‘out of order’
HYDERABAD: Even after four days, most of the permanent Designated Photography Location (DPL) centres set up by GHMC across the city for enrolling new voters and making corrections in the Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) are yet to ...
The Hindu |
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Lee Friedlander: Photographer of everything
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts presents an exhibition by encyclopedic photographer Lee Friedlander.
Minnesota Public Radio |
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Sculpture Garden at Rockford School
One Rockford school is brightening up its campus in memory of a longtime principal.
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The world through a lens
As the word suggests, photojournalism has both the photographic, or the image side, and the journalistic side -- one that tells a story and unveils factual significance.
AsiaMedia |
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Athletics: Running Film Festival Continues to Gain Speed With New Sponsor and Renowned Festival Host
Saucony Signs on as 'Official Footwear Sponsor', Emmy-Award Winning Commentator Toni Reavis Named Festival Host.
RunnersWeb.com |
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Brown Bag Gallery Tour
Interpreting modern art is always easier when the artist is on hand to explain it all — kind of like a walking, talking cheat sheet. Today’s Brown Bag Gallery Tour at the University of Houston’s Blaffer Gallery features an informal presentation by four artists from the ongoing “2 ...
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Hello, Dalí: Painting and Film by the Master Surrealist at MoMA
The artist whom people best know for his melting clocks, baguette-crowned bicyclists and crawling ants, not only painted and drew, but also had an avid interest in film.
New York Press |
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“Cohesive Discord”
“Cohesive Discord” features the collaborative efforts of the artists behind the recently formed collective BOX 13, at space125gallery. The 11 participating artists usually work independently, but they have embraced this opportunity to familiarize themselves with their studio mates. “E ...
Houston Press |
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“Sentient: Elements”
“Sentient: Elements” pairs the oil-on-canvas art of Angelina Nasso and Katsumi Hayakawa. The works look like opposites — Nasso blurs landscapes and Hayakawa sharpens them up. Nasso’s paintings, among them Gentle People and Imbue, look like scenes washed away with only streaks of ...
Houston Press |
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"The Old Weird America: Folk Themes in Contemporary Art"
America is a weird place, all the more so because most Americans think our country is completely normal. (All those other countries are the weird ones.) Toby Kamps knows we're strange. Senior curator at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, he organized the show "The Old Weird America: Folk Themes i ...
Houston Press |
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Capsule Art Reviews: "Ruth Pastine: Ever Present," "Jason Salavon: Annex and Catalogue,"
"Ruth Pastine: Ever Present" Ruth Pastine's paintings at Gallery Sonja Roesch have some amazingly subtle coloration going on. What at first seem to be shadows on ostensibly monochromatic minimalist works are actually faint underlays of color. Using a tiny brush and thin layers of paint, Pastine buil ...
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Tara’s jewels
MANILA, Philippines—Tara dela Rama designs rings, bracelets, earrings and brooches, so she is very enthusiastic about learning jewelry photography. She was born in Los Angeles, California, but she was raised in the Philippines by her grandmother, until she moved back to the US at age 10.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Paintings to be auctioned
The Wabash Art Guild will include an original art auction of 15 paintings during its annual show at the Honeywell Center. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Honeywell Center.
Wabash Plain Dealer |
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Bayousphere
"If you keep blasting that a/c, I'm gonna need more paint here!!" Vonetta Berry deals with touchy issues as she makes a piece of art out of Kat Jones at H Gallery. The gallery is featuring an exhibit of Soloman Kane's Psycho-Spirituality Under the Black Lights. It's also featuring topless women gett ...
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival a blend of Texas, NASA and Bhutan
Hundreds of artists, scientists and visitors from three wildly different cultures — Texas, NASA and the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan — converged Wednesday at the opening of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall.
The Daily Record |
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Painting heads for Beijing
A painting by Calcutta artist Aloke Paul has been selected for the Olympic Fine Arts exhibition in Beijing in August. Paul, 31, heard from the organisers of the event this week and is delighted that he will be making his international debut in a show associated with the Olympics.
The Telegraph |
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Tourist guide
Anandabazar Patrika presents Tourist Spot at Netaji Indoor Stadium, 10am to 8pm. Seminar on Global Warming: A Global Warning at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, 10am.
The Telegraph |
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Buffalo Homecoming begins
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - - Arts in the Park is underway here behind the Albright Knox Art Gallery. They're showing off some of our local culture while trying to convince people to move back to Buffalo.
WIVB Buffalo |
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‘Spirit’ Festival’s planners looking to bolster parade ranks
A community celebration without a parade just seems to lack the kind of pomp that makes an event memorable. That’s one of the reasons the folks planning the Spirit of the Lakes Festival in Mound, July 17-19, added a parade to the line-up of activities last year.
Waconia Patriot |
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Award Winning Design
A big festival is just around the corner. A recent art contest was used as a tool to promote the event. The contest has wrapped up and the winner was announced Friday.
WTWO Terre Haute |
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