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Roman sculpture star of stolen art exhibit
An annual exhibit of stolen and recovered artworks that opened Thursday in Rome includes a Roman portrait sculpture missing for almost half a century.
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INTERNATIONAL GLIMPSES
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in New York in 1977, has moved to a new home in downtown Manhattan. It opened its doors to the public last December, coinciding with the institutions 30th anniversary.
Deccan Herald |
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Capturing the transcendent and the ephemeral
Immaterial and material, contact and distance, light and movement - these are the relationships Nadim Asfar uses to explore the "language of photography" in his latest exhibition, "Immaterial World." The latest collection of works from this 32-year-old Lebanese photographer is the culmination of over 10 years of photography.
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Buddhist paintings made of oil before Europe invented it
Scientists involved in the conservation of the World Heritage site in Afghanistan have proved that ancient Buddhist paintings from Bamiyan were made of oil hundreds of years before the technique was 'invented' in Europe.
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2 Fort Wayne men get $300K to build Abraham Lincoln monument
The Indiana Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission has picked two Fort Wayne men to build a monument at Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home in southern Indiana. Sculptor Will Clark and architect George Morrison received a $300,000 grant from the Lincoln Public Art Program for the monument as part of the celebration of the former president's 200th birthday anniversary next year. Lincoln was born Feb. ...
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Utility boxes to become works of art
You know it's the Beach when even the utility boxes are transformed into works of art. On Saturday, April 26, a group of high school art students will transfer their original sketches onto 14 Bell utility boxes throughout the community.
North York Mirror |
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Israeli's 'Makom' sculptures merge art and archaeology
In the quiet, pastoral village of Kfar Shmu'el, not far from Jerusalem, Michal Rovner's studio is an inspiring place to create art.
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Camera Club celebrates 50 years
In 1957, 15 photographers met in the back of Surdin's Camera Store in Humbertown Plaza and decided to embrace only colour photography.
North York Mirror |
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New America Media Explore the Contemporary Jewish Museum
Earlier in the year New America Media was invited to Preview the new Contemporary Jewish Museum prior to installation of the Museum’s inaugural exhibitions.
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J. M. W. Turner painting could challenge auction record for British work
One of the most important masterpieces by the great British painter J. M. W. Turner could be lost to public view when it appears on the market for the first time in 181 years.
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SAT APRIL 26
(FILM) Winner of the Caméra d'Or prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, "Jellyfish" is another example of the remarkable cinematic explosion of Israeli films garnering critical acclaim at international film festivals.
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One day at a time, one person at a time
A life-size soft sculpture of a cleaning woman scrubbing the floor marks the entrance to the office of Harriett Rossetto, founder and executive director of Beit T'Shuvah, and serves as a metaphor for Rossetto's vision: to give addicts a chance to scrub their souls and rejoin the world of "normies" -- what addicts and alcoholics call normal people.
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Rebekah Higgs To Tour The Country
Halifax singer/songwriter Rebekah Higgs will take her brand of sound-sculptured pop across the country on a tour that begins next week. Higgs is touring in support of her self-titled sophomore album, which she originally self-released in 2006 before Outside Music reissued it last year.
ChartAttack.com |
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Utility boxes to become works of art
You know it's the Beach when even the utility boxes are transformed into works of art. On Saturday, April 26, a group of high school art students will transfer their original sketches onto 14 Bell u...
East York Mirror |
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Camera Club celebrates 50 years
In 1957, 15 photographers met in the back of Surdin's Camera Store in Humbertown Plaza and decided to embrace only colour photography. Fifty years later, the club welcomes photography in all its forms...
East York Mirror |
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NY NY Bailey Talks TIFF, Prostitution in NY and Kim Ki-Duk Takes MoMA
This was a relatively quiet week for film in New York, as the city prepared for the Tribeca Film Festival . Cameron Bailey gave a little 'hello' from the Toronto, where he is the new co-director of that city's renowned festival, while fellow TIFF programmer Thom Powers used his weekly "Stranger Than Fiction" series to highlight the problems of sexual exploitation in New York. And South Korean ...
indieWIRE |
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Icons Of Music Auction II To Benefit Music Rising
U2's the Edge announced the Icons of Music Sale II to benefit Music Rising to be held on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Hard Rock Cafe New York in Times Square.
Harmony Central |
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Anime Festival Orlando 9 Kicks Off Pre-Registration
Orlando, FL (April 24, 2008) – Anime Festival Orlando returns in 2008 to bring you part two of their "Swords of Orlandia" trilogy. The event in its 9th year will take place at the Wyndham Orlando Resort August 15th, 16th and 17th.
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Black Eyes For Crystal Castles Over Use Of Artist's Madonna Image
Toronto electro-punk duo Crystal Castles are in the midst of a heated dispute over artwork they've used on T-shirts, the cover of their "Alice Practice" seven-inch and the limited-edition "banned" version of their self-titled full-length debut.
ChartAttack.com |
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Cast your votes at exhibit
A 380-square-foot traveling exhibit coming to the Galleria at Roseville mall Friday will give residents a chance to vote on areas where they'd like to see future investments made in the Sacramento region.
The Sacramento Bee |
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Luanda host Int'l Theatre Festival
LUANDA, April 24-- Angola's Elinga theatre group will organise in May 08-30 the first International Festival of Theatre and Arts of Luanda, under the commemorations of its 20th anniversary, which will be marked on May 21, ANGOP has learnt.
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Gallery to highlight work by two artists
LAKEVILLE — Two local artists, Cindy Leonard and Betty Beaulieu will exhibit their work from May 1 through May 29 at the Great Ponds Gallery at the Lakeville Public Library, 4 Precinct St. An opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, May 1 from...
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Soule Homestead Education center to offer new spring workshops
MIDDLEBORO — Chair caning, quilting and basket weaving classes are being offered this spring at the Soule Homestead Education Center, along with new and unique classes on landscape painting and growing mushrooms.
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Spring Up the Creek Day on tap for town
Courtesy Photo Castle Rock is host to Spring Up the Creek Day May 3 at Festival Park to clean up the town’s major waterways.">
Douglas County News Press |
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Zimbabwe: Freshlyground to Spice Up Hifa
South African pop outfit, Freshlyground will light up this year's Harare International Festival of the Arts, which kicks off next week at the Harare Gardens. The festival will run from April 29 to May 4.
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