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World' s Largest Immendorff Exhibition Opens in Hamburg
Jörg Immendorff , Antonius; 1989. Photo: Hartmut Zielke. HAMBURG.-
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Sewing circle
Quilt exhibit showcases diverse fabric art
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Masterpieces of 17th Century Netherlandish Painting on View at Wallraf-Richartz-Museum
Abraham Blomaert, 1564-1651. A cottage with peasants milking goats 1620. Canvas: 68.9 x 91.4 cm. Frame: 94 x 116 x 9 cm COLOGNE.- It is not rare for people to dream of calling a real Rembrandt their own, because the Dutch painter has attained mythical status the world over.
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Regional Briefs: SECCA hires new curator from Canada
The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art has hired a new curator.
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Efforts to convince Al Wasoof to sing at the “Jordan Festival”
After great efforts to convince the famous singer George Wafoof to sing at the “Jordan Festival,” he finally agreed.
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Brooklyn To Exhibit Fake Art
While most major museums have some fakes in their collections, few like to advertise the fact. But in an unusual move, the Brooklyn Museum is planning an exhibition for 2009 that will call attention to a group of forgeries among its collection of Coptic sculptures. A third of the museum's collection of Coptic sculptures were actually made in the mid-20th century, the museum's curator of ...
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Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival Begins July 15
The 33rd annual Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival officially begins at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, July 15.
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Talkers: Death Row Records auctioned
NEW YORK Death Row Records, the hip-hop label that released seminal gangster rap albums by Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, has been auctioned for $24 million.
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Sold-out performance high note for P.E.I. Jazz and Blues Festival
The P.E.I. Jazz and Blues Festival hit all the right notes over the weekend, selling out one of its main events.
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Sand sculpture competition
A man makes a sand sculpture that looks like the Bird's Nest, the Beijing Olympics' main stadium, at a beach in Dalian July 14,2008, after he finished one that resembled an Olympic mascot fuwa . More than 1,000 people took part in a sand sculpture competition as part of the celebrations as the Olympic Games approaches.
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Tower Artist has Solid Foundations
Creative freedom, teachers ‘like coaches’, and ‘amazing’ facilities are part of what Daniel Stojkovich enjoys about his University of Melbourne Fine Arts course at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).
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Julius Babao to celebrate 40th birthday with an art exhibit for a cause
Bilang pagse-celebrate ng nalalapit na 40 th birthday ni Julius Babao ngayong July, isang art exhibit ang kanyang naisip na gawin. May titulong Art 40, gagawin ito sa Pinto Art Gallery sa Antipolo City.
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Bravo, Rio: MoMA's Premiere Brazil, 2008
Considering its critical acclaim, international success, and Oscar nominations, it's not a stretch to say that Fernando Meirelles's 2003 film "City of God" put Brazilian cinema on the map. But such an assertion does a disservice to a great movie tradition that began in the 1920s. The Museum of Modern Art's Premiere Brazil, 2008, which starts July 17, seems to go out of its way to prove that ...
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Museum features ghost towns, artistry
The Treasure State Invitational Art Show will bring the works of more than 70 renowned artists to the Ravalli County Fairgrounds this Friday. But it won’t be the only show in town.
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Chinadaily.com.cn sharing the Olympic spirit
CHANGCHUN: Wang Chunlu, a Winter Games silver medallist, lit the cauldron on Monday at Changchun World Sculpture Park, marking the end of the Olympic torch relay here in the capital of Jilin province.
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Express Lane: Calling all cows
Calling all cowsHave you got the “Moo” that it takes? Cousins Subs is searching for the next great moo-er through an online audio contest going on through July 31. Dubbed the Moo Trials, the goal of the contest is to find people who ca...
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Obama tells fellow blacks at NAACP convention they must exhibit more personal responsibility
CINCINNATI (AP) _ Democrat Barack Obama received a prideful welcome from the annual NAACP convention Monday night, but in a stirring speech to the nation's oldest civil rights organization, he nonetheless insisted blacks must show greater responsibility for improving their own lives.The man who could become the first black president urged Washington to provide more education and economic ...
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Entertainment
The works of self-taught artist John McIntosh will be exhibited at Subiaco's LK Galleries this month. McIntosh - one of Perth’s top architectural illustrators - is often lauded for an individual style that has seen him carve a unique career over three decades.
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Western painting brightens kids camp
GRANVILLE — It was an unusual assignment, but certainly a rewarding one, for seven members of Granville Fellowship.
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Dark Tower: A Daring Design Over Madison Square
Though few people, if any, have seen a single rendering, there is palpable excitement in New York's architectural circles over a 22-story tower designed by Rem Koolhaas for One Madison Park, on the southeast corner of Madison Square Park. Given the buzz that has surrounded it in the press and on the Web, you would hardly know that another building in the same development is nearly completed and ...
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Draco and the Malfoys to headline NYC Wizard Rock Festival
The NYC Wizard Rock Festival announced their final lineup for the September 21st event at Public Assembly (formerly Galapagos) in Brooklyn. Draco and the Malfoys will headline the first ever Harry Potter-inspired music festival in the Big Apple.
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‘The best Friday in 11 years of Rainforest World Music Festival’
KUCHING: The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) has once again lived up to its promise of bringing a fantastic line of artistes to perform here. Although the finale was a wet and muddy affair, it did not dampen the mood of the revelers.
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Art gallery listings
ARIES: (March 21 to April 20) Reflect on how far you have come before cementing future plans. It may be necessary to set the bar higher or be more realistic in your aims. Either way, past experience is an excellent teacher.
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Rarely seen Alexander Calder jewelry on display in Philadelphia
Think of Alexander Calder, and the first thing to come to mind would likely be the suspended abstract sculptures that silently orbit above the heads of museumgoers around the world. Though best known for those enormous yet graceful creations that his friend...
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They left Chico in Liverpool
At the Castro Theatre Sunday morning for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival's showing of "The Adventures of Prince Achmed," Michael Chabon overheard a conversation between an adult and two kids gazing at some classic movie posters. "You guys have heard...
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