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Click and tell!
Banalata Bipani tracks the journey of Indian photography which has come a long way from being relatively inconspicuous to commanding big bucks in the international auctions.
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Return of the showman
Hema Vijay writes about a unique art exhibition in Chennai which has 11 artists immortalising Laloo Prasad Yadav through mediums best known to them.
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YSL art hoard to trouser £250m
It is being described as the biggest art collection ever to go under the hammer. The masterpieces amassed by Yves Saint Laurent, the French fashion icon who died last month, are expected to fetch up to £250m when they are sold early next year.
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Indian sculptor calmly faces tough road after losing hand to train bombings in Mumbai
MUMBAI, India (AP) _ That one time, hanging out the open door of the crowded train was lucky for Mahendra Pitale. Had he been sitting inside the train car, the 34-year-old sculptor almost certainly would have been killed when the bomb exploded.
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Tracey Emin is about more than sex
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is to be complimented on its decision to show a retrospective of Tracey Emin’s work.
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‘Labor of love': Work wrapping up on new art gallery
Nicole Fields/photos Regional works and sketches are on display in the upstairs loft at the Gallery at 409. The loft also will showcase books and serve as a place to promote local authors.
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Rural Alaska students celebrate statehood 'Tundra Style'
Through the creativity of the arts — activities such as singing, dancing, acting or painting — students in the Lower Kuskokwim School District will soon embark on an educational adventure to celebrate Alaska's 50 years of statehood and learn about their region and the people in it, past and present.
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6 easy places - N.C. PIEDMONT
Salisbury/Spencer DISTANCE: About 48 minutes (43 miles), one way. GOTTA SEE: N.C. Transportation Museum at Spencer, former repair facility for Southern Railway, is a 57-acre shrine to old-time railroading, with 25 locomotives and dozens of rail cars. (Free; $6 for train ride around the grounds – $5 for kids; $1 for a spin on the roundhouse turntable; charge for special events; ...
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Dream Big Art Festival Inspires Kids' Imaginations
Kids and youth of North Little Rock got to express themselves through the Big Art Festival at the Jim Wetherington Boys and Girls' Club Saturday.
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Tonight in Rock: Glow, Hard
Two big festivals take place tonight. One is Glow in Santa Monica on the beach, at the pier, etc. It's free, there will be art, music and happenings for 12 hours starting in the 7 p.m. hour. There's also Hard Festival, which goes to 4 a.m. It's all the good electronic and groove music you could want. MSTRKRFT, N*E*R*D, Spank Rock, Steve Aoki, A-Trak and many more will be there. Tonight ...
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Sweeping Panoramas, Courtesy of a Robot
Robots already cut the grass and vacuum rugs. Now they are helping with a more artistic job: creating vast photographic panoramas with ordinary cameras.
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Art from inside
Charles McLaurin tries to create paintings that reflect what he considers his personal philosophy. "I have this belief about life that there is a balance between chaos and order," he says. "One cannot exist without the other."
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Hard life for Indian sculptor after train bombings
Sat, Jul 19, 2008 (11:15 a.m.) That one time, hanging out the open door of the crowded train was lucky for Mahendra Pitale. Had he been sitting inside the train car, the 34-year-old sculptor almost certainly would have been killed when the bomb exploded.
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Sault native makes debut at Toronto International Film Festival
Having one of her works screened at the Toronto International Film Festival is a long-time goal for Candice Day. The Sault Ste. Marie native's wait is over. TIFF's Short Cuts Canada program will feature a Day-directed movie in September. "It's sort of been [...]
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Hard life for Indian sculptor after train bombings
That one time, hanging out the open door of the crowded train was lucky for Mahendra Pitale. Had he been sitting inside the train car, the 34-year-old sculptor almost certainly would have been killed when the bomb exploded.
Miami Herald |
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Hard life for Indian sculptor after train bombings
That one time, hanging out the open door of the crowded train was lucky for Mahendra Pitale.
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Sat,19 Jul 2008
World famous sand artist in a unique way to pay tribute to the policemen killed in Maoist attack carved a sand culture on the Puri beach. Sudarshan Patnaik along with his students created this 6 feet high sculpture using 7 tonnes of sand in around 5 hours.
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Hospital looking for shutterbugs
If you've got an eye for photography, or just want to share some of your best photographs with the public, Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Crystal City has an opportunity for you.
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Faune : Capture d'un guépard dans le Parc national de l'Ahaggar à Tamanrasset
Faut-il comprendre que les films primés étaient médiocres pour que vous ponctuez votre article par cette sentence"Cette moisson de prix apparaît cependant quelque peu étrange, puisque, lors de la dernière édition du Festival national du film amazigh qui s’est déroulé à Sétif, le plus grand prix est revenu à un réalisateur marocain.
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DVD Review: High And Low
A reissued masterpiece by Akira Kurosawa scores high in the Criterion Collection pantheon. While most well known for his classic Japanese period dramas, such as Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and Throne Of Blood, the fact is that director Akira Kurosawa’s lasting legacy will be sustained by his towering achievements in then contemporary Japanese drama -- films such as Ikiru, The Bad Sleep Well, and ...
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Sounds of Montreux linger on
The 2008 Montreux Jazz Festival is over, but its music, along with memories from over four decades, lives on in the "Live at Montreux" DVDs and CDs.
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Resting Spot
One of the advantages of the new riverside venue for the 35th annual Westport Fine Arts Festival is the opportunities to sit down and enjoy the scenery. The two-day festival which opened today in Parker-Harding Plaza continues Sunday.
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Weekend of Festivals
The Italian Festival takes place on Hertel Avenue between Delaware and Colvin avenues. It features music, carnival rides for the kids and more than 90 vendors serving a taste of Italy.
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Putting new polish on a public-art debate
Sculptor Charles Ginnever with his 1966 piece, "Protagoras" Wednesday night after it was reinstalled on the plaza outside the Warren E. Burger Federal Building in St. Paul.
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Get Out: Saturday
Photo by sonoazure via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr DO A DOUBLE FEATURE : See two great films and get a whole lot of looks at some John Lautner architecture without even realizing you're being schooled. First up at 7 it's Less Than Zero , the ultimate LA-overindulgent teen tale of the 80s, then at 9 it's The Big Lebowski . The screenings are part of the Hammer Museum 's ...
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