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Who needs Monet when you have The Frame?
Shaw introduces a channel on which videos loop 24 hours a day of paintings and photography
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‘‘This is a tribute to them and the influences of artists whose work I admire,” Cook said. During the month of August, almost 20 pieces of Cook’s work will be on display during the artist’s first solo exhibit at The Artists’ Gallery in downtown Frederick.
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Olathe gearing up for festival
OLATHE —Since 1992, Olathe has held its annual Olathe Sweet Corn Festival. The festival features live entertainment, crafts, carnival games, rides and, of course, "Olathe Sweet" sweet corn.
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Portrait of woman revealed beneath Van Gogh painting
A previously unknown portrait of a woman by Vincent van Gogh has been revealed in a high-tech look beneath another of his paintings, it was announced July 30, 2008.
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Thanks from CLD charity auction
Community Living Dufferin's 2008 ARTirondack Charity Auction was held on Saturday, June 14. Available for auction again this year were 15 One of A King ARTirondack chairs and one ARTirondack Bench Beer Cookler sponsored by: Dairy Queen, MacMaster Pontiac Buick GMC, Pottery Parties in the Hills, Village Chiropractic, Sanderson Sports, Amaranth Lions, Playfair Dental, Hockley Valley Brewing Co., ...
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Bonding Humanity and Landscape in a Perfect Circle
?Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner,? an exhibition at the Hammer Museum, makes a strong case that Lautner?s legacy has been curiously underestimated.
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Museums pull in government funds
Two local museums will soon see some improvements. The Elmhurst Historical and Art museums have both received grants obtained by state Reps. Dennis Reboletti and Bob Biggins, both of Elmhurst.
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Cherished items on display
SOME of the most treasured handicraft in the region was on display at the Wesley Church in Duke Street over the weekend. The Craft and Quilt Show was organised by the Wesley Church Women’s Fellowship to raise funds for the church museum.
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Minter Creek woman weaves her way into baskets
At her booth on the Gig Harbor Arts’ Festival concourse, Elaine Lefler of Minter Creek Basketry shows off one of her baskets to Ruth Malik of Ridgecrest, Calif.
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The Department of Indigenous Affairs is investigating claims that oil and gas giant Woodside has illegally moved an Aboriginal standing stone after it was discovered in the company’s Pluto Area B project area on the Burrup Peninsula this month.
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Deco rates
The art deco exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne (until October 5) has been described as the most popular program ever staged by the Victoria and Albert Museum when it was first shown in London.
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An art exhibit titled ‘‘Tendril” by artist Andrew Yff, 45, of Baltimore County is on display at the Greenbelt Community Center Art Gallery from July 7 to Aug. 15. The exhibit features sculpture and art furniture by the artist that plays on the theme of plants and the mechanical world.
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NOW 3 @ REDCAT: Bringing out the Big Guns!
Moving into the third and final weekend of REDCAT 's New Original Works Festival, the program is at its most varied--music, dance and performance art. Included in this evening of innovative projects are alumni of previous REDCAT productions Anne LeBaron (with Douglas Kearney ) and Rosanna Gamson/World Wide with one woman bundle of fury and fun Kristina Wong ! Award-winning composer ...
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Dedication of murals on Friday in Imlay City
IMLAY CITY -- The opening ceremonies of the 28th annual Imlay City Blueberry Festival will also bring about a 6:45 p.m. Friday dedication of the city's grant-funded mural.
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YSL-Berge collection set to fetch $639.8mil
PARIS - EXPECTED to fetch at least 300 million euro (S$638.9 million), an art collection amassed over four decades by late fashion king Yves Saint Laurent and his companion Pierre Berge goes up for sale next February.
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Andrew Blythe - Strange Effigy - Satellite Gallery
Andrew Blythe is a gifted self-taught artist whose arresting, rhythmic paintings possess a raw and deeply moving beauty. Over the last few years this gifted artist’s practice has been prodigious.
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'Totally Rad': The Irony and Agony of the '80s Art Scene
In midsummer, when many galleries wrap up the season with group shows, Paul Kasmin Gallery is adding a welcome twist to an old routine. "Totally Rad" combines works by several gallery artists with significant additional paintings, sculptures, and photographs to offer a plangent sampling of New York art from the "go-go 80s." The decade of the 1980s saw the resurgence of painting and conceptual ...
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A Fresh View of Vitruvius
R ecently, a series of eight drawings, dating to the middle of the 16th century and illustrating the text of Vitruvius, came up for sale at a small auction house at Oxford. These were promptly purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and are now on view in the galleries. The curators of the Met are confident, on the basis of drawing style and handwriting, that these works derive from the ...
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Crossing the Line: 'A Year in Drawing'
Any artist engaged in graphic expression must contend with the creative dissonance between the controlling hand and the unruly line. "A Year in Drawing," now on view at Galerie Lelong, gives us a generous sampling of recent works on paper by 16 Contemporary artists. It is fascinating to view and compare their diverging approaches to the conundrums of drawing; while some artists willingly share ...
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A Feast of Loathings: Tetsumi Kudo
Ogden Nash never saw the sculpture of Tetsumi Kudo (1935-90), never read his pensées. Even so, he would have known how to approach this installation at Andrea Rosen Gallery. Nash appreciated the justice of malice toward some: "Any kiddie in school can love like a fool, / But hating, my boy, is an art." Organized and curated by collector Joshua Mack, this exhibition is a feast of loathings. There ...
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Valley nurtures talent
Northumberland music aficionados have an opportunity tonight to boost the career of some local talent as the Shelter Valley Folk Festival hosts their annual Songwriters Showcase on July 31.
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Hot Links for July 2008
For more information on the Rogers Chinese Lantern Festival, which runs from July 31 to Oct. 12 at Ontario Place, click here. For more information on this year's annual Caribana festival, click here.
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'76 Flashback'
A group of veteran artists, led by famed photographer Manit Sriwanichpoom will launch ''76 Flashback'', an art exhibition that encourages the public to look back at and learn from the October 6 student massacre of 1976.
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Hot Chicks In Togas? Why, It Must Be An 'Animal House' Party [Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?]
As we noted at the Los Angeles Film Festival, Animal House is turning 30 this year. Thankfully, this is one of the few pop culture movies that I can say I was too young too truly remember. Vague...
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Metro Watch
MEMBERS of the public are welcome to Atrium 1 and 2 of Kuantan Parade Shopping Complex in Kuantan for the Health and Safety Campaign 2008 from July 30 to August 3. Activities lined up include an exhibition, sales, art and colouring contest, free medical check-up by Kuantan Medical Centre (Booth 19, Atrium 1), quiz, PDRM expo and lucky draws.
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