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Children show artwork at exhibition
DOHA • The Doha Modern Indian School concluded its summer camp 2008 with an art exhibition held at the school auditorium yesterday. The main attraction for the evening was the breath-taking mural.
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Horse-headed sculpture unearthed in Gansu
A precious horse-headed sculpture dating back to the Western Xia regime has recently been unearthed in Wuwei city, northwest China's Gansu Province.
China Daily |
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Italian Culture Minister: "I Don't Get Modern Art"
"I struggle to find evidence of beauty in contemporary art. If I go to an exhibition I pretend to understand, like many others. But, honestly, I don't understand."
Arts Journal |
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Date Lines
Select your show Imagine a film festival where you could help choose the films and the the locations of the screenings. What would your personal lineup be? The people behind CineGoGo are exporting democracy to the film-festival model with the From Here to...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Misery's loves
An obnoxious alpaca, a depressive hero and a wall of severed heads - the new exhibition from graffiti artist Misery will take you away to a dark and twisted fairytale world.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
If you missed it live, you CAN'T hear me now, commenting on the Whitney Museum expansion on WNYC . That's because they're revamping their website tonight and relaunching it tomorrow.
Arts Journal |
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Stolen artwork in US collection
Is this Picasso yours? When New York art collector William Kingsland died in 2006, he left behind hundreds of pieces. But some, including works by Pablo Picasso, turned out to have been stolen.
The New Zealand Herald |
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Kauai real estate firm joins Christie’s marketing network
Pacific Ocean Properties Inc. on Kauai has become the exclusive Poipu Beach affiliate of Christie’s Great Estates, the real estate subsidiary of the Christie’s International fine art auction house, the companies said Tuesday,
Pacific Business News |
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Bold territory
Creative exploration of unusual subject-matter received due recognition at this year's Malaysian Film Festival, writes SHARIFAH ARFAH.
The New Straits Times |
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Word has it...: Clueless at film fest symposium
THE recently concluded 21st Malaysian Film Festival (MFF21) at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) on Saturday left much to be desired.
The New Straits Times |
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Barack Obama Art Exhibition Stops Off In L.A. Wondering Who's 'Got Next!' [Culture]
I can't remember any other politician in recent memory who has inspired artists as much as Barack Obama. From the moment I saw the Shepard Fairey "Hope" poster, I knew that Hillary Clinton's...
Defamer |
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Security System Fails as Giant Inflatable Turd Wreaks Havoc in Switzerland Town [Turdzilla]
Flash! An inflatable catastrophe second only to the Hindenburg disaster has occurred in Bern Switzerland at the Paul Klee Center art museum. A house-sized inflatable turd designed by American artist...
Gizmodo |
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Carving Board Turns Blood Into Heart Art [I Heart Meat]
If you are a vegetarian, avert your eyes. If you are a carnivore, go and buy the biggest, bloodiest cut of meat you can find and slap it on one of these "Bloody Board" carving boards. As you cut into...
Gizmodo |
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Splendour’s splendid vibes
With a dose of good music from bands like The Living End and Wolfmother, Splendour in the Grass – a musical festival set in the beautiful Byron Bay – proved a worthwhile way to spend a weekend out of town ... and country.
The Star |
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Giant polenta is Moldovan study in patience
BUCHAREST, Aug 12 (Reuters Life!) - Moldovan artist Ghenadie Popescu hauled a giant corn meal sculpture across a stretch of Moldova and Romania in order to "explore the idea of patience".
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On display in Kapunda
Kapunda artist, and Light Regional Councillor, Jane Alcorn has a exhibition hanging in her own town during the SA Living Artist (SALA) festival.
Barossa & Light Herald |
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Tactile touch works
JANET Makepeace is a powerhouse of artistic production. Her pottery amazes, as do her charcoal sketches and paintings. But where does it all end? It simply doesn’t.
Inverell Times |
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Sound of music in royal town
Musicians of 17 bands from all over the Klang Valley are marching into the royal town of Klang for the Klang Music Festival 2008, the 34th edition of the annual event.
The Star |
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FBI searches for owners of stolen artworks
Straightforward story of intestate private art collector turns into deepening mystery of double identities and theft
Guardian Unlimited |
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FBI asks: 'Is this stolen art yours?'
Tale of intestate private art collector turns into deepening mystery of double identities and theft
Guardian Unlimited |
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Trial Over $30M Cezanne Stolen in 1978 Begins in Mass.
Robert Mardirosian, 73, of Falmouth, went to trial Tuesday on federal charges of possessing and transporting stolen goods. He's accused of trying to sell the paintings, which had been stolen by one of his clients.
Fox News |
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Music club members perform in Italy
The Northeastern American Art Troupe, an affiliate of the Cecilian Music Club of Freehold, took an unprecedented journey to Rome and Venice July 4-8 to attend the 2008 International Children's Cultural and Art Festival, sponsored by the Soong Ching Ling Foundation of Italy.
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Submit art exhibit proposals by Aug. 18
VSA arts of New Jersey (VSA/NJ), New Brunswick, is holding a call for art for the Red Horse Gallery at Freehold Raceway Mall, in collaboration with The Arc of Monmouth County. Deadline for exhibit proposals is Aug. 18. Artists age 18 and older with disabilities are invited to gain exposure and sell art at the gallery, and all 2-D and 3-D media are accepted.
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Leonardo: Director is out, smaller building plan is in
Posted: 3:39 PM- A bigger, bolder museum - the first of its kind in Utah to fuse science, technology and art - has run into cold, cruel economics. The executive director has stepped down. East Coast engineers have been dumped.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Hidden treasure
MANNING Hospital has within its storerooms a ‘major treasure’ – a collection of delightful paintings by renowned painter Pixie O’Harris.
Manning River Times |
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