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Yakov Kazhdan - 233C at The Moscow Museum of Modern Art
Zero de Conduite. 2002. Photo-collage by Yakov Kazhdan. MOSCOW.- Art Daily
Images of Animals Featured in Exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art
Edward Hicks, United States, 1780 - 1849, Peaceable Kingdom, 1822-1825, oil on canvas, 35 1/4 x 41 inches, Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, MA. Gift of Stephen C. Clark. Art Daily
Denver Art Museum Reinstalls Entire Modern & Contemporary Space - Includes New Acquisitions
Double poke in the eye ii, 1985, by Bruce Nauman. Aluminum, neon; H: 24 x 24 in, W: 36 x 36 in, D: 10 x 1 in. Denver Art Museum; gift of Polly and Mark Addison. Art Daily
Andy Warhol Portraits: Sports, Stars, and Society Open at Faurschou Gallery in Beijing
Andrew Warhol, Olympics, 1984, oil on canvas, 76 x 122 inches. BEIJING.- Art Daily
Chalk Art at Celebrate Erie
Local artists were in the spot light at this years 2008 Celebrate Erie. As they turned state street into a paved art gallery. With only chalk and concrete as their canvases. These artists free handed everything from start to finish. Action News 24 Erie
Photography book features dogs, Breckenridge
Author in Summit Tuesday for book signing Summit Daily News
Embattled charter high school looks to revamp reputation
BRIGHTON – Art teacher Kristen Handyside works with her students on still life sketches, but these aren't the only images she's going to help form. 9 News Denver
Board gives up planning Freedom Festival
The Freedom Festival Board of Directors has voted to give up responsibility for organizing Evansville’s annual riverfront event, said Board President Scott Hinton in a statement released late Friday afternoon. Evansville Courier & Press
A work of art itself, Doudna Fine Arts Center will reopen Monday
Go to our multimedia page to check out some more photos from the tour. Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
Museum to show fake Egypt sculptures
The Brooklyn Museum, which recently announced its prized collection of stone sculptures from ancient Egypt was cluttered with fakes, is planning an exhibit with these pieces to raise awareness of forgeries in the world's art collections. MSNBC
Regeneration Tour: That '80s show
LI is still the best place to be for new wave as Regeneration Tour hits Jones Beach. Plus, flip through our concert photo gallery . Newsday
Suit Proceeds Over Ownership, Validity of Warhol-Like Work
A legal battle over the authenticity and ownership of a multimillion-dollar work of art possibly produced by Andy Warhol will go forward following a judge's denial of a summary judgment motion filed by one of the piece's two ostensible owners. Gerard Malanga claims that, in 1971, he and two friends created the silkscreens of the face of the defendant, who later sold them as genuine Warhols. The ... Law.com
Get Your Face Out There!
August 15, 2008 Back Stage, with Photo Distric News, is calling for entries to the "Faces" photograph contest in four categories: actors, performing artists, models, and child actors. Backstage.com
Vivid Gallery of High Speed Photography [Photography]
No, high speed photography is by no means a new idea; we just very much enjoyed this Flickr collection by user nebarnix. A large gallery of objects frozen in motion with a 500-nanosecond flash, a... Gizmodo
The Week in iPhone Apps: Photography, Geography, and Babies, Babies, Babies! [IPhone Apps]
There are literally thousands of apps in the iPhone App Store, with hundreds being added each week. It's hard to keep track. In the same vein as our "iPhone Apps We Like" posts, take a look here at... Gizmodo
The jumpsuit makes a comeback
After leaving its mark in Vegas, the one-piece makes a move to the runway and red carpet, seen on Maggie Gyllenhaal. IF YOU needed any more proof that jumpsuits are back, it came earlier this month when a peacock-embroidered one-piece owned by Elvis Presley fetched $300,000 at auction. Los Angeles Times
Sculpted statements: Six artists take over downtown
The Fifth Annual West Edge Sculpture Exhibition is the best to date, with six artists providing serious art experiences from the lobby of Benaroya Hall to the bottom of Harbor Steps. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Olympic-themed wood sculptures
A man in the Northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang carved 108 Olympic-themed wood sculptures over seven years to celebrate the Beijing Olympics, the Shenyang Daily reported. China Daily
Saturday Morning Market features outdoor art show through Christmas
Los Lunas Months of planning and organizing a new outdoor venue in which local artists can show off and sell their wares is paying off this weekend. Valencia County News-Bulletin
PALS recommends alcohol sale at festival
The town will try again to have its Wild About Flower Mound festival in 2009. And just like last year, the majority of the Parks, Arts and Library Services (PALS) board has recommended the sale and consumption of alcohol at the event. Flower Mound Leader
The 10th Annual Pageant of the Masters Gala Benefit at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Returns for a Festive ...
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B.C. museum to close for renovation
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver will close Sept. 2 for a six-month renovation, part of an expansion project slated for completion in 2010. Seattle Times