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Underwear Sculpture Removed From Building After Complaints
"The offending art, by Joyce Zipperer, was installed with other artwork in the lobby of the Washington Square building at 1050 Connecticut Ave. NW. "Unmentionables" consists of 10 styles of women's underwear -- from old-fashioned bloomers to a skimpy thong -- all made out of metal and strung along a clothesline."
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Korean Film Fest Makes Its Own Mark
The New York Korean Film Festival, which begins its 10-day program Friday at Cinema Village and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is delivering the latest offerings from Asia's most vibrant movie industry while they're still hot. Indeed, 11 of the 14 titles to be screened are making either their international, North American, or American premiere at the festival. There's something for every taste, ...
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American banks settle claims over debt instruments
Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Merrill Lynch, have undertaken to buy back up to $14.5 billion of auction-rate securities, and pay $162 million in fines, to avoid prosecution for failing to fully inform investors.
Calcutta News |
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Richard Widmark: Rebel With a Cause
In 1983, the Telluride Film Festival was known to film aficionados as much for its annual tributes to cinema greats as it was for being a showcase for emerging talent. Arriving in the thin Rocky Mountain air 25 years ago, I was pleased to discover that one of the tributees was to be the Russian writer-director Andre Tarkovsky. But I was ecstatic about the other honoree: the American actor and ...
The New York Sun |
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Fishy tales
IPOH-BORN filmmaker and writer Woo Ming Jin’s second directorial effort, The Elephant and The Sea, an arthouse Mandarin film, has been making waves in the international film festival circuit since it started making its rounds early last year.
The Star |
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Sotheby's Will Preview Hirst Sale in Hamptons, New Delhi
Sotheby's is to hold invitation-only previews of Damien Hirst's $120.8 million sale of new artworks in the Hamptons — and New Delhi. On August 28, VIPs will be able to view 10 highlights from next month's "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever" auction in the summer haven on the East End of Long Island. A reception will be at the Bridge Club, Bridgehampton, the auction house said last night. Two days ...
The New York Sun |
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25th Annual Ukrainian Days Festival sponsored by UCCA-Illinois Division in Chicago-Midwest on 08/23/2008
This year marks the 25th consecutive Ukrainian Days Festival organized by the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) - Illinois Division.
BRAMA |
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Local women's war stories
A MAJOR exhibition presenting the experiences of women from the Goulburn District in wartime, both at home and overseas, will open at the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery tomorrow.
Goulburn Post |
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A 6-Ton Sculpture of Jesus' Face -- and a Malpractice Suit
A legal malpractice lawsuit against Baker, Donelson, Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz stemming from a case involving a 6-ton marble sculpture of Jesus Christ's face may proceed to trial. The suit is by Christus Gardens, a Tennessee tourist attraction that alleges that Baker Donelson failed to file an appeal on time in an infringement action by the copyright owner of "Miracle Face," a giant sculpture ...
Law.com |
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Artist's Work Seized On Way To Olympic Exhibition "Seizing "
Bird's Nest " at Customs for its somberness was in line with the enforced beauty of the Beijing Olympic moment, which included putting a cute young girl with straight teeth on television while the public heard the voice of the actual gap-toothed singer of "Ode to the Motherland" at the opening ceremony.
Arts Journal |
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Whitehaven News
HAVING the world of celebrity in his hands has never been unusual for Paul Bainbridge. The renowned Egremont-born sculptor has succeeded in transforming celebrities, royals and celebrated commoners into immortal works of art or waxwork sculptures good enough to grace Madame Tussaud’s.
The Whitehaven News |
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Neighbor Fest shows there's a lot to love about Middleton
I hate Middleton. I've been mad at Madison's Siamese twin ever since Money magazine last year named it the top city in which to live. Jealous? Yes! Worse, this year the theme of their annual Good Neighbor Festival is "Painting the Number One City Cardinal and White." That's Madison's! What, is there a University of Wisconsin-Middleton? In what other way can they further usurp the capital? Then I ...
Wisconsin State Journal |
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Not the Archibald
ART lovers with a sense of humour are in for a treat this week with the opening of the Bald Archy Prize exhibition in the Bega Valley Regional Gallery.
Bega District News |
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Ann Shelton: Room Room - 4 Sept to 5 Oct
Wellington artist Ann Shelton’s exhibition Room Room depicts an inventory of vacated institutional rooms.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Photo exhibit looks back - at the present
Most of us were trained to smile for the camera, even before we learned to speak.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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The Cool Pool: Wining, dining, gaming make for an august weekend
Here's a look at this weekend's to-do lists:Lisa BlytheTonight, I'm attending the 2008 Milwaukee Wine Festival. The festival, being held today (4-10 p.m.) and Saturday (2-9 p.m.) on the grounds outside the Milwaukee...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Newsmen’s forum to hold exhibition
DOHA • The Indian Media Forum (IMF), an association of Indian journalists working in Qatar, is organising a news photography exhibition in cooperation with the LuLu Group of companies.
The Peninsula |
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Chile Festival Saturday marks the hot season!
What’s merely warm to local chile grower Jane Wyatt may scorch the mouth of those that don’t eat the hot peppers every day as she does.
The Daily Dispatch |
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Glasgow artist centenary exhibit
Glasgow Art Nouveau pioneer Hannah Frank prepares to celebrate her 100th birthday.
BBC News |
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Moschetti
Michael Moschetti highlights a painting at his home in Florence. FLORENCE — He started doodling when he was a child. When Michael Moschetti was growing up, he continued to expand his art work into a unique kind of medium.
Canon City Daily Record |
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donga.com[English donga]
Norwegian symbolist-expressionist painter Edvard Munch portrayed human existential anxiety and insanity in his masterpiece “The Scream” by depicting a ghost-like man with both hands pressing against his skull under a swirling red sky.
donga.com |
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WA News
A meteorite, kangaroos, a street performer and two tiny literary creatures have all been given a floral makeover to coincide with the WA Art Gallery’s Art in Bloom exhibition.
The West Australian |
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A tribute to the Coen brothers
The Coen brothers' new feature, Burn After Reading, is a world premiere at the Venice Festival next week. The comedy-thriller will have a painfully topical resonance for British civil servants who've lost classified information in recent months by leaving it on the train, or trusting it to the whims of the postal service. It is the story of a computer disc containing highly sensitive CIA ...
Independent |
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Peak at the artist’s process
Sculptor Bob Will, seen through a mixed-media piece at his studio in Red Cliff. The sculpture combines exotic woods with copper, bronze and aluminum and will be shown during the Red Cliff Studio Tour this weekend.
Vail Daily |
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New Development For Jeff Davis Parish
The Louisiana Oil & Gas Museum unveils plans for the Southern Petroleum, Arts, and Recreation Center.
KPLC Lake Charles |
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