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Aug. 24: Local News Briefs
The Anderson Friends of NRA will have its annual fundraising banquet and auction at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Paramount Theatre Centre Ballroom, 1124 Meridian Plaza.
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Artists Zaps 9/11 Space Invader Work, Calls US Immature
Artist Douglas Stanley has pulled his piece from a German art exhibit where he recreated the 9/11 attacks with images from the classic video game Space Invaders. Stanley was facing the possibility of legal action from the game's maker and claims that he received death threats because of the work. Stanley, who lives in France, called the American response immature compared to "other parts of ...
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Artists Show Off Creativity At UNICEF Art Exhibition
Bandar Seri Begawan - Art enthusiasts yesterday flocked to Sheraton Utama Hotel in the capital for an art exhibition, organised by the hotel in collaboration with the Brunei Art Forum.
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'On the Road' to the first Jack Kerouac Poetry Contest
On the road to hosting the sixth annual Davis Jazz Artists Festival, the John Natsoulas Center for the Arts will be looking for the next generation of William Burroughs, Allen Ginsbergs and Jack Kerouacs.
California Aggie |
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The big picture – boxer made from thousands of photographs sets record for a mosaic
Almost 113,000 photographs covering an area the size of three tennis courts have been collected together to make the world’s largest photographic mosaic.
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UM and Missoula community bid farewell to Fine Arts Dean Jim Kriley at Sunday memorial service Posted on August 24
As with a grizzly bear, it could be intimidating to look Jim Kriley in the eyes. He was known to growl, sometimes ferociously, but the big Irish bear really had a heart of gold encased in the soul of an artist.
Missoulian |
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Cans Festival 2: street artists return to Leake Street
A new selection of officially-sanctioned graffiti has been added to the Leake Street tunnel at Waterloo. The grim underpass has become an unlikely attraction over the past four months.
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Wall Street Journal 08/23/08
Damien Hirst Bypasses The Galleries - The End Of The Gallery System As We Know It? "What does it mean for the art market that a living artist bypasses dealers altogether and sells his wares directly at auction?
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Galleries Awaken From Summer Slumber
For galleries in New York, fall begins on September 4. With the end of the summer comes new exhibitions that must be feted, and on the first Thursday after Labor Day, Chelsea will turn into an art-frenzied block party, with the area between 19th and 25th streets and Ninth and Tenth avenues flooded with gallery-goers. This September offers shows that address contemporary trends, including ...
The New York Sun |
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Mixed legacy likely as China’s Olympics conclude
BEIJING -- China completed its stint as Olympic host Sunday with a superstar-studded closing ceremony that capped a 16-day pageant of state-of-the-art logistics and astounding athletic feats, set out for a curious world. The games did little, though, to erase concerns about the emerging superpower’s approach to human rights. Complete Olympics coverage Olympics photo gallery Wurth-Thomas: ...
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Archaeology and Museums Conference begins today
DOHA • The three-day GCC Archaeology and Museums Conference will begin at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel today.
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Toronto Film Fest Launches Fall Oscar Mania
Few film festivals in the world provide as much bang for one's buck as the Toronto International Film Festival, the annual post-Labor Day gathering that launches the American film industry into Oscar season. Sundance is still the ideal place for the unattached art-house wannabe, and Venice and Cannes have the tabloid appeal of red carpets and paparazzi pits, but it is Toronto — the 33rd edition ...
The New York Sun |
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Rukus Fest
Eight bands hit the stage today in Warren for a good cause. The Rukus Festival celebrates the independence of music and art. It features a variety of local bands all with playing different styles of music. Local artists have also set up their work for the public to see.
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Art Affair With A Cause
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Jerry Bienvenu is an award winning water colorist. Judy Abide breathes life into still lifes through oil paintings. Dave Elder uses pastels to paint lasting moments, while Melinda Gandy captures the essence of nature on canvas.
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Hindley image in Olympic video slammed as 'disgrace'
Downing Street has condemned London's tourist board for featuring a painting of Moors Murderer Myra Hindley in a promotional film shown at an official party celebrating the handover of the Olympic Games to the capital.
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S-E Asian art at auctions
CONTEMPORARY South-East Asian art is currently undervalued in the international art market and global collectors have begun to show increasing interest at major auctions.
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News
London has kicked off its preparations for the 2012 Olympics amid controversy as its tourism body came under fire for featuring a painting of a murderer in a promotional film screened in Beijing.
The West Australian |
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Simply sensational Shortbus
Music from Richmond, Virginia, soundtracked the Bank of Scotland Herald Angel awards at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre on Saturday as the Fringe entered its final weekend.
The Herald |
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And the tiniest venue award goes to ...
Culture: Who were the Edinburgh festival's winners and losers? Brian Logan doles out his gongs for 2008
Guardian Unlimited |
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Christine Schäfer, Subpar but Great in Salzburg
SALZBURG, Austria — It is a privilege to sing a voice recital at the Salzburg Festival — particularly a recital of German art song. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau did it, a lot. And, last week, Christine Schäfer, the German soprano, did it. She certainly deserves the privilege. Her program was a Schwarzkopfian one: Bach, Mahler, and Wolf. And she began with five songs of ...
The New York Sun |
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Manny Farber, a prescient, pungent artist-critic
On a couple of public occasions, I saw Manny Farber, the artist and critic who died last week at age 91, deflect high-flown praise for his criticism and painting with the simple, emphatic words, "That's a lot of bunk." Even at his most challenging, as a critic or artist or both, Farber refused to separate aesthetic experience from life experience -- and always addressed both head-on.
Los Angeles Times |
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Purcarete’s ‘Faust’ in Frankfurt premiere
Goethe’s ‘Faust’, a show directed by Silviu Purcarete and staged in Sibiu’s ‘Radu Stanca’ Theatre, has been bought by the Goethe ffm Theatre Festival in Frankfurt and will be performed from September 4 to September 6, Constantin Chiriac, the director of the Theatre, has stated.
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The White Night of the Museums on September 21
The White Night of Bucharest will be organized this year as well, on September 21, by the Mayoralty, Sorin Oprescu, the General Mayor of Bucharest announced in a press conference.
Nine O'Clock |
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Metro Watch
Participate in a lantern festival organised by Johor Baru Tiong-Hua Association from Aug 31 to Sept 28. There will be celebrations every night during the period at locations in Skudai, Tampoi, Masai, Pandan, Kulai, Pandan, Johor Jaya, Tun Aminah, Permas Jaya and other residential and commercial areas in the city.
The Star |
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Hindley portrait used in London's Olympic video
London kicked off its preparations for the 2012 Olympics amid controversy overnight as its tourism body came under fire for featuring a painting of a murderer in a promotional film screened in Beijing.
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