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Bad Economy Finally Catches Up With Australian Art Market
"Several major paintings failed to sell at Sotheby's Melbourne auction, including animportant Tasmanian landscape by early 19th-century artist John Glover."
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New Supersized Sculpture Changes The Scale Of Public Art Antony Gormley's towering
Angel of the North sculpture has spawned a whole family of imitators. Now "the scale of public sculpture is about to be changed. Before this winter's first frosts, a steel monster will creep across the debris around the old Tees Dock in Middlesbrough.
Arts Journal |
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People: Russell Moses art exhibition
At the Russell Moses art exhibition, Dunedin Public Art Gallery on Friday. Photos by Peter McIntosh; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.
Otago Daily Times |
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ARTrium features photographer Amy Kucera
ALAMOSA — Award -winning photographs by Amy Alexander Kucera are on view through September at San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center. Kucera’s architectural photography is presented as both photomontages and individual, framed photographs.
Alamosa Valley Courier |
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‘Keep the Rio Grande Grand’ art event a success for artists and land trust
SOUTH FORK — The artwork of 26 San Luis Valley and Southwest regional artists transformed the South Fork Community Center into a fine art showcase on Saturday, August 16. Nearly 150 people attended the first annual “Keep the Rio Grande Grand” art benefit for the local conservation work of the non-profit Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust (RiGHT).
Alamosa Valley Courier |
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Change of direction for artist
RAGLAN Gallery artistic director Petra Murphy has stepped down from her position on the board to dedicate more time to her creative work and her family.
Cooma-Monaro Express |
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Buffalo Bill Art Show preview is Thursday
The public will get its first look at the Buffalo Bill Art Show this week. The opening reception will be 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, in the John Bunker Sands Gallery at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.
Cody Enterprise |
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State joins suit filed against the EPA
Washington is among a dozen states suing the EPA for failing to consider global warming when it issued new oil refinery air pollution standards.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Broadway Cares Auctions "Project Runway" Drag Designs
Designs from Bravo's "Project Runway" are currently being auctioned to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Playbill |
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Entertainment
A painting by iconic Australian artist Russell Drysdale has sold for a record $1.89 million at auction. The portrait of Rocky McCormack, a Riverina farmer, was part of the Important Australian Art sale auctioned at Sotheby’s last night.
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Layers to Comment on Layers of Imagery
Artists male and female, young and old, famous and fledgling are all represented in the Met?s ?Photography on Photography: Reflections on the Medium Since 1960.?
New York Times |
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Lawsuit Over Disputed Warhol Will Go Forward
A suit involving the artist John Chamberlain and a work that may or may not be by Andy Warhol will go forward, after a judge denied Mr. Chamberlain's attorney's request for summary judgment. The dispute is between Mr. Chamberlain and a former Warhol assistant, Gerard Malanga. Mr. Malanga claims that Mr. Chamberlain misappropriated and then misrepresented a work, titled "315 Johns," as a Warhol, ...
The New York Sun |
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2010 Youth Olympics logo contest launched
Dr. Vivian Bakakrishnan, the minister of Singapore Community Development, Youth and Sports, is inviting everyone to join the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics logo design contest.
Yehey! |
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The Art of Getting Real
NYC acting teacher trains reality TV hopefuls. Being an entertaining, memorable contestant on a reality TV show has become an art unto itself. What is it about 's Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth that has made them watchable, even addictive to TV audiences week after week?
Backstage.com |
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Pasolini's Cruel Masterpiece
Pier Paolo Pasolini's "Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom" contains some of the most repellent and disturbing imagery ever put on film and was instantly banned in Pasolini's native Italy upon its release in 1975. But that's not the only reason why production history alone has assured "Salò" a morbid notoriety: Pasolini was murdered under highly suspicious circumstances prior to the completed film's ...
The New York Sun |
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Damian’s talent frozen in bronze
TALENTED Wallerawang artist Damian Lucas is one of 17 sculptors from the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio in Sydney who for the last two and a half years have been creating lifelike bronze busts of Australia’s Test cricket captains.
Lithgow Mercury |
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Sawdust artist churns out paintings like hotcakes
Douglas Miller has painted more than 10,200 works since he started counting in 1994.
Orange County Register |
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Kutztown Artists Designs Posters for PA Delegation
var nopreviewimage = "1"; if (nopreviewimage == ""){ document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } A Kutztown artist specializing in children's illustrations, is making a surprising transition to the grown- up world of politics. WFMZ's Joel D. Smith has more with the artist, who's small sketch is now being passed around Denver. [ DNC BLOG ENTRY: Buttons from ...
WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey |
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Blue Ribbon #3: Cheese Sculpting at the Fair
a challenge to the Butter Sculpture?
WSTM Central New York |
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'Seeing the Savior' exhibit on display at Evangel
"Seeing the Savior: Images from the Life of Christ" is on display in the Barnett Fine Art Gallery at Evangel University until Sept. 18.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Juneau Assembly considers bronze sculpture
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Juneau Assembly is set to review a proposal for a $500,000 bronze whale sculpture that would be located downtown. The sculpture is estimated to cost $1.2 million, a price tag that does not include the cost of the land and site preparation.
KTVA Anchorage |
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Don’t miss local acts at festival
SUNDAY will be a great day for everyone at the Yarrahapinni Festival at Stuarts Point.
The Maclay Argus |
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Raiders exhibit offensive futility in 24-0 loss
OAKLAND - Because this is the exhibition season, it's easy to deconstruct the Raiders' 24-0 loss to the visiting Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night in a way that doesn't leave a fan reeling.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat |
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Vets' work honor troops for holiday contests
Call it a true labor of love - with a touch of competition thrown in for good measure. At the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Bay Ridge, veterans are creating sculptures, oil paintings, collages and even a diorama.
New York Daily News |
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Major works in progress
TWO year 12 art students from Chatham High School tackle some pretty deep issues in their HSC Visual Arts bodies of work.
Manning River Times |
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