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MoMA Celebrates Leone's Greatest Western
It's fitting that the immaculate new restoration of Sergio Leone's 1968 magnum opus "Once Upon a Time in the West," which made its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival, will be on display in screenings at the Museum of Modern Art for the next five days. Leone's film is perhaps the single most shameless modernist movie collage of tropes, scenes, themes, shots, and plot points from other films that ... The New York Sun
Dieter Roth at Gladstone Gallery
Decades before young artists took to speaking earnestly of their "practice," Dieter Roth (1930-98) seemed bent on subverting the very concept. In the early 1960s, the Swiss-German artist, a few hundred of whose furiously antic drawings are now on view at Gladstone Gallery, set aside his experiments in kinetic, optical, and concrete abstraction in favor of a profoundly personal, unclassifiable ... The New York Sun
Marvin E. Newman at Silverstein
Photographers have to earn a living, and one of the tests of their commitment to their art is how far they will stray from their ideals to pay the rent. "Marvin E. Newman: The Color Series," at Silverstein Photography through May 24, presents the work of an artist who was fortunate to have studied early on with some of the great photographers of the mid-century, who absorbed their aesthetic and ... The New York Sun
Dinosaur Dung Worth Big Bucks At Auction
A pile of dinosaur dung 130 million years old sold at a New York auction for nearly $1,000. The fossilized dung dates from the Jurassic era. CBS News
Untraditional American Traditionalists
Lois Dodd and Jake Berthot are two painters who respond to landscape within what could be deemed American traditions. Neither would mind being called maverick in terms of individualism or a willingness to buck trends. And each in his or her way could be called conservative, painting rural places in which they live and work, drawing on forms that elicit warm feelings of comfort and familiarity. ... The New York Sun
Measured taste
IT'S SUNDAY, April 27, and I've just filed my final report from the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival. Back in Indio, Roger Waters is still on stage, finishing his set. Las Vegas CityLife
Museum Director's Home Is Her Personal Museum
As director of the Museum of Arts and Design, Holly Hotchner is never far from its collection of contemporary art and crafts. At her home on the Upper East Side, she has achieved a similar atmosphere, filling the apartment with an eclectic mix of art, crafts, and jewelry that reflects her profession, her personal taste, and her sense of humor. Almost every surface of the two-bedroom co-op she ... The New York Sun
YAA Hosting Free Art Lecture
Yankton Area Arts will host a free lecture on "Wood Art" at 9 a.m. Friday, May 2, at the G.A.R. Hall Art Gallery with Yankton area wood artists Fran Horacek, John Jussel and Roger Huntley and facilitated by Dr. John Day. Yankton Press & Dakotan
Dinosaur dung sold at NY auction for nearly $1,000
NEW YORK - A pile of dinosaur dung 130 million years old sold at a New York auction for nearly $1,000 (€643.50). GMA News
Community News Briefs
Fine art by Delaware Bay-area luminist K.G. Weiss will be on display during the 7th annual spring exhibit presented by Millville Public Library, 210 Buck St., Millville, from May 5 through 30 in the Gant Room during regular library hours. Meet the artist on Third Friday, May 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. Bridgeton News
Millennium Music delays closing date
No doubt in hopes of cashing in on the Spoleto Festival USA-goers who will begin flooding Charleston's streets later this month, Millennium Music has extended its closing date. The Post and Courier
In brief: Illinois
Art display Lansing Local artist Margaret Blazevich is displaying her oil paintings now through May 15 at Lansing Public Library, 2750 Indiana Ave. The Times of Northwest Indiana
Valparaiso University briefs
Art student exhibit Valparaiso University Art Student Exhibition continues through May 11 at the Brauer Museum of Art, Center for the Arts, 1709 Chapel Drive. Exhibitions and related events are free. This annual exhibition features artwork in a variety of media by the University’s art students. Brauer Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, ... The Times of Northwest Indiana
Only Tap Water Delivers essay contest winners to be announced
Moline Mayor Don Welvaert will recognize finalists and winners of the Only Tap Water Delivers essay and art contest at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Moline Public Library, 3210 41st. St., Moline. Quad-City Times
Oconomowoc Gallery Night embraces road work
Oconomowoc - With Wisconsin Ave. closed for major road work, this year's spring Gallery Night art and shopping event downtown will have a definite construction theme. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Grants go from Arts Board to Zeitgeist
Minnesota arts organizations received 27 grants totaling more than $2.7 million as the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $77.4 mil- lion to groups across the country. Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Parallel universes to meet at the Smithsonian
1 May, 2008 - In what may prove to be an historic meeting, an astrologer, who believes that the sun and moon are practically unconquerable, will sit with an astronaut to exchange ideas in an open forum during the largest exhibition on Bhutan abroad, the 42nd Smithsonian Exhibition in June this year at Washington DC, USA. Kuensel
Santos America's Most Unique Folk Art
Galleries and shops throughout New Mexico sell santos and retablos to the art lover, the historian and collectors. History and art have combined to produce one of America's most unique folk art. BellaOnline
Bank of America to cardholders: Weekend trip to museum 'on us'
CHARLOTTE -- Beginning this weekend, Bank of America debit, credit and ATM cardholders can visit three Charlotte museums for free, part of a nationwide expansion of a bank program. The Rock Hill Herald
No mystery at the art museum
We especially like candor in our politicians, but we’ll take candor wherever we come across it. St. Joseph News-Press
Smithsonian museum program coming to Riverbend Academy
Nineteen packing cases filled with pieces of an exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street program were waiting inside Riverbend Academy on Wednesday morning, ready to be transformed into "New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music." The Gleaner
Barbeshop quartert carving among local items on loan to exhibit
The project Susan Sauls had in mind for the award-winning local woodcarver had nothing to do with the feathered fowl that were his usual subjects. The Gleaner
Inflatable pig lost during Coachella is found
A giant helium-filled pig didn't drift off to hog heaven after it was released into the night sky during Roger Waters' performance at the Coachella music festival. It's been found — in pieces. Two couples found tattered halves of the inflatable swine in their yards, a few miles from festival grounds in the Southern California desert. Concert organizers had offered a $10,000 reward for the pig's ... Pioneer Press
Two volunteers who are always 'eager to step up'
If you have enjoyed Swedish Days, Festival of the Vine, the Christmas Walk, the Arts Fair or the Christmas House Tour in Geneva, thank a volunteer. Daily Herald
Leigh Grogan on 'Idol': She's not, they said
It probably was no surprise to Brooke White of Mesa, Ariz., that she was eliminated Wednesday night on "American Idol." (She had half an hour to wait for the news after being in the bottom two with contestant Syesha Mercado.) The Sacramento Bee