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Lloyd-Webber to boost UK in Eurovision
Stung by a decade of flops at the Eurovision Song Contest, Britain is turning to the master. Composer Andrew Lloyd-Webber, the man behind box-office hits including Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar, will pen Britain's next Eurovision entry.
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Freud's Bacon portrait sold for $9.3M
Lucian Freud's 1967 portrait of his friend and fellow British painter Francis Bacon has sold for $9.3 million at a Christie's auction in London.The Daily Telegraph said the price paid was considerably lower than the $12 million the painting was expected to fetch.The work is one of only two oil portraits Freud painted of Bacon, who died in 1992. It has been owned by a private collector since ...
Moldova.org |
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Art market boom slows, but Lucian Freud's Francis Bacon makes 'astronomical' £5.4m
The contemporary art-market boom, which has brought wealth to auction houses and some artists over the past five years, is coming gently and quietly to an end.
Guardian Unlimited |
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BU Holds Annual Recognition Awards
We begin with homecoming weekend at Binghamton University. Tonight the annual recognition awards ceremony was held at the art museum.
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Opening weekend a winner
The Telstra Country Wide Sapphire City Festival is off to a flying start with many fun events held over this weekend, including the Toastmasters Great Debate and Communicator of the Year, Inverell Floral Art Exhibition, Inverell Art Gallery Competitive Exhibition opening, Sapphire City Spurs Campdraft, opening of the Inverell Transport Museum and much more.
Inverell Times |
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Metal Bar to Serve Space Cocktails at Home, Travel to the Future [Space Drinks]
How much do I like this home metal bar, this beautiful sculpture/unidentified drinking object created by architect Zaha Hadid for London's Home House? Let me count the ways: 1. Manhattan: 2 oz...
Gizmodo |
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Creative Festival sure to Ignite the Senses
CPIT's annual Creative Festival, premieres next month and highlights the talent and achievements of the institute's leading jazz musicians, theatre and circus performers, television broadcasters and filmmakers, graphics designers and fine artists, photographers and sculptors, fashion designers and hairdressers, furniture and interior designers, and architectural designers.
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Hanover Gallery Has Opening Reception For Amy Cole Friday
The Hanover Gallery will have an opening reception for "Paint and Paper" featuring new works by Dalton artist Amy Cole on Friday from 5-8 p.m. Ms. Cole's works are southern-inspired mixed media paintings. The show will run from Oct. 24 – Nov. 29.
The Chattanoogan |
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Brighton Town hall displaying artwork
Town hall or art gallery? During Brighton’s annual Arts Festival, the answer is: Both.
MPNnow.com |
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Foresight at the University Art Gallery
Outstanding early works from some of Australia's top artists are on show in a new exhibition at the University Art Gallery.
University of Sydney News |
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Exhibition of ‘primitive’ paintings at the Cotroceni Museum
An exhibition entitled “The Portrait in the Primitive Romanian Painting: Creation and Restoration,” hosting 17 paintings, will be opened on Thursday, October 23, at the National Museum of Cotroceni.
Nine O'Clock |
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Zeng's Mao Zedong Painting May Fetch HK$30 Million in Hong Kong
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A 1993 painting of Mao Zedong by China's most-expensive contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi may fetch about HK$30 million ($3.9 million) at a Hong Kong art sale next month, according to Christie's International.
Bloomberg |
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Diamond skull will go to auction if it fails to sell, says Damien Hirst
LONDON. Damien Hirst’s diamond-encrusted skull, For the Love of God, will be sold at auction if it does not find a buyer, according to the artist.
Art Newspaper |
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Gadget Guy: Wood Carver Tools
An area man is sharing his talents with wood carving and shows off all his tools. Click on the "watch" button to see the Gadget Guy segment. Copyright (c) 1998 - 2008 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved.
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George Tooker at the National Academy Museum
George Tooker: A Retrospective Through January 4, 2009 National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts New York, New York (212) 369-4880 An illustrated catalogue is available.
American Artist |
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Fear(s) of the Dark
Animation anthologies generally have a tough time of it in theaters, usually ending up as grab-bag vehicles of grotesquerie and humor that play only the festival circuit and the occasional arthouse.
filmcritic.com |
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A night to remember
DeVries Photography Hudsonville sports fans were treated to an unforgettable night of football and pageantry for the homecoming celebration Oct. 10. Fred Holwerda and Brooke Zitricki were chosen as king and queen to rule over the weekend's festivities.
MLive.com |
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Poster contest open to area students
ADA — Ada Recycling Coalition is sponsoring a poster contest for area elementary school students entitled “Recycling at Home” for America Recycles Day. $25 will be awarded to the winning artist in each grade (pre-K thru 6). Phone Trudy at 436.8100 for more information.
Ada Evening News |
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1950s New Orleans photos displayed in downtown hotel
New Orleans history buffs and photography aficionados will be drawn to the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel this Fall for a six-week art installation in support of Prospect.1 New Orleans. The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel will present an extensive collection...
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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U.S. funds to help renovate Iraq's still-closed National Museum
The U.S. government has announced a $14-million US grant designed to renovate and improve Iraq's still-closed National Museum, but the facility will stay shut until security improves in Baghdad, its director said.
CBC |
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Portland art exhibit illustrates the beauty and history of the Columbia River Gorge
A collection of striking photographs of one of nature's most powerful places is on display at the Portland Art Museum.
KVAL Eugene |
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
SFMOMA does a neat thing on their blog with 'curated' collection selections. Heidi de Vries does the latest 'installation,' complete with soundtrack. Greg Allen just visited Michael Heizer's iconic Double Negative and posted about it here , here and here.
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Boot Sculpture Unveiled At New Ross Park Mall Retail Store
PITTSBURGH -- A 10-foot high, 5,550-pound cement boot sculpture was unveiled at the new LL Bean store at Ross Park Mall on Monday. Its arrival makes the Pittsburgh store location the first to receive a version of the actual sculpture that stands in front of the chain’s flagship store in Maine.
WPXI Pittsburgh |
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Collectors' Items wins first place for Far Hills Country Day School
FAR HILLS - The 2008 edition of Collectors' Items, the literary magazine at Far Hills Country Day School, received first place with special merit in a national contest sponsored by the American Scholastic Press Association. This is the second year...
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Artist to continue work on driftwood sculpture
Art-lovers will be happy to learn that artist Juergan Eckstein plans to continue working on his driftwood sculpture-in-progress, according to Newport Parks and Recreation Director Jim Protiva.
Newport News-Times |
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