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"Sex, Politics, and You" invades St. Louis
Friday, Oct. 17 marked the debut of “Sex, Politics, and You,” a new art exhibit in St. Louis. The exhibit features a wide range of works contributed by local artists and is centered on the subject matter stated in the title of the show.
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Professor Kenneth Batista in his studio in Thaw Hall. Professor Michael Morrill in his basement studio in Frick Fine Arts. Sure they can teach, but can they create?
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n “Art on the Beach at Avila” continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 28 in the plaza near the Avila Pier, weather permitting. Central Coast artists from San Luis Obispo County will be painting, drawing, displaying and selling their original works.
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The truth beneath Jasper Johns' stars and stripes
The American flag becomes a fraught ambiguous thing, at once object and history, public icon and secret diary, in Jasper Johns ' revelatory masterpiece painted - or is the right word "made"? - in 1954 or 1955. It is a painting that is also a sculpture.
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Economic turmoil has New Orleans worried
Bill Vogel predicted the third year after Hurricane Katrina would be the toughest for his French Quarter gallery. He just didn't think it would be this bad — tough enough for him to consider getting out.
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Kiteboarders fly high in collegiate contest
Comments ( No comments posted. ) Kiteboarders harnessed the wind to jump waves during the Collegiate Kiteboarding Competition last weekend in Jacksonville Beach.
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The water cooler has frozen over. Twittering on the Interweb has dimmed to faint chirps. A scan of the horizon reveals no bat signal ... Native artist Daphne Odjig, 89, admits to being a bit surprised by all the fuss over her paintings. Read her story and view some of ...
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Turner painting set to fetch up to $16 million
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A painting by British master J.M.W. Turner is expected to fetch $12-16 million at a New York auction in January, Sotheby's said on Friday.
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Guggenheim offers ultimate sleepover for art lovers
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - New York art lovers now have the ultimate sleepover to rival children's nocturnal stays at the Natural History Museum -- a night in the Guggenheim Museum.
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Frugal Fun Alert: Weekend
Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Photos: Gallery talk by Stuart Rome, with photographer Koichiro Kurita, at Project Basho (1305 Germantown Ave), 7PM. Free Improv: Improv comedy with the N Crowd at the Actors Center (257 N 3rd), 8PM. $10 Jazzy: Erronius Krunk at Chris' Jazz Café (1421 Sansom), 5-7PM. $5 Mooses: Agent Moosehead and Now Soon Nowhere at ...
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Student artwork to adorn new library cards
Greenbrier teacher's pupils take 3 out of 4 spots in contest.
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Encore Briefs
Pomeroy will perform with Sarah Vonderhaar at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Blue Goat, 232 N. Santa Fe. The show is part of Pomeroy's tour, the Beauty and the Beats. Vonderhaar (a.k.a. The Beauty) is a rock and roll beauty queen and former America's Next Top Model contestant from Chicago.
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Holiday Art Fair is this weekend
Shoppers with a keen eye for fine arts and crafts will have plenty to choose from when they visit the Dennos Museum Holiday Art Fair this weekend.
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Hot Entertainment Picks: 10/24/2008
Steppin' In It plays the Cabbage Shed; Art walk strolls through Suttons Bay; Winery presents Jazz at Sunset; Haunted Halloween at Music House; Art quilts are gallery talk topic; School presents Gladhander auction; Dennos offers Holiday Art Fair; Scottish society serves dinner
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The Art Gallery of Algoma presents - “Whodunit?”
This exciting fundraising event will allow the public to purchase a one of a kind artwork, by local, regional and national artists. Here’s the [...]
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Reward offered for stolen statue
The Plymouth Guild for the Arts is offering a $500 reward for the return of a statue stolen from the association’s recent art show.
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Saving the animals
Safe Haven No-Kill Animal Shelter will be hosting several fund-raisers over the next few weeks, starting with a dinner and silent auction next week. Safe Haven is hosting a dinner at The Docks on Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. Tickets for the dinner will be $20, while they last.
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A lifetime of art retrospective exhibit Saturday
Check out a retrospective exhibit of works by York artist Othmar Carli that span more than 50 years from 5 to 8 p.
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Guggenheim offers ultimate sleepover for art lovers
New York art lovers now have the ultimate sleepover to rival children's nocturnal stays at the Natural History Museum -- a night in the Guggenheim Museum.
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Turner painting set to fetch up to $16 million
A painting by British master J.M.W. Turner is expected to fetch $12-16 million at a New York auction in January, Sotheby's said on Friday.
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Fashion gets arty
Designer duo Prriya & Chintan sought to merge art and fashion in their latest collection, showcased on the final day of the LFW. Inspired by the 'Stretch bodies' series of abstract paintings by celebrated artist Bose Krishnamachari, the garments showed off vibrant colours, embellishment and plenty of texture. Take a look.
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Folk artist's tribute heightens Voodoo's homegrown flavor
King Britt's Friday tribute to Sister Gertrude Morgan merges a 40 year span of music
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Masters' artworks assembled at Dutch museum for unique exhibit
THE HAGUE (AFP) - Vermeer, Rembrandt, Matisse and Picasso: 125 works by some of the world's most celebrated artists have been assembled in Amsterdam for a unique homage to the Netherlands' oldest art patron.
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
More Doug Wheeler next week. But I wanted to post on this... Yesterday Ed Winkleman did a nice post about the UK National Gallery's attempt to hold onto a couple of Titians.
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New Picker Art Gallery Director Appointed
Earlier this month, President of the University and Professor of Philosophy & Religion Rebecca Chopp announced the appointment of Scott Habes as the new director of the Picker Art Gallery. This appointment marks the end of a search that began in February, following the selection of curator Joachim Homann, who served as interim director.
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