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Portraiture Now: Feature Photography Open at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Nov. 26
WASHINGTON, DC.- Photographers Katy Grannan, Jocelyn Lee, Ryan McGinley, Steve Pyke, Martin Schoeller and Alec Soth are featured in the National Portrait Gallery’s fourth installation of “Portraiture Now.” This series presents some of the most creative 21st-century portrait artists.
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From a Fondo Oro Probably Commissioned by the Visconti Family to a Venice View by Guardi
MILAN.- The catalogue – consisting of over 140 lots – opens with a pictorial group of Fondo oro panels among which is a striking gold-ground painting by Salomone de’ Grassi, The Trinity, commissioned by the Visconti family.
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Jim Dine Debuts New Sculpture and Poetry Inspired by Objects in the Getty Museum
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Carnegie Museum of Art Announces the Redesign of the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art announces the redesign of the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries, which will open in November 2009. The renovated galleries will focus on the museum’s decorative arts and design collections, illustrating strengths from the 1740s to the present.
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Art Positions: Young Galleries by the Beach at Art Basel Miami Beach 2008
MIAMI.- At this year’s Art Positions, 20 young galleries present their special exhibition projects in converted shipping containers, located by the beach at Collins Park between 21st and 22nd Streets.
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National Museum of the American Indian Presents Major Retrospective of Fritz Scholder's Art
Fritz Scholder, Four Indian Riders 1967. Oil on canvas 60 x 72 inches. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William Metcalf. Photo by Walter Larrimore, NMAI. WASHINGTON, DC.-
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Sculpture Honors Family Killed In Crash
A memorial sculpture honoring a family killed in a car accident is dedicated in Fayetteville.
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Contemporary Art Arrives in Madrid with Estampa Art Fair
Artist Jan Hendrix in front of his works of art on view at Estampa in Madrid. Photo: EFE / Javier Lizón. MADRID.-
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Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Announces The Model as Muse for Spring 2009
Lud in Madame Grès, 1938. Photograph by Horst © The Condé Nast Publications Inc. NEW YORK, NY.- The spring 2009 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion, it was announced by the Museum today.
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Paths to Fame: Turner Watercolours from the Courtauld Opens
J.M.W Turner (1775-1851), Dawn after the Wreck, c. 1841. Watercolour and gouache, 25.1 x 36.8 cm © The Courtauld Gallery. LONDON.- Throughout his life, Turner orchestrated his career with fame in mind.
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Sotheby's to Auction Staircase from the Eiffel Tower in Paris
As both a symbol of Paris and a work of modernist sculpture, this rare item – numbered, and kept in the same collection since 1983 – is sure to attract international attention when offered by Sotheby's on November 26. Photo: Courtesy Sotheby´s.
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Community Bulletin Board
■ Halloween at Southfork: The senior-living community, at 1345 Jonestown Road, will have Halloween activities for residents and children at 6 p.m. There will be a costume contest for children, snacks and games. For more information, call 768-8828.
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Symposium sculpture to be dedicated
NASHUA -- The third of five sculptures created by international artists at the first Nashua International Sculpture Symposium in May is installed and scheduled to be dedicated at a ceremony Saturday. ... - By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer
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Science Centre exhibit focuses on forests
MONTREAL -- The Montreal Science Centre offers high-tech fun and games, lessons that explore the basics of science, a working Internet studio and now a walk through the woods.
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Artist's students strut their brushwork
he exhibition "Claire's Divas" showcases the watercolor explorations of the students of instructor and artist Claire Hogue-Reid at the Peru Free Library.
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Today's Front Page
Published October 29, 2008 11:31 pm - Pendragon seeks volunteers; War of 1812 ornament cast in pewter; Orchestra auction to end Nov. 6; Long Lake Chorus rehearsals begin; Library wins artwork.
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Museum receives gift of 50 artworks
The Columbia Museum of Art, which has received several big art donations in recent years, has added another. The museum has been given 10 paintings, six sculptures and 34 works on paper by 28 contemporary artists. The estimated value of the gift: $350,000. “It came as a surprise to us,” said Karen Brosius, the museum’s executive director. The gift is from Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York ...
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Dario Robleto on exhibit at Tang Museum
Dario Robleto's art acts like poetry of material and loss What is the soul of Janis Joplin? According to San Antonio, Texas, artist Dario Robleto, it's pulverized vinyl of recordings from live performances at the historic 1967 Monterey festival. Yoko Ono? Butterfly nectar. Joni Mitchell? Pearls. Nico? A syringe filled with yearning and devotion.All are part of "The Diva Surgery," a ...
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HASELDEN: Four games to watch Friday
If the economy has made you put a padlock on your wallet, but you still need a football fix, then Friday night is perfect for you. High School football games are fun, you can see good football if you search out the right contests and generally speaking, you don’t feel like you’ve been robbed at gunpoint when you look inside your wallet afterward.
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Lee Ranaldo, Leah Singer to perform at HVCC exhibit
Lee Ranaldo, Leah Singer to perform at HVCC exhibit Before Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo was a print maker who just happened to play guitar. Then the heavily amplified atonal band took off in the mid-1980s, releasing a slew of recordings and hitting the road for more than nine months a year for a decade.With such a busy schedule, visual art became secondary for Ranaldo. But this has been changing. ...
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Artists show two sides of Mexico at Union College
Mexican arts put history, religion and politics on display SCHENECTADY ? The United States has the second-largest Latino population in the world after Mexico. As the upstate Mexican population grows, the Capital Region is beginning to reap the rewards of this rich culture. "Parabolas Mexicanas" at the Mandeville Gallery is an exhibition of work by two contemporary artists working in Mexico ...
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Village of the Arts to host Latin festival
The third annual Latin Festival will be held 6-9:30 p.m. Nov. 7 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 8 in Village of the Arts in Bradenton.
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Artist to offer classes for teens, adults at Stuart museum
The Studio at the Elliott has just announced local artist Cristina de la Vega will be teaching unique and intensive classes for teens and adults. Registration for these classes is now open.
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Night of music, art at West Genesee
ABIGAIL BRUNNERprepares for the Symphonic Strings Festival and District Art Display at West Genesee High School. The following information was submitted by Bill Davern, West Genesee Schools director of fine arts.
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Chattanooga: Intricate pumpkins bring art to Halloween craft
Carving a pumpkin once was a task reserved for the hours just before the trick-or-treaters showed up at the door. A sharp knife would cut triangular eyes, a nose and a sharp-toothed grin.
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