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Campaigners want statue of Battle of Britain hero to stand on fourth plinth
This is the design for a statue of Battle of Britain hero Sir Keith Park, unveiled today at City Hall. Campaigners want the sculpture to be installed on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth for six months next year.
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£3m of Elizabethan masterpieces emerge as Lord Harris sells off the family silver
THE multimillionaire who is London's biggest sponsor of city academies is parting with £3 million of silver from his family collection.
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Artist moved from biology to painting, developing her voice in the District
Sarah Koss has studied biology, conducted lab research and published work in The Journal of Neuroscience. And now, she creates art.
The GW Hatchet |
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It's about clothes, art and a few inches off the top
David E. White is all about multi-tasking. The downtown high-end menswear store is also a barbershop, tailor, dry cleaner and and art gallery -- yes, an art gallery.
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Looking for artistic inspiration
The North Platte Telegraph Hundreds of North Platte students have had an opportunity to view the artwork featured in the Sheldon Art Gallery's traveling exhibit. Some students even got a private lesson from Artist-in-Residence Marcia Joffe-Bouska.
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School using talents to greet U.S. president
Arts magnet students are preparing songs, poems and paintings to present Sara Simon, student body president at Arts & Communication Magnet Academy BEAVERTON -- While the United States prepares to pick its next president in five days, Arts & Communication...
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Angola: Painting, Sculpture on Display in November
A painting and sculpture work by members of Young Brigade of Plastic Artists (BJAP) will be displayed on 15 November in Luanda, to mark the month's cultural festivities.
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Unconventional expression; West Gloucester artist fascinates Cape Ann crowds with uncanny methods
A local artist, whose mission is art as well as entertainment, will be featured this Saturday at the Demeri Gallery, located in Rockport with a new exhibit. Jud Wilson, a West Gloucester resident, has conjured up quite a bit of hype over the last few years. Although his art style varies, one thing in Wilson's lineup does not and mdash; his creativity.
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Photos: Halloween in the House on the Hill
Photos from Halloween in the House on the Hill on Wednesday at the Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc.
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Day of Dead alive with traditions
Weekend Highlight: Honor loved ones who have died in the ages-old tradition of Mexico's Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival with Mexican art, music, lectures and activities Nov. 1-2, Seattle Center.
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Chicago Field Museum goes Aztec
An ambitious new exhibition at the Field Museum reassembles some fragments of a world that was shattered forever on Aug. 31, 1521. That was when the small Spanish army of conquistador Hernan Cortes and thousands of indigenous allies finally captured the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan -- dooming its rulers and their civilization.
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Afghans plan museums to replace moonscapes
It has been described as one of the great acts of cultural desecration of modern times, a rampant pillage that threatens to denude a country of much of its fabulous heritage.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Dialogues to address topics of diversity
From “Genital Judgment” to “The Legal Drinking Age” and “Irish Heritage in America,” everything’s up for discussion today. The University Center will house 31 speakers, four exhibits and a few dance performances for the University of Montana’s third-annual Day of Dialogue. According to its Web site, the event will tackle topics of race, gender, ethnicity, ability-disability, religion, sexual ...
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Chicago's Finest: Murder and Mystery in Chicago
Murder and Mystery in Chicago: This tour by bus explores the infamous crimes and sinister outlaws that have shocked and shaken Chicago. 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 1. $45/$40. Reservations required. Leaves from the Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St. (312) 642-4600 or www.chicagohistory.org.
The Beacon News |
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1000 artworks to see before you die: Titian
An old man with bald head and white beard kneels and supports the drooping arm of the dead Christ in Titian's Pietà - his last painting, left unfinished when he died.
Guardian Unlimited |
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1000 artworks to see before you die: Rock art
The Sahara desert might seem the last place on earth to go in search of great art. The desiccation of a huge band of land right across northern Africa led to a historical rift between the world of the Mediterranean and the equatorial continent on the far side of the sands.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Art exhibit highlights very special artists
Ben Arthur has been struggling with depression, substance abuse and schizophrenia much of his life.
Montgomery Advertiser |
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Afghans plan museums to replace moonscapes
Campaign will reverse decades of cultural desecration and begin restoration of stolen antiques
Guardian Unlimited |
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Sanshin at heart of Yomitan Festival
The sanshin and trading ships are an integral part of Okinawa’s colorful history, with both set into the spotlight this weekend at the 34th annual Yomitan Festival.
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On the beat with the art world’s part-time police
London. Scotland Yard’s Art and Antiques Unit is supplementing its resources by using part-time volunteer officers. ArtBeat special constables, from museums and other organisations, have been recruited to fight organised crime in London, particularly art theft, forgery and fraud.
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Museum might be at a loss despite increased patronage
Nearly two years after his death, James Brown can still attract an audience.
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$1.5-million sculpture donated to art gallery
A $1.5-million Assyrian stone sculpture that dates back as many as 5,000 years has become the oldest and most valuable work at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. And the gallery didn't have to pay for it.
Victoria Times Colonist |
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Artist Creates New Universe from Uranium and Chewing Gum
Novel Technique Puts Quantum Theory to Practical Use... Automated Universe Factories Planned for Government and Industry... San Francisco Gallery to Begin Selling $20 D.I.Y. Universe Kits on November 20th...
SciScoop |
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THE ART OF THE 'STEAL'
A crew of swindlers led by an art-loving Upper West Side woman bilked millions from Fortune 500 companies, buying goods at massive discounts, then reselling them to major retailers, federal prosecutors said yesterday. Scores of paintings were...
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Today: H 8 /L -5
Art Works show and sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Bingemans, Kitchener; to Nov. 2. AyrSpace Gallery Rural Ontario artists, weekends 2 to 5 p.m.; 44 Stanley St., Ayr; to Dec. 31; 519-632-9030.
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