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North State Marketplace: Nov. 4, 2008
KIXE will hold Holiday Auction Get a jump on your Christmas shopping and support public television in the process by tuning in to KIXE's Holiday Auction at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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At Museum of American Finance, Challenge of Cataloging History in Real Time
Leena Akhtar is fielding more questions about the Great Depression than ever. As exhibits and archives manager at the Museum of American Finance , Ms. Akhtar curates the displays, such as frozen pork belly that illustrates "Commodities" or rococo cash registers that mesmerize the teenage girls. The mission of the Smithsonian-affiliated teaching museum is, in part, to educate the public ...
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Despite gloom, NYC fall art auction sets records
(AP:NEW YORK) The Sotheby's auction house kicked off its annual art sale in the city this week against the backdrop of a gloomy economy that had some observers wondering whether there were any deep-pocketed buyers left to snap up paintings for tens of millions of dollars.
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Work by Kazimir Malevich sold for record $60 million
In its sale of Impressionist and Modern art in New York, Sotheby's sold 45 works for $223.81 million, including $60 million for "Suprematist Composition" by Kazimir Malevich.
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State Briefing - November 3, 2008
WOMAN, 77, SHOOTS ART STUDENT INTRUDER
The Morning Call |
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Sunshine School benefit is Nov. 13
A sale and auction to benefit the Benton County Sunshine School will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at Metropolitan National Bank at Pinnacle Hills, 3701 Pinnacle Hills Parkway in Rogers. (Benton County Daily Record)
NWAnews.com |
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Sotheby's auction: the hits and misses (8 pictures)
Judging by today's gloomy headlines , you'd be forgiven for thinking that Sotheby's impressionist and modern art auction last night was a washout.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Diguang International Displays LED General Lighting Innovations for Rapidly Growing Market at Hong Kong Lighting Show
Diguang International Development Co., Ltd. exhibited a variety of its new LED general lighting products at the 2008 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair, held at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center from Oct. 27th to Oct. 30th.
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
These three men were among those who died trying to make today possible. On June 21, 1964, Neshoba County, Mississippi law enforcement officials and Ku Klux Klansmen killed Michael Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman because they were going to help black men and women register to vote.
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Southern Louisiana Artist Herman Ferrell Launches Online Gallery of Southern Art Prints
For decades, Herman Ferrell has painted scenes that capture the beauty and wonder of rural Louisiana. His paintings of shrimp boats and other common bayou imagery have been sold in galleries throughout the region and across the United States, but they're now available to a worldwide audience through Ferrell's new Web site, ferrellsgallery.com. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2008) Read the full story at ...
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Nature's big weather picture
A DRAUGHTSMAN, a computer engineer and a primary school teacher with a passion for photography feature in the 25th Australian Weather Calendar.
Adelaide Now |
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Latest 8 Wonders announced
INMAN -- The Kansas Sampler Foundation is now taking nominations for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Commerce contest. Commerce is the third of eight rural culture elements that will be showcased in the 8 Wonders contests. The top eight in Architecture and Art have already been chosen.
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If L.A. can do it, why can't New Jersey?
Courtesy Los Angeles Opera"Das Rheingold" is the first of four operas in Wagner's "Ring" Cycle being produced by the Los Angeles Opera in 2010. The Los Angeles Times ran a story yesterday about the proposed "Ring Festival L.A.", a 10-week...
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Rajamouli unveiled Drona’s logo
Title logo of ‘Drona’ starring Nithin and Priyamani was launched recently by popular director SS Rajamouli. Directed by debutant J Karunakumar, Sai Krishna Productions presents the movie in the production of DS Rao. Logo of the title was released in a function held on Nov 1 at the State Art Gallery in Madhapur, Hyderabad.
IndiaGlitz |
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Art sale bucks gloomy auction trend
NEW YORK: An abstract painting by early 20th-century Russian artist Kazimir Malevich sold for $US60million ($90 million) in New York yesterday, bucking a dismal auction market.
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New Perspectives at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne
Diversity, fascination and a hands-on experience - the Swiss Museum of Transport presents the development of transport and mobility, on road and rail, on the water, in the air and in space, and explains the principles of communication.
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'DHUAAAN……… From the fire within' chosen for Indian Premier Category for Goa International Film festival
'DHUAAAN……… From the fire within', a Film by Dr. Mrunalinni A. Dayal is selected in the Indian Premier Category for Goa International Film festival.
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Greg Kot: Q-Tip's 'Renaissance' a return to form
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Grave Warnings of Disease, With the Adman Flair
The An Iconography of Contagion exhibition in Washington features public health posters from numerous countries on an array of diseases.
The Tuscaloosa News |
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Building support through art
ALBANY ?? Since the Historic Albany Foundation works to preserve the city's buildings, it is fitting its fundraiser focuses on art inspired by architecture."Built," an art show and silent auction, will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday at the Cathedral of All Saints. The event, which combines a cocktail party, art exhibit and silent auction, raises about $20,000 a year, said Susan ...
Albany Times Union |
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New Orleans starts biennial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A huge ark made from the wood of houses wrecked by Hurricane Katrina is among the exhibits in the largest international art show for New Orleans in a century.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Cezanne show to have only one stop
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is preparing for an exhibit of works by postimpressionist painter Paul Cezanne and the artists he influenced.
Asbury Park Press |
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Painting enlivens his later years
SHREWSBURY - For most of his 88 years, Walter F. Josti has been relying on his hands. He used them when he was in the Air Force decades ago. He used them during his long career as a machine designer. Now he uses them to create landscapes from acrylic paint.
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Baltimore to honour 200th anniversary of Poe's birth
BALTIMORE - Baltimore, the city where Edgar Allan Poe died, will celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth with "Nevermore 2009," a year's worth of exhibits and programs.
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Portraits by aboriginal artists on display at National Gallery of Canada
OTTAWA - Portraits by some of Canada's most celebrated aboriginal artists are on display in a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada.
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