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NEW YORK - A Russian masterpiece expected to sell for up to US$3 million at auction did not find a buyer Wednesday, in yet another sign that the art market - like the economy - is troubled.
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PhotoTO: Welcome Back America
As the announcement of Barack Obama's victory neared last night, a group of about forty revellers gathered at Yonge and Dundas Square to celebrate and Welcome Back America . Public art group Newmindspace was also in attendance and provided music and encouragement to the crowd.
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Subtle at Doug Fir Lounge
In underground hip-hop circles, Subtle's Adam Drucker boasts a status somewhere between B-boy renaissance figure and one-man pop-culture tsunami....
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Smith enters online music contests
Omak-born Scott Smith has kept himself busy promoting his country music career, and said he recently entered two online contests to bolster his chances at making it big.
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To Do: Watercolors, Woodwork and Bronze Sculpture
Several local artists have brought together the elements of watercolor painting, wood carvings and burnings, and bronze sculpture for the Watercolors, Woodwork and Bronze Sculpture exhibit at the Central Wisconsin Cultural Center, 240 Johnson St. One artist also is showcasing sculpted silver jewelry. Participating artists include Bill Karberg, who specializes in watercolor and silver jewelry ...
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune |
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International photo gallery launched for Mary Queen of Peace students
Ten years ago Mary Queen of Peace Learning Resources teacher Bruce Lane sent out an online request asking photographers worldwide to send digital photos to the school.
The Telegram |
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Director Of Farnsworth Museum To Step Down
ROCKLAND (AP) -- The executive director of the Farnsworth Art Museum is stepping down to take a job with a museum in New Jersey.
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December grads first for BFA
University of Houston-Clear Lake students graduating in December 2008 from the School of Human Sciences and Humanities’ applied design and visual arts program will be the first in the university’s history to be awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
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Green Hosts Green Game on Planet Green
When you have a game show on the environmentally conscious cable network Planet Green, it almost makes sense to have someone green, like Tom Green, as a host. The show, called “Go For the Green,” is billed as a fun, high-energy, elimination game show. Each episode starts with a studio audience of 50 potential contestants, the bulk of whom are eliminated quickly by Mr. Green with a series of ...
TVWeek |
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'Dia de los Muertos' OC Student Art Exhibit Extended 11/5/08
Odessa, Texas - Odessa College drawing students’ annual “Dia de los Muertos,” a comprehensive exhibition of “Day of the Dead” images, show has been extended. This colorful exhibition is open now through Friday, Nov. 14 in the north foyer of Sedate Hall at Odessa College.
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Head to Pyrohovo and Park Slavy for an autumn stroll
A great outdoor field trip without having to venture outside city limits is the thing to do. The Pyrohovo open-air museum of Ukrainian folk architecture is perfect for this.
KYIV Post |
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Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - nighthawk 2008
nighthawk 2008 by mockbird The subtle lighting and solitaire chair sitting in front of the portable generator makes for an interesting shot and a draws the viewer in. ________________________________________________________________ If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining a whole bunch of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo ...
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Milwaukee voters get performances at polls
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A nonprofit group wanted voters to celebrate Election Day. So they planned performances Tuesday at 11 Milwaukee polling sites that included music, dance, video performances, animated sculpture, poetry and performance art, among other things.
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Get the Picture During FotoWeek DC
WASHINGTON — FotoWeek DC, the first annual gathering of professional photographers and photography enthusiasts who celebrate the medium of photography, will team up with several museums in the nation’s capital to create an unprecedented, world premiere digital slide show.
Freedom Forum Online |
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7 Days in Kyiv
The Karas Atelier Gallery of modern Ukrainian art will feature photographer Robert Saller’s “Carpathian Album” exhibition.
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After years of growth, a long way to fall?
This graph shows the growth of prices for contemporary art at auction from 1984 to the end of September 2008. The fastest growth has been in the top quarter of the market, where the average price is up from $20,000 to $660,000 (or 3,100%), having diverged from the rest of the market in 1997 and at its most extreme since January 2007.
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Artists celebrate brush with success
HOURS spent at the easel have paid off for five Warrnambool art students selected as finalists in a national competition. About 40 artworks by students from across Australia were selected for the f...
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“Hot” categories cool rapidly as crisis bites
Heading for a crash? Yue Minjun’s Immortal Cranes, 1997,(detail) which failed to sell at auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
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Penton Media Announces Remix Hotel Los Angeles 2008
EMERYVILLE, Calif.----Remix Hotel is heading to Los Angeles for its annual, action-packed weekend of music-production technology, industry panels, and artist appearances. Welcoming Avid as Presenting Partner, Remix Hotel Los Angeles 2008 adds a new programming component—video production—to its successful format of audio-related demos, exhibits, and performances.
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
The private non-profit that operates LACMA spent nearly $1 million on a Los Angeles-area ballot initiative. Christopher Knight parses why. One little side-note: Michael Govan sort-of bemoans that The Grove gets 13 million visitors a year and LACMA doesn't.
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Documents shed light on Tate's $1bn Rothko blunder
As missed artistic opportunities go, it has to rank pretty highly. Recently discovered notes by a former Tate director claim that the gallery talked itself out of a gift of up to 23 paintings from Mark Rothko in 1965, paintings that might be worth up to $1bn (£630m).
Guardian Unlimited |
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Culinary and art masterpieces: Skål Club event to benefit students
Fine art meets fine food tomorrow with a night to benefit and encourage those looking to enter the tourism industry.
Pacific Daily News |
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Aircraft, Arms and Art (Thursday, November 06, 2008)
A new exhibit has opened at the Art Gallery of Southwest Manitoba which will bring people a glimpse of life within the armed forces of Canada, today and yesterday. “We’re very in tune with the commu
Wheat City Journal |
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Tough times will provide opportunities
After half a decade of unprecedented growth, the art market has been brought back to earth. Recent results from London contemporary auctions confirmed the fear that the art market is in for a correction.
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Auction houses embark on damage limitation exercise as market slumps
LONDON. Auction houses are reducing guarantees, lowering reserves and reigning in credit arrangements in the wake of a slew of weak sales in London and Hong Kong last month (see p63 and p69).
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