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Christie's London to Stage Second Modern + Contamporary Australian and South African Art Auction
Frederick McCubbin (1855-1917) The Yarra from Kensington Road, South Yarra, 1911. Estimate: £400,000-600,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2008. LONDON.-
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The Jewish Museum in New York Opens Photographic Wall Installation by Susan Hiller
Susan Hiller, The J. Street Project (Index), (detail: Coburg, Judenberg) 2002-2005, wall-based installation: 303 archival colour inkjets mounted on Kapaline, oak frames, index and map in adhesive vinyl, two walls, each approx. 394 x 78 in. / 1000 x 197 cm; dimensions variable, edition of 3 (+ 2AP). © Susan Hiller; Courtesy Timothy Taylor Gallery, London.
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Saenredam. The West Front of the Sint-Mariakerk in Utrecht
Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, View of the Choir of the Sint-Mariakerk (St. Mary’s Church) in Utrecht. Oil on board. 44 x 63 cm. The Hague, Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis
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Sisley in England and Wales
Alfred Sisley, Under the Bridge at Hampton Court, 1874. Kunstmuseum Winterthur. © Kunstmuseum Winterthur. Presented by Dr Herbert and Charlotte Wolfer-de Armas, 1973 (1549).
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Frick hosts meditation on art in 'Desire'
Quantum Theatre prides itself on coloring outside the lines. Such is case in "The Museum of Desire," the company's latest production that's being staged in the galleries and auditorium of the Frick Art & Historical Center.
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Exchange Club of Beaufort's gala and auction is a great reason to get out your denim and pearls
Ron Voegeli has been involved in the Exchange Club of Beaufort's Gala Party and Charity Auction for almost two decades, so he knows what to expect, but he found it hard to contain his excitement when he rattled off some of the items up for auction this year.
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Battling pottery festivals create stir
SEAGROVE — A group of rebellious potters that broke away from the 26-year-old Seagrove Pottery Festival is creating quite a stir. People are intrigued by the bitter battle that has pitted potter against potter and nonprofit against nonprofit.
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Art museum choices down to 11
A task force studying downtown alternatives for an art museum has come up with a list of 11 sites for next week’s public hearing. Not every site has equal merit, the task force acknowledged Monday night.
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Music Legend Santana Opens Downtown Restaurant
A new Mexican restaurant in Austin has some musical ties. Award winning musician Carlos Santana has opened up Maria Maria La Cantina in the Warehouse District just off of Colorado St. The look and feel of the restaurant are inspired by the spirit of Santana's music and the artist helped to choose some of the artwork and memorabilia inside.
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Bomber memorial gets home in Auckland Museum
The dispute between Auckland Museum and World War 2 Bomber Command veterans over a $100,000 sculpture has been resolved.
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Art Review (San Diego): Artist David Adey at Luis de Jesus Seminal Projects Gallery
If beauty is only skin deep, then it is also paper thin. For the last several months we’ve listened to a crescendo of Presidential rhetoric, none of which has anything to do with art. Locally in San Diego, there’s a different kind of discourse, one that doesn’t have much to do with art either but everything to do with the slumping economy. As San Diego expands culturally, some...
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Group joins Seagrove in defense
SEAGROVE — The group planning a second pottery festival this month has joined the Town of Seagrove to fight an injunction that would stop the festival.
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Design bird for Gazette’s coloring contest
Every November, the shelves of Pikes Peak-area craft stores are raided for crayons, glitter, feathers and beads. It can mean only one thing: It's time for The Gazette's annual Turkey Coloring Contest.
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British Artists Lobby Government To Buy Titian
Artist Tracey Emin paid a visit to 10 Downing Street on Monday to drop off a petition signed by many of the U.K.'s top artists, calling for the British government's help to keep two 16th century masterpieces from leaving the country.
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Kinkead Contemporary Announces "Close to Home," an Exhibition by Ben Grasso
Kinkead Contemporary is proud to announce "Close to Home," an exhibition of paintings by New York-based artist Ben Grasso. The exhibition opens on November 15th and runs through December 20th, 2008 with an opening reception on November 15th from 6-8 pm.
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Oregon native's "Mania" analyzes Blazers, fans
Director Dan Schaefer's documentary film about the Portland Trailblazers premieres Tuesday at the NW Film and Video Festival. The movie is packed with interviews: former players, coaches, managers and fans who have been there since the beginning.
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Editorial cartoonists reflect on long-time career experiences
The W.R. Poage Legislative Library played host to professional editorial cartoonists Monday. Bob Dale and Clyde Peterson visited Waco to view Baylor's "Drawing Power: Original Editorial Cartoons" exhibit.
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120 languages ... 1 home
The first art exhibit created for the Minneapolis skyway system highlights the experiences of Minnesota's new immigrants and inspired a charter school to initiate a similar project.
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Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #175: Cool Stuff Found, Public Wi-Fi Security, Time Machine Fix, and Expo Ticket Contest!
A week off brings your geeks back raring to go, and they chat through some cool stuff YOU found, a possible fix for Time Machine errors, security connecting to public WiFi networks, and more. On top of all that, they announce a contest at The Mac Observer where you can win a free Conference...
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Vietnam War Memorabilia on Display
As Veterans’ Day is celebrated throughout the nation, a group of Rochester veterans is brining a war back to life. Members of Vietnam Veterans Chapter 20 have put together an exhibit at the Central Library downtown that includes authentic memorabilia and photographs.
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Beauty of home overshadowed by the view
HOPE, IDAHO – What do the Berlin Wall, modern art sculptures and Lake Pend Oreille all have in common? They’re all surrounding a $4.8-million home in a gated community called Cape Hope.
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Fencing and floral art at show
A HIGH standard of exhibitions was seen at this year’s Milton Abbot Village Show on Saturday, September 6.
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Butte names Folk Festival coordinator
The theme of this year's Folklife Area has also been set, and demonstrators will interpret the horse culture of Montana and the American West.
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Art Museum Gala
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Emperor's lodge to open next year
Dubbed the "mini-Forbidden City" complex within the Forbidden City, the newly restored Juanqinzhai in Qianlong Garden's will be opened to the public next year, a spokesman of the Palace Museum said yesterday. "The five-year renovation work at Juanqinzhai has just been completed, and it will take us some time to put the ancient arts collected by the emperor back in place," Zheng Xinmiao, director ...
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