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The Wire Tap
The shirt Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell was killed in hangs encased in glass at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. As people approach the bloody, bullet-ridden relic, their voices lower in awe. The blood is fake, but the reverence is real.
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Saskia Olde Wolbers: deceptive images, deceptive tales
While a considerable amount of video art shown at exhibitions elicits little more from viewers than blank expressions, bored shifts in shoes and plain old yawns, a line of narration like that which throws out the prospects of intrigue and debauchery would rivet them to the spot. Who wouldn't want... Read the full story.
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An aura of controversy in the chase for the new
More than most awards given for art, the Turner prize has regularly shocked audiences. Sir Nicholas Serota, director of the Tate Gallery, believes it is necessary to inject radical ideas into mainstream culture. More than most awards given for art, the Turner prize has regularly shocked audiences.... Read the full story.
The Japan Times |
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Artist Mark Wallinger proposes 'Stallion of the South' at Ebsfleet
An artist who made his name by presenting a real racehorse as a work of art was betting yesterday on his proposal for a giant horse to win a £2 million commission for an “Angel of the South” sculpture.
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Turkey Foot festival to show off art, music
EDGEWOOD - Turkey Foot Middle School will host an art and music celebration tonight from 5-7:45 p.m. at the Dixie Heights High School Auditorium.
Community Press & Recorder |
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New Please Touch Museum to open in October
The new site of the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia will open on Oct. 18, the organization said Wednesday.
Philadelphia Business Journal |
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Ambani art collection to be auctioned at Christie's
Art work from the private collection of Tina and Anil Ambani will be on public view for the first time at Christie's London between June 7 and 10. This will coincide with Christie's June auction.
The Times of India |
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Monet painting sold for $41 million at NYC auction
A Claude Monet painting was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French Impressionist artist. "Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil" — a painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure boats float below — was sold Tuesday at Christie's.
Asbury Park Press |
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Chillin' with Oz, Lassie and Scarlett
Thousands of pre-1951 movies captured on volatile nitrate film are kept in frigid, low-humidity vaults in a modest cinderblock building owned by the George Eastman House museum on the piney outskirts of Rochester.
Asbury Park Press |
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Anti-racism goals shine in students' posters
St. Norbert Catholic School's Esther Noel, left, and People's Christian Academy's Samantha Wong are congratulated by Toronto police Insp. John Wallace on winning the 32 Division Community Police Liason Committee anti-racism poster contest following the presentation ceremony held Tuesday at the North York Civic Centre.
Etobicoke Guardian |
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Lawsuit aims to stop new law on sexually explicit material
Associated Press - May 7, 2008 4:24 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Museum of Art is teaming with bookstores, publishers and the ACLU of Indiana to challenge a new law that will...
WLFI Lafayette |
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MSP More to Life campaign
Minneapolis-St. Paul is one of my favorite areas of the country for lots of reasons, the least of which is their strong creative class and cultural opportunities at every turn (they incidentally have the largest funded public art program in the country and it shows!).
Jackson Free Press |
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Sonoma West News
Analy High School apparently breeds talent, or maybe it’s simply coincidence that not one, but two students recently won awards for their artwork.
Sonoma West Times and News |
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Lawsuit aims to stop new law on sexually explicit material
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Museum of Art is teaming with bookstores, publishers and the ACLU of Indiana to challenge a new law that will require retailers to register with the state and pay a fee if they want to sell sexually explicit material.
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Pizarro: Performance artist captivates without moving a muscle
It takes some effort to sit still in Silicon Valley. I found that out for myself Tuesday, when I sat silently for about 15 minutes with performance artist Linda Montano at San Jose's Institute of Contemporary Art.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Halifax art exhibit explores Canada's passion for hockey
Hockey is at the heart of a new exhibit at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the largest it has ever held.
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ARTS + FEATURES
The Stars of the White Nights Festival at the Mariinsky Theater.
St. Petersburg Times |
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State Hermitage Sued Over Provision of Public Access
Local resident Yelena Malysheva, who is suing the world-famous State Hermitage Museum for allegedly restricting people’s access to the gallery’s treasures by closing a series of exhibition rooms, has expressed disappointment over the course of the trial.
St. Petersburg Times |
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National Center of Photography
60 Nevsky Pr.M. Gostiny Dvor. Tel. 318-4737, 318-6133; 314-1214 (filial at 35 Bolshaya Morskaya - just for preliminary agreement). Daily, 11 a.m. Video art, photography.
St. Petersburg Times |
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"Trendy" Giacometti sculpture sale breaks record
Sculptor Alberto Giacometti has retained his title as the most expensive Swiss artist after one of his pieces fetched a record price at a New York auction.
Swissinfo |
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Dover Days 2008
Amy Malinky photos The Silent Servants in Action mime group performed “God Bless America” during the Dover Days Arty Gras festival, held on Loockerman Street Friday.
Dover Post |
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Marjorie Talalay was the spark that fired Cleveland's love affair with contemporary art
The timing was profoundly bittersweet. On Saturday night, 300 guests at the annual benefit for the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland celebrated the institution's 40th anniversary while also mourning the tragic death of its unforgettable co-founder and longtime former director, Marjorie Talalay.
The Plain Dealer |
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Halifax art exhibit explores Canada's passion for hockey
When it comes to hockey, there's the art of the game and there's art about the game - and Canadians are passionate about both.
CBC via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Meet 3 of your 'Top Chef' picks
Leading up to the Taste of Wilmington Food amp Wine Festival, this week we are showcasing three more of the 12 chefs chosen by readers in a Wilmington Magazine Top Chef contest. Kyle Lee McKnight is the executive chef of Savannah s, Michael McGowan owns and oversees the kitchen at Michael s Seafood and Shawn Wellersdick is an award winning chef and...
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West Island Events
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT $"/> $"/>Beaux Arts de Souza: Exhibition of recent paintings on May 10 & 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2 St. Charles Ave., Dorval.
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