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Art cuts through the fog of Alzheimer's disease
The Amon Carter Museum offers Sharing the Past Through Art every month.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Focus on Italy brings style and panache to Dubai International Film Festival
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will focus on a country that has a long cinematic history, and where new talents continually push the boundaries of narrative and style: Italy.
AME Info |
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Lincoln painting being kept under wraps
LINCOLN - A painting depicting Abraham Lincoln's Oct. 16, 1858, speech on the steps of the Logan County Courthouse by an artist from Lincoln will not be unveiled until early 2009.
Herald & Review |
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Hidden horror
The Isenheim Altarpiece is a masterpiece of religious art. But you'll never see it on a Christmas card. Jonathan Jones on one man's terrifying vision
Guardian Unlimited |
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New York art sales: 'I knew it was too good to last'
Predictions about the effects of the financial meltdown on the art boom had been dark , even before the last two weeks of auctions in New York. The gossip had been darker.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Film festival to showcase Italy
Dubai: The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) will focus on Italy, a country that has a long cinematic history and where new talents continually push the boundaries of narrative and style.
Zawya |
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Get your art gallery fix this week with these shows
Seven days from now, another week of your life will have gone by. Better get some art while you can. Check out these shows. CLAIRE SIMPSON-JONES: "Hanging By a Thread," The Design Gallery, 7 S. Main St., Burnsville, Friday to Jan. 10. Reception is 5-7 p.m. Friday. Call 678-9869.
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Art cuts through the fog of Alzheimer's disease
By JAN JARVIS FORT WORTH — The minute he walked into the Amon Carter Museum gallery, Bill Smith recognized the lithograph hanging directly in front of him. "That one’s called Stag at Sharkey’s ," he said with confidence as he pointed to the image of a boxer knocking his opponent out of the ring. The retired Texas Christian University chemistry professor had the right artist, George Bellows, ...
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Slower sales at N.Y. art auctions
NEW YORK — The sagging demand for high-end art at the fall auctions could signal a return to saner prices in the market after the frenzied buying of the last few years.
Santa Fe New Mexican |
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’Small-town crafts fair’ in Plympton features local artisans
“Plympton Folk Arts – a group of artisans from Kingston, Plymouth and Plympton – will transform the Town House on Route 58 into a “Christmas Shop in the Country.”
The Patriot Ledger |
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Art exhibit combines music, dance, a satellite
Maryn Vance had a friend. Her friend has some grandparents. Those grandparents owned a 10-foot satellite dish, which they no longer wanted. That gave Vance an idea.
Athens Banner-Herald |
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Colors of freedom
Burmese refugee finds beauty in art despite past hardships The watercolors in Saw Win Tun's paintings blend on the canvas like the hues of a sunset sky. Advertisement: General Equipment & Supplies Leica Builder. Find out what it can do for you! Starting at $5405, with memory starting at $6495. For more details Contact Dave at 800-437-2924 or email dbroten@genequip.com
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Iconographer putting down his brush after 400 images
By JENNIFER GARZA SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Miloje Milinkovic has spent 12 years working by himself, but he is never alone. Day after day, for many of those years, he has stood on a shaky 15-foot-high scaffolding at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Jackson, Calif., painting images from the Gospels. He believes it is a sacred mission. Over the years, he has come to know the stories of the saints, ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Inside the List
The Canadian literary Web site Book Ninja recently held a satirical contest challenging readers to ?rebrand? serious books with more sales-friendly covers.
New York Times |
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Holiday art for children in Edmond
If Christmas is for kids, then Edmond children can find a lot of unique and enlightening things to do before Santa arrives this year.The fine people at Edmond’s Fine Arts Institute have myriad classes for little ones of all ages."The heART Of The Holidays” classes include the Holiday Sculpey Club where kids age 7 and older can create a special Santa and a Christmas tree out of clay to take home. ...
The Oklahoman |
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Leading American post-war artist fuses Indian ragas with art
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Nov 15 : James McGarrell, one of America's best-known post-war painters, is in India for his first solo Asian show with a collection of 36 paintings - 'Astronomies and Pleasures, A New Ragamala' - influenced by Indian classical music and the traditions of Rajput miniature art.
New Kerala |
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A Respectful Blend of New and Old
Frank Gehry?s renovation of the Art Gallery of Ontario, his first commission in his native city of Toronto, balances exuberance with restraint.
New York Times |
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Gehry Puts a Very Different Signature on His Old Hometown?s Museum
The famed architect?s renovation of the Art Gallery of Ontario, his first commission in his native city of Toronto, balances exuberance with restraint.
New York Times |
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Witt exhibiting recent creations at RRCA Nov. 21
Inspired by her love of the Maurice River, The Barn Studio of Art founder Pat Witt will exhibit "The Four Seasons," a collection of her most recent works, at the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts (RRCA) "This Land is Our Land" show beginning Nov. 21.
Bridgeton News |
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Student wins New York Times Kristof contest
This summer, while most fourth-year medical students prepare to start their residencies, Leana Wen will be making preparations of a different sort.
Student Life |
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Baume and Mercier to stage exhibition with world's top photographers
Baume and Mercier, the exclusive luxury Swiss watch manufacturer, announced that it will bring together some of the world's leading photographers under one umbrella to stage an exhibition of photographs titled 'Time & Instant'.
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Art Basel in Miami Dec. 4-7
MIAMI, Fla. -- Art Basel Miami Beach, the annual art show and sister event of Switzerland's Art Basel, is scheduled to take place Dec. 4-7 in the city's Art Deco district. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Gallery Listing
"Requiem for a Dream"
Savannah Morning News |
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Museum shop offers unique holiday gifts
DAYTON — It's no wonder the Museum Holiday Shop Around just keeps growing. There's no better place to find an unusual mix of gifts while at the same time contributing to some wonderful causes.
Dayton Daily News |
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Tony Dow's art at Louvre
Eat your heart out, Eddie Haskell. Tony Dow, the actor who portrayed the Beav's big brother, Wally, in the '50s TV series "Leave It to Beaver," will have his bronze abstract sculpture "Unarmed Warrior" displayed at the Louvre in Paris Dec. 11-14 in the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts exhi...
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