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Hudson River Park Board Weighs Proposals for 15th Street Pier Development
Three developers are vying for the right to transform a dilapidated pier in Chelsea into a three-level complex of museums, shops, markets, film centers and public space.
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Mammoth task: Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
This undated handout provided by ExhibitEase LLC shows a 3D computer generated Image of woolly mammoth emerging from ice block. A DNA molecule extending from hair symbolizes the fact that genetic analysis can be carried out from long extinct species.
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Metallica painting fetches millions
A painting owned by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was recently auctioned off for over US$10 million in New York. The painting by infamous artist Jean-Michel Basquiat went under the hammer for US$13.5 million.
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Mindanews - "Colors of a Spectrum" photo workshop for persons with autism set for Nov. 22
"COLORS OF A SPECTRUM" is the first photography workshop and exhibit for persons with Autism in Davao City.
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Man charged over McCahon theft
Police have charged a man with stealing a Colin McCahon art work. Detective Constable Aaron Bunker of Wanganui police said today a 60-year-old man would appear in Wanganui District Court next month accused of the theft of McCahon's 1966 sculpture Iron Cross.
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Acclaimed exhibit opens
Markham
yorkregion.com |
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Technophile: Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe's latest Creative Suite offers lots of new functionality, but why is it so difficult to install? Related Stories Game review: Wii Music Hibernation revisited -- saving energy with a PC Iranian 'blogfather' arrested, say reports Some Windows PCs have problems hibernating Should Microsoft buy Yahoo Search, or just hire it?
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Art Center announces Children's Hands On! Gallery to re-open
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - Children in Siouxland will soon have a newly renovated place to play at the Sioux City Art Center.
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Origins of ancient Mexican civilization reach campus
The official unveiling ceremony for the Olmec head sculpture took place on the University of Texas campus Wednesday.
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DEATHS ELSEWHERE: Obituaries in the news
Jan Krugier, Jack Reader, John Glover ``Jack'' Roberts Sr. GENEVA (AP) — Jan Krugier, an art dealer and an Auschwitz survivor who collected the works of Picasso and other renowned artists to help himself move past the horrors of the Nazi era, has died. He was 80.
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Environmental groups file oil and gas appeal [5:45 p.m.]
Environmental groups file oil and gas appeal [5:45 p.m.]
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His and Hers: Fire and Water
Fire and water; clay and photography; hard form and pure illusion — as a pair, these connote art's continuum. Both of these art forms and several others will be on view at the Brookdale Community College CVA Gallery as the works of husband/ wife artists Erik Johanson and Sandy Johanson come together in their first joint retrospective.
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Highlights of the MOCA collection
Pollock, Rothko and Warhol pieces are among the works at the Los Angeles museum. A sampling of standout artworks
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Art museum turns its eye to winter with shows
A mix of paintings and mixed-media figures adorn the Fresno Art Museum for its winter exhibitions. The shows open Friday, and all but one will be on display through Feb. 1. The talks listed take place Friday at the museum, 2233 N. First St. Read comments
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Man charged with theft of McCahon sculpture
Police have charged a man with stealing a Colin McCahon art work.
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork, archeologists say
HERODIUM, West Bank - King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archeologists said Wednesday.
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Whitehaven News
WHITEHAVEN mixed martial artist James St Leger picked up a win in his first ever bout at the weekend. The welter weight fighter, of Hybrid MMA, took on Carlisle’s Lee Richardson in an amateur contest at Cage Carnage II in Carlisle on Saturday.
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Looking to Stretch Your Dollars This Holiday Season? Look No Further Than A SCAA Public Auction
ROLLING HILL ESTATES, Calif.----Commonly associated with economic downturns and distressed real estate markets worldwide, the auction industry has remained a leading financial boon for buyers and sellers alike.
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Police catch art thieves
ART thieves who tried to sell a Florentine painting worth 2.5 million to undercover officers for 5,000 have been arrested by Romanian police, officials said yesterday.
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Davlin, Japanese students celebrate anniversary of Gettysburg Address
Mayor Tim Davlin and six students from Ashikaga, Japan, were among a small gathering at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Wednesday for the 145th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address and the opening of an art exhibit at the library honoring Lincoln’s famous speech. Lincoln delivered the address on Nov. 19, 1863.
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Titian purchase drive gets two more boosts
THE purchase of the £50 million Titian painting Diana and Actaeon could be helped by the first special UK Treasury grant for a work of art in 35 years, it emerged yesterday.
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Cress Gallery welcomes students, visiting artists
The Cress Gallery, located in the Fine Arts Center, is a diamond in the rough for college students as well as the community, according to Ruth Grover, the galleries director and curator. "We are really fortunate as a university to have a space that was planned to be dedicated to the exhibition of visual art," Grover said.
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Rivane Neuenschwander: Suspension Point, South London Gallery, London
Built in the 19th century to show large Victorian paintings, the South London Gallery has been completely transformed by the Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander. Using the building's features, she has followed the picture-rail to divide the space in two by the insertion of a wooden floor. This not only transforms the gallery but creates two new environments, each with its own character: the ...
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A life brought into focus: A new gallery celebrates the life of photographer Bob Carlos Clarke
The original "It" girl Tamara Beckwith, Lindsey Carlos Clarke, the widow of the late celebrity photographer, Bob, and his former agent Ghislain Pascal are a team. They are standing in their new photography gallery in Chelsea, which currently looks like a bomb site, but is due to open later this month in memory of the photographer, who committed suicide in 2006. There will be a Bob Carlos Clarke ...
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Environmental groups file oil and gas appeal
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - U.S. Forest Service officials are being asked to reverse a recent decision by the Carson National Forest that environmentalists claim will lead to ramped up energy development in northern New Mexico.
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