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Doha museum sets mark for Gulf architects
Preoccupied with size and height (and yield), rulers and town planners in the Gulf have come up with an uninspiring collection of hotels, towers, freeways and shopping malls that have more in common with Basildon or Houston than the Middle East.
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Local News : WINTER WONDER - Frontiersman
The weight of hoarfrost bends A stalk of grass along the banks of the Knik River as the sun sets Monday afternoon. " i agree! " " Wonderful Photography!
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Mulberry Art Studios gives local veterans a voice
Bill Hoin spent hours painting and drawing when he was a child.As a young soldier in Vietnam, he was fascinated by the country's native craftsmen and found art to be a source of solace during a time of turmoil.But when Hoin returned home with physical impairments, his passion for art provided th...
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LVC extends an engraved invitation
What does an exhibit on Dutch prints from the Golden Age have have in common with modern day commercialismAs it turns out, plenty."The prints we have on display are from the 1570s up to the 1740s," said Scott A. Schweigert, director of the Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery at Lebanon Valley College."In...
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Eclectic, mainstream celebrated at Publisher's Gallery
Tucked among the galleries displaying photography and paintings at the Chicago Cultural Center, Publisher's Gallery looks much less like your typical hands-off display of creative works and more like a cozy study.
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Poet's Salon debuts at Uncle Freddy's Gallery
When Thade Correa returned to the region after spending time teaching in Boston, he felt something was missing.
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In brief: Judge rules feds can keep Ford Rolex
He might not be needing it anyway, but John Ford has officially forfeited his $70,000 Rolex Masterpiece watch to the federal government. Ford, a 66-year-old former Tennessee state senator, had hoped to overturn a previous ruling and keep the watch that was given to him by Memphis real estate developer Rusty Hyneman.
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In Brief: Vandal ruins church's art
A woman apparently experiencing a psychotic episode damaged a statue of St. Joseph, a painting of Jesus and various candles at St. William Catholic Church causing $1,350 in damage.
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Millington mayor-elect hopes to raise revenue to keep USA Stadium operating
Millington's mayor-elect is working to save USA Stadium, which is not scheduling events beyond next May. The city would take control of the complex -- 74 acres that include a 5,000-seat baseball park, festival grounds and rodeo arena -- and help finance the operations by passing a hotel-motel tax, Richard Hodges proposed Thursday.
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City art museum announces winter fundraiser
City art museum announces winter fundraiser
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Review: Getting personal with a composer and his work
By CHRIS SHULL FORT WORTH — What would it have been like to go to a concert hosted by Beethoven? Or Mozart or Brahms? That’s the idea behind the Cliburn at the Modern series, which presents music by a living composer with the composer in attendance. Thursday’s opening program at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth featured four pieces by Sebastian Currier. Currier himself introduced each piece ...
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Jumbies Fort Worth! features stilt performers in costume
Jumbies Fort Worth! Here’s performance art you don’t want to miss. Laura Anderson Barbata, a Mexican artist based in New York, has put together a show with the Brooklyn Jumbies, a team of stilt performers who wear Barbata’s costumes and sculptures while they create a dancing, crazy-colorful work of art. They’ve been performing at area schools this week, but they’ll make a free public ...
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Downtown celebrates New Orleans style
Downtown Meridian will be alive with the spirit of New Orleans this weekend at the Chili House's French Market festival and charity drive. The festival, which will be held Saturday from noon to 11 p.m., will feature live music, local art, handmade jewelry, pottery, holiday food, and more.
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36 Hours in Seattle
“Eagle” by Alexander Calder at the Olympic Sculpture Park. DOWNTOWN Seattle may have a Space Needle that pierces the clouds, a Monorail that whizzes above the streets and, most recently, the bloblike Experience Music Project designed by Frank Gehry . But until recently, it offered little else to draw Seattleites.
New York Times |
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A Couple of Beers and 140 Views of Yellowstone
Digital photography, which offers an alternative to the hassle of slides, has in part, ended the tradition of gathering to view a post-vacation slide show.
New York Times |
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Art students begin Memory Projects
Thirteen advanced art students at Clark High School began a unique charitable project for the holiday season. The students are participating in The Memory Project, where advanced high school art students create original portraits of children that have been abandoned, orphaned, abused or neglected.
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Arts Community of Easton presents first public display for Richard Martinez
Image courtesy Vincent Mondillo"The Boys" by Richard Martinez, 42"x68" oil on wood panel. The Butz Gallery at the State Theatre in conjunction with the Arts Community of Easton presents the first public display of art by Richard Martinez tonight with...
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Meet the Artist's John Stinger of Stewartsville making great stride at Straube
Photo courtesy of John StingerStewartsville's John Stinger stands outside Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill Gallery, where he had a recent exhibition of his landscape art. John Stinger of Stewartsville has had a lifelong fascination with the Delaware River. It has been the...
The Express-Times |
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$1 Million Donation? The Author Did It
Patricia Cornwell, the best-selling author, has made a commitment of $1 million to the Harvard Art Museum?s Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies.
New York Times |
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Art in Review
Martín Ramírez at the American Folk Art Museum, ?I Am a Man? at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, Zaha Hadid at Sonnabend and more.
New York Times |
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The China Trade, Portrayed in Porcelain
Kentshire Galleries is hosting a selling exhibition of Chinese export porcelain in its Manhattan shop at 700 Madison Avenue, at 62nd Street.
New York Times |
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Auction Slump Has Silver Lining for MoMA
After the recent drop in auction prices, artworks that were once out of reach for museums have suddenly become affordable again.
New York Times |
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Tiptoe by the Tulips (or Stretch by the Apples)
?Pour Your Body Out,? a site-specific installation by the Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist, is arguably the first project to humanize the atrium of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Global Exchange, Early Version
?Beyond Babylon,? a big, prescient, concentration-taxing exhibition, is the latest in the museum?s illustrious line of panoramic archaeological shows.
New York Times |
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A Piece of Cleveland With a New York Accent
Hundreds of artifacts are being prepared for the opening on Tuesday of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC, a $9 million branch of the Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.
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