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Artist wins Turner Prize with help of Homer Simpson, Felix the Cat
British artist Mark Leckey, whose work incorporates images of Felix the Cat and Homer Simpson, has won this year's Turner Prize, Britain's biggest contemporary art award.
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Old Bank Gallery hosts art show Dec. 3-27
Old Bank Gallery, 201 W. Main, presents a special exhibit, "Two Men and Their Art," Dec. 3-27. The gallery will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
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EXHIBIT: Artist donates work to city
Today, on behalf of the city, York Mayor John Brenner will accept "Masques: The Faces of Domestic Violence," a work of art donated by Leigh Thomas of Angels Voices and local artist James Christian.
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Palin campaigns in Ga.'s Senate runoff
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is imploring Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff.
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Touch the Moon This Week at NASA Exhibit in McAllen
Visitors will have the rare chance to touch a piece of a moon rock this week in the new NASA Driven to Explore traveling exhibit at the International Museum of Art and Science in McAllen.
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Pencil This In: (Day Without) Art
Photo by kpe II via LAist's flickr pool. READING: LA resident Rachel Resnick reads from her new book Love Junkie today at the Barnes & Noble Santa Monica at 7 pm. The memoir is a woman's self-exploration of how a childhood led to a self-destructive addiction to love and sex. (DAY WITHOUT) ART: : Today marks the J. Paul Getty Museum's 19th annual observance of a Day Without ...
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Islamists held over attack on sculpture
DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh have launched a crackdown on a radical Islamic group after hundreds of activists attacked a landmark sculpture in the capital at the weekend, authorities said yesterday.
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British artist Mark Leckey wins Turner Prize
LONDON (AFP) - British artist Mark Leckey was Monday named the winner of this year's Turner Prize, contemporary art's most prestigious award, with a film that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson.
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British artist Mark Leckey wins Turner Prize
British artist Mark Leckey was Monday named the winner of this year's Turner Prize, contemporary art's most prestigious award, with a film that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson.
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British artist Mark Leckey wins Turner Prize
British artist Mark Leckey was Monday named the winner of this year's Turner Prize, contemporary art's most prestigious award, with a film that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson.
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Top picks for holiday page-turners
The College Football Book (Sports Illustrated, $29.95). This gorgeous photo-packed volume is virtually guaranteed to delight fans of the game, featuring SI's always-terrific photography and everything a Florida fan could love: hard-hitting shots of Gators, Canes, Seminoles -- and a great pic of a young and grinning Dan Marino during his Pitt years.
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World AIDS Day is reminder of disease's toll, medical achievements
Long Beach events include a multimedia program at Museum of Latin American Art.
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For Virginia Museum Director, Life Is Rarely Still
Alex Nyerges is no stranger to working 16-hour days and wearing multiple hats. As director of the VMFA, his domain ranges from the art blogosphere to the museum's $130 million construction site — with countless travel obligations, fundraising opportunities and donor visits thrown in for good measure.
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Tampa Museum of Art receives $3M gift from Morsanis
The Tampa Museum of Art will receive a $3 million contribution from Frank and Carol Morsani for its capital and endowment campaigns. The pledged gift will support TMA’s endowment and construction and includes a planned gift component.
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Two New Exhibitions At The Physics Room
Exploring the physical construction of painting, BASIS continues Emma Fitts’ investigation into the materials and processes of the medium and builds upon the use of new processes to create new experiences of painting.
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Angel of a shopper
STURBRIDGE - Gabrielle Fino, 4, tries on a halo as her mother, Michele Fino of Milford, Conn., shops for other costumes yesterday at the Country Folk Art Craft Show at the Host Hotel and Conference Center. T&G Staff/DAN GOULD
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Raritan Valley Community College hosts annual holiday art show and sale
COURTESY OF RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGERaku pieces by student Nancy Zarbock. NORTH BRANCH -- Raritan Valley Community College Visual and Performing Arts Department will present its annual Holiday Art Show and Sale from Tuesday, Dec. 2 through Friday, Dec. 5....
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Blind Eltham photographer has picture-perfect artistic vision
A NEW exhibition will let people see the world from a legally blind Eltham photographer's point of view.
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Palin implores Ga. Republicans to back Chambliss
Mon, Dec 1, 2008 (12:54 p.m.) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP begins with the Southern state.
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Williamstown’s incredible hulk sells
A PAINTING of Williamstown by one of Australia's most famous artists has sold for nearly $350,000.
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Inspiring tales told by Cheltenham illustrator
FIRST-TIME illustrator Yvette Bentata-Moore was initially nervous at the thought of painting the visions of real-life protagonists.
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Pradeep A Naik, a Multifaceted Personality
A dramatist, writer, film actor and radio artiste, he has worked as a press reporter, judged various competitions of plays, dance and elocution, handled photography and interviewed renowned artistes from drama and films, for the local press, that is Pradeep A Naik, one of Goa’s best performing artiste.
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Palin implores Ga. Republicans to back Chambliss
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP begins with the Southern state. The former vice presidential candidate made her first campaign appearance since the Republican ticket of John McCain and Palin lost on Nov. 4.
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Library News: Art auction is Dec. 3
Silent bids for the Sawyer Free Library's annual Art Auction will be accepted the entire month, with a final live auction on Wednesday Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. A preview party will begin at 6 p.m.
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Film professor scoops Turner Prize
Mark Leckey has been named as the winner of this year's £25,000 Turner Prize for an exhibition that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson.
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