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The art of picking a Turner Prize winner
Picking a winner from this year’s Turner Prize exhibition felt a bit like picking the right Christmas present at a car boot sale. Here was the bric-a-brac of contemporary culture, an impossible jumble of flotsam and jetsam heaped up in galleries for us to unjumble.
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City watch
THE Befrienders will be holding their 3rd Annual Charity Fun Walk this Sunday at 7.30am at Taman Jaya, Petaling Jaya, to raise funds for their counselling service to the distressed or suicidal. Activities include a fancy dress contest for children, a treasure hunt and an amateur photography contest.
The Star |
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Jazz News: University of Iowa Jazz Combo Festival
Jazz combos from seven high schools in Eastern Iowa will be featured in a free concert at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in Parish Hall of the Trinity Episcopal Church, 320 East College St. in Iowa City, the current home of the University of Iowa Jazz Studies Area.
All About Jazz |
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Toasting success of month-long art fest
THE Starhill Gallery recently held a festive Gala Night to officially conclude its month-long celebration of art during the Art Festival 2008.
The Star |
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Artist’s artwork features cuddly bears taking part in various activities
EVEN the most cynical adult would walk out of Susanna Goho-Quek’s art exhibition with a much lighter heart.
The Star |
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Art Basel Contest Winners
Be sure to check the Dec. 7 Tropical Life section for images of the winning entries of The Miami Herald's 2008 Art Basel local art contest.
Miami Herald |
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Your Story My Story exhibition opens
ARARAT - East Grampians Health Service's `Your Story My Story' art project will go on public viewing at the Ararat Performing Arts Centre main foyer from tomorrow to December 12 after returning from the Women's Suffrage open day display at Parliament House, Melbourne.
Ararat Advertiser |
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Sculptor turns scrap into art
James Oleson creates large sculptures from scrap steel. He calls the process ''found material sculpture.''
WTSP-TV Tampa |
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Felix and Homer win Turner Prize
The Turner Prize, the award which once epitomised the best of British contemporary art, has gone to a work which features Felix the Cat, Homer Simpson and a Honda car commercial. Mark Leckey, 44, fro
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Entertainment
The Turner Prize, the award which once epitomised the best of British contemporary art, has gone to a work which features Felix the Cat, Homer Simpson and a Honda car commercial.
The West Australian |
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NZX Announcements: RYM
RYM 02/12/2008 GENERAL REL: 1122 HRS Ryman Healthcare Limited GENERAL: RYM: Resource consent granted for new Orewa village Media Release December 2, 2008 Ryman's new Orewa retirement village to be named after acclaimed New Zealand artist, Evelyn Page Evelyn's paintings were a mastery of tone, form and vibrant colour, most famously her outstanding series of female nudes.
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What's on Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Until November 28 Luv Olives An exhibition of paintings by Ray Spiteri at Le Meridien Hotel and Spa, St Julian’s. Until November 29 People watching Exhibition of paintings by Celia Borg Cardona at Gallery G, Villa Gourgion, 4 Sir Ugo Mifsud Street, Lija. Open between 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday and 09:30 to 12:30 on Saturday mornings.
Malta Today |
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Spotlight on Local Business: Ted Kitzmiller, owner of Tehachapi’s Radio Shack
Tehachapi’s Radio Shack, also known as Kapy’s Electronics (so named for a mustached parakeet), is privately owned and independently operated by Ted and Chelley Kitzmiller. This means that as a private dealership — not a franchise — they also sell a variety of brand name consumer electronics, toys and games as well as a unique selection of original photography and gift items. “The ...
Tehachapi News |
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Photography and History display at Courthouse Museum
Capital Views: Photography and History display at the Capital City Arts Initiative Courthouse Gallery, 885 E. Musser St.
Nevada Appeal |
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East Quogue school news
East Quogue Elementary School fifth-grader Zakary Jones was named Art Student of the Month for October.
The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press |
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British Army to help turn dictator’s palace into a museum
LONDON. The British Army is offering to help create a museum in Basra, which would be set up by the ...
The Art Newspaper |
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Manitoba/National News
HEADINGLEY — The Winnipeg Police Service unclaimed goods auction was the place to get hot deals yesterday, especially if you were looking for crowbars.
Portage Daily Graphic |
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La Grange woman shares love of Chinese culture
If every picture tells a story, Xueyan Fang could have kept you for hours at the La Grange Public Library. The La Grange resident exhibited dozens of artworks and artifacts from her collection in the library's spacious display cases and lower-level gallery in November. At the heart of her collection are pieces by her favorite artist, her father, Ke Wu Fang, who is retired in China and can devote ...
The Doings La Grange |
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Stepping into history as museum opens to public
By Fran Gillespie THE moment has finally arrived.
Gulf Times |
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Gallery featuring work of Beck to open downtown
A new Fergus Falls gallery featuring the work of Charles Beck and other local artists is scheduled to ...
Fergus Falls Daily Journal |
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art Till December 3 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm:
An exhibition of drawings and paintings by the students of Renaissance. Till December 3 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 10 am - 7 pm: Sculptures by Akhil Chandra Das, Amit Debnath, Anil Sen, B. Banamali Sharma, Bimal Kundu, B. Ruma Sharma, Chandan Roy, Chinmoy Karmakar, Gopinath Roy, Kinkar Saha, Pravat Majhi, Shankar Ghosh, Somnath Chakraborty, Sudarshan ...
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Ballantine House delivers a Victorian Christmas
ROSS WHITAKERAlice's room in the Newark Museum's Bllantine House is one of two decoratedwith thousands of preserved insects in "Insect Fantasia: A Centennial Comission. Feasting with Family and Friends: Christmas in the Ballantine House. Where: The Newark Museum, 49 Washington...
The Star-Ledger |
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Crystal Bridges To Feature PostSecret Exhibit
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art plans to showcase famous artwork by renowned artists, but its latest exhibit will feature a bunch of unknowns.
KHBS - KHOG Fort Smith - Fayetteville |
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Shape of things to come
Supplied photo The family that "Stix" together has more fun, as shown in the recent Wikki Stix sculpture contest held at Jenison's Pinewood Elementary School. Family teams selected one of three themes, then created a sculpture from the soft, poseable sticks.
MLive.com |
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Philly race car museum is pit stop for auto fans
PHILADELPHIA - For more than 20 years, Fred Simeone kept his priceless collection of vintage racing cars in a nondescript garage downtown. He'd give private tours to...
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