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Sean Penn may be president of Cannes jury — but don't expect buttoned-up presidential behavior
CANNES, France - Sean Penn may be president of the Cannes Film Festival jury — but don't expect any buttoned-up presidential behavior from the Hollywood rebel.
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'It' item
Gap: store or art gallery? In celebration of the 2008 Whitney Biennial, the mega-retailer is collaborating with previous Biennial artists to create a limited edition collection of cotton shirts.
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The future looks creative
The 12,000 square feet of the Modern Times Gallery on Main Street is dedicated to bringing unique and exciting exhibitions guaranteed to uplift and enhance the audience. quot
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ABU DHABI, May 15 (Bernama) -- Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has revealed the concept for a proposed new Dh3.5 billion (US$1 billion) business and residential micro-city to be built around a state-of-the art convention centre, hotel and cultural centre in Al Ain, Emirate News Agency (WAM) reported.
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World Famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! (R) to Open Museum in London This August
The quirky and world famous Ripley's Believe It or Not!®, the global authority on the weird, strange and bizarre, will open its doors to the public in the heart of London's West End at 1 Piccadilly Circus this August.
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Youth Art Show reception is Friday
CHEBOYGAN - Student artists will be featured beginning Friday at the 12th Annual Cheboygan Youth Art Show, hosted by the Cheboygan Area Arts Council and Reusch Jewelers. The week-long show will be held in the gallery of the Cheboygan Area Public Library's lower level.
Cheboygan Daily Tribune |
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Creativity draws crowd at Art Fest
MARION - Marion City School District recently held its annual Art Festival. The main hallway and media center of Harding were filled with various art projects designed and created by students in grades K-12.
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Art museum hosts social mixer tonight
The hottest topics in the last 24 hours. A groupof volunteers at the Art Museum of South Texas will kick off a series of social mixers today to be held at the art museum as part of a crusade to increase involvement among young area professionals.
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Rauschenberg Bridged Styles
Robert Rauschenberg was the protean artist from small town Texas whose imaginative commitment to hybrid forms of painting and sculpture changed the course of American and European art.
The Lakeland Ledger |
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Join the Fringe in Prague
Travel: Binge on culture rather than booze during the eight-day Fringe festival in the Czech capital
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Artist Solien finds himself in Mickey Mouse and 'Moby Dick'
In some of his most colorful, hallucination-like paintings, you find famous Walt Disney cartoon characters like Goofy and Mickey Mouse. In others, you see characters from classic American literature by Herman Melville, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor and Cormac McCarthy. That blend of high and low, of the serious and the whimsical, is a signature of University of Wisconsin-Madison art ...
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New Green Building at Yale Makes the Grade With Schuco Facades
The American Institute of Architects voted on 22 April 2008 to add Yale University's new Sculpture Building in New Haven, Connecticut to its list of "Top 10 Green Projects 2008", which pays tribute to environmentally sustainable architecture and innovative building envelopes from Schuco.
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Residents view Town Centre plan as developer holds open house
Michael Hanratty of Wickham Drive in Amherst stared intently at the artist's renderings of a proposed new $44 million, mixed-use development on the site of the former Buffalo Shooting Club on Maple Road.
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CRAZY, an Award-Winning Feature Inspired by the Life of Guitar Legend Hank Garland, Opens the 2008 Jacksonville Film ...
CRAZY, an award-winning independent feature film inspired by the tragic life and groundbreaking music of legendary 1950s-era guitarist Hank Garland, is the opening night selection at the 2008 Jacksonville Film Festival in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Things to do this weekend
China's Terra Cotta Warriors go on display, the Chalk Festival brightens Mission Viejo's streets and Doheny lays down some blues.
Orange County Register |
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Art museum exhibit offers added surprises
Collectors Club show features variety of works
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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Ongoing exhibits
Fine art, fine poetry; Installation art; Eclectic Visions; Valley Art Association exhibit; No Menstruating Women Beyond This Point; Works on paper; Dream House Revisited; Pleasant painting; Western Maryland scenic photography; Nature photographer; Recent pastels; Delectable Mountains Quilt Show; Solo exhibits; Art students exhibit works; New Beginnings; Forever Strong Womanhood; Photo exhibit; ...
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Social Notes
“Kaleidoscope,” Bishop Timon- St. Jude High School's fourth annual dinner auction, will begin with a cocktail reception, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction at 6:30 p. m. Saturday in Orchard Park Country Club. Dinner will be served at 8 p. m.
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Lancaster Festival engages artist, teacher to design cover art
LANCASTER - Robert Wright always has enjoyed spending time at The Lancaster Festival.
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette |
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Movie premieres, parties, prank kick off Cannes
CANNES, France — It's indie movies versus Indy's movie at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Buffalo News |
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UP returns to Cityscape Abu Dhabi to showcase MotorCity, Index and Limestone House
Abu Dhabi, Wednesday, May 15, 2008: Union Properties PJSC (UP), one of the leading property developers in the United Arab Emirates and a proud recipient of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award for Real Estate Development are showcasing three of its projects at Cityscape Abu Dhabi from the 13 -16 May at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
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LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 15/5
At the opening ceremony of the 6th Ho Chi Minh City Choral Festival on Monday, President Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnamese Communist Party, the traditions of patriotism, revolutionary struggle and love of country were praised. The ceremony took place at the Thu Duc District’s Culture Center .
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$86 million for a Bacon triptych leads record sales at Sotheby's
Six world auction records were set at Sotheby's. They included works by Takashi Murakami, Yves Klein, Piero Manzoni, Robert Rauschenberg, Tom Wesselmann and Francis Bacon.
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Smith Micro Software's Consumer Group Signs Agreement to Publish New ArtRage Deluxe 2.5
Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) Consumer Group has signed an agreement with Ambient Design to publish ArtRage Deluxe 2.5(TM), a computer-based painting and drawing application that provides a comprehensive range of tools for both novice and accomplished artists. Smith Micro's ArtRage Deluxe 2.5 offers all of the easy-to-use design features included in the affordable Full Edition of ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Works of Mitranand Maithani to be displayed at Jehangir Art Gallery
The paintings of artist Mitranand Maithani will be on display at the Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai from May 26 till June 1.
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