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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
The disorienting thing about Amy Sillman's paintings is that I think I've seen them before. Or at least parts of them. Aren't those reds and blues straight out of an early Philip Guston ? Cubist, abstract Picassos are full of tall, dominant right angle constructions like the one in Sillman's L (2007, at left).
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-04-14 16:55 GMT: Car Kabob from 'Wayne's World' on sale
BERWYN, Ill. (AP) - A towering sculpture of eight cars made famous in the movie "Wayne's World" is up for sale on eBay.
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Going to Extremes
The current exhibit at the Everson Museum of Art covers many miles of territory. Images of Vice and Virtue: Works from the Syracuse University Art Collection serves up divergent views of good and evil, encompasses artworks from the Middle Ages and the late 20th century, and presents artistic styles ranging from figurative to sheer fantasy.
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YRAF bigger than ever
This year’s Yellowhead Rotary Arts Festival (YRAF) will, for the first time, include a large sector of local artists in the festivities. This year’s festival will include a pottery category for the first time and will also feature a lecture from one of the pottery adjudicators.
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'Car Kabob' of 'Wayne's World' on eBay
BERWYN, Ill. - A towering sculpture of eight cars made famous in the movie ''Wayne's World'' is up for sale on eBay.
The Arizona Republic |
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Car Kabob From 'Wayne's World' on Sale
A towering sculpture of eight cars made famous in the movie "Wayne's World" is up for sale on eBay. The suburban Chicago landmark is named the Spindle and features cars from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s skewered on a metal spike.
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Cuisine for a Cause Hosts a Celebratory Reception, A Gourmet Food and Wine Tasting Fundraiser Featuring a Live Auction ...
As a toast to the success of the second annual Cuisine for a Cause program, Opus One, Ford Motor Company and News/Talk 760 WJR will host a Celebratory Reception, a fundraiser to benefit 10 local charities.
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Maltz exhibit is tribute to Israel’s past, present, future
On November 29, 1947, Milton Maltz, then 18, huddled around a radio with his parents, listening intently as the United Nations General Assembly voted on the partition of Palestine.
Cleveland Jewish News |
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Simple, in multicolour
The Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS comes in five different colours and while not spectacular is still not a bad option for your basic photography needs
The Globe and Mail |
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Exhibit shows art is for everyone
MONMOUTH - If any art piece in the 40th Annual Town and Country Exhibit embodied the gallery's paintings and sculptures, it is Maureen Foreman's painting poignantly stating "art is for everyone."
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
Last year marked both the 10th anniversary of Frank Gehry 's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the 30th of Renzo Piano 's and Richard Rogers ' Centre Georges Pompidou--the two most influential cultural buildings of our time.
Arts Journal |
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$35 million gift a gain for gossips
An influential collection donated to the Art Gallery of NSW has tongues wagging
The Australian |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Celebrates 'Spanish Spring' with El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip ...
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , celebrates the richness of Spain's magnificent artistry with El Greco to Velazquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III, highlighting works by the great Spanish masters; and Antonio Lopez Garcia, a retrospective of this contemporary realist.
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Sculptor, veteran carve out a dream
[ DAVIS For years Don Franklin wanted to construct "some sort of memorial" to America's veterans. But it wasn't until he began looking for a way to preserve the memory of the historic trees that once graced his yard and met chain saw sculptor Tom Zimmer that he found a way to meld both goals into one monument.
The Daily Ardmoreite |
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artnet Online Auctions - Latin American Art Sale
From April 8-24, artnet Online Auctions will offer 50 works of art by 30 renowned modern and contemporary artists including Roberto Matta, Fernando Botero, Jesus Rafael Soto and Rufino Tamayo. This sale marks the expansion of artnet Online Auctions to include works by Latin American artists in its continuous, year-round auctions.
Centre Daily Times |
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artnet Online Auctions - Latin American Art Sale
NEW YORK & BERLIN----From April 8-24, artnet Online Auctions will offer 50 works of art by 30 renowned modern and contemporary artists including Roberto Matta, Fernando Botero, Jesus Rafael Soto and Rufino Tamayo.
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College Connections - Major bonding: The perks are being an art students
Choosing to major in art is not an easy task. We aren't offered certain incentives like weekly coffee with the dean, or partially funded international trips, and employers aren't begging us to sign with them and their hefty bonus offerings. Despite not having the ability to form a Facebook group entitled "School of Money" and direct others to pump our gas, there are definitely some major perks ...
The Heights |
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New Sports Museum of America emphasizes interactivity
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York City is known for a lot of things, and that includes being the hotbed for sports in this country.
Staten Island Advance |
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Downside families see sculpture brought to life
London trip to artist's studio (09/04/2008 09:05:24)
Bedford Today |
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Expert hits out at MSPs for meddling in art collection
THE art expert who resigned as an adviser to the Scottish Parliament over the decision to keep the iconic Lion of Scotland sculpture has called for the Holyrood art collection
The Scotsman |
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Art show recognizes high schoolers' work
ST. CLAIR -- The East China School District and Cardinal Mooney High School in Marine City celebrated its young artists Sunday at the 2008 High School Arts Awards.
Times Herald |
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Supersize poster creation
Creatives thrive on visualisation, and those of us who design movie posters are no exception. What is the tone? Is it conceptual or photographic? What typography is appropriate?
Computer Arts |
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Pro Hart art collection to be auctioned
The late Pro Hart’s collection of art works by some of Australia’s greatest artists will be auctioned in Melbourne this week. The collection is expected to sell for between $7 million and $10 million.
The West Australian |
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Want to buy 8 used cars? Bidding starts at $50,000
Bids on eBay start at $50,000 for the beleaguered Berwyn "Spindle," the towering sculpture of eight cars stacked on a silver spike at Cermak...
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Huntsville Times
More than a dozen local students were named Blue Ribbon Finalists in the Alabama State Council of the Arts District V Visual Arts Achievement Program. The Huntsville Museum of Art hosts the regional event, in which 19 counties in North Alabama are invited to participate.
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