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Focus: Mario Ybarra Jr. Take Me Out...No Man Is an Island at Art Institute in Chicago
CHICAGO.- Mario Ybarra, Jr. is a visual and performance artist, educator, and activist who combines street culture with fine art in order to produce what he calls "contemporary art that is filtered through a Mexican American experience in Los Angeles."
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Arabian Nights: Early DIA and Film Art From the Collection of the Kunstmuseum Bonn
Christof Kohlhofer, Gods Golfball Production 1974/75. Acrylic auf nessel. H 140 X B 95. Kunstmuseum Bonn. BONN.- The Kunstmuseum Bonn has at its disposition one of the most important video collections in Germany.
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Serge Spitzer: Still Life on View at Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
RIDGEFIELD, CT.- Spitzer’s project, Still Life, which involves tens of thousands of tennis balls, is not simply a composition of static objects as the exhibition title suggests. The installation will animate both space and meaning as circumstances cause the tennis balls to travel through the world.
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MoMA NY Presents Five Features Including Isaac Julien's Derek and Marco Bellocchio's The Wedding Director
NEW YORK.- The Museum of Modern Art continues its initiative of weeklong runs of new and newly rediscovered features with five films during May and June. These five titles—three fiction works, a documentary, and one hybrid—give MoMA audiences an extended opportunity to catch significant works.
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Remix Recent Acquisitions Opened at Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Mona Hatoum, Palestinian, born Lebanon 1952+ and -, 1994-2004. Steel, aluminum, sand and electric motor. Overall: 10 5/8 x 157 ½ inches. General Purchase Funds, 2007. 2007:2a-d
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Goya: 3 Rediscovered Drawings Presumed Lost for Over 130 Years to be Offered at Christie's
LONDON.- Christie’s will offer 3 rediscovered drawings by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) at the auction of Old Master and 19th Century Drawings on 8 July 2008 in London.
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Sotheby's Sale of Contemporary Art in Paris Sets World Auction Record for Georges Mathieu
Georges Mathieu, L'abduction d'Henri IV par l'archevêque Anno de Cologne. Signed. Dated 1958. Oil on canvas. 200 X 400 cm. Adjugé à 1 152 250 euros. World record for the artist at auction. Photo: Sotheby's/ Artdigital Studio.
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Bill Wood's Business Exhibited at International Center of Photography
Bill Wood [Jack Garretson, manager of the Westcliff Kroger grocery store (left), with two men at promotional contest], 1963. © Billye Cooper and Connie Bruner. International Center of Photography. Promised Gift of Diane Keaton.
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Moscow World Fine Art Fair Opens
A woman tries to kiss a portrait of russian President Dmitry Medvedev created by spanish artist José María Cano for the Moscow Fine Arts Fair. Cano has made a series of portraits of politicians and rich people from Russia emulating the portraits made by the Wall Street Journal.
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im/perfection opens at the George Fraser Gallery
Elam students find innovative approaches to photography within the context of today’s image saturated environment. Their concerns press at the boundaries of photography and critique the often assumed and much debated “perfection” of the photographic reproduction.
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Art Review: Westmoreland Biennial showcases region's artistic talent
Regional survey exhibitions, vetted by a curator or juror, offer a considered opportunity to see what the artists who live among us are thinking, and what subjects and techniques they're ...
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Pasadena to welcome summer by making lots of music
PASADENA - It's taken 26 years to make it from the streets of Paris to the streets of Pasadena, but "Fete de la Musique" - celebrated internationally as the world's largest free musical festival - will make its West Coast debut here on June 21.
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UNF art students' efforts hanging in Lakeland office
Fourteen works from seven University of North Florida art students were recently purchased for the Target Lakeland office for $3,525.
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CAF Salutes Six Area Designers in Bellwether Exhibit
These few Santa Barbara innovations we all know: the hot tub (invented on Mountain Drive), ranch dressing (from the now-defunct Hidden Valley restaurant), and the Egg McMuffin (thanks to the late, great Herb Petersen).
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Park Board Goes Ahead With Eagle Sculpture, Aquatic Center
United Tribes Technical College art students will be allowed to build a fifth eagle sculpture in Bismarck. The Bismarck Park Board voted tonight to adopt a public art policy that allows the board to approve projects on a case-by-case basis.
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Book Signing - Makereti: Taking Māori to the World
BOOK SIGNING EVENT: Makereti: Taking Māori to the World by Author: Paul Diamond Writer, journalist, historian and broadcaster. Ralph Hotere: Figurative Works Carnival, Song Cycle and the Woman Series A Dunedin Public Art Gallery touring exhibition Exhibited with Hotere - Northland Connections.
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Mayor gives space for exhibits
CHICOPEE - A new art gallery has opened in the city, one that promotes "Art from the Heart." The gallery is located inside City Hall and is the brainchild of Mayor Michael D. Bissonnette. The goal of the new initiative is to give Chicopee artists the chance to exhibit their work.
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Briefs: Festival planned for Highland Park
Union Place, the Highland Park community group, is sponsoring a neighborhood festival 9 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at its headquarters at 801 N. Negley Ave.
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HEALTH NOTES
John Randolph Medical Center is sponsoring an essay contest for middle and high school students. Students are invited to submit a 250to 500-word typed essay describing what the hospital's mission, "Our Family Taking Care of Yours," means to them. The deadline for entries is June 6. To apply, students must include their name, school, grade and contact information and e-mail it to ...
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Sights and sounds
Have you seen an outstanding slice of entertainment recently in the Beaches area? A good band? An interesting art exhibit? A play not to be missed? Do you know of a good attraction that's coming our way? Please let others know by going to Shorelines.com and blogging about it. Thanks!
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My Account
TORONTO - Another prized painting by Tom Thomson went for seven figures at auction in Toronto on Tuesday night. "View From a Height, Algonquin Park" sold for $1,207,500 at the Joyner Waddington's spring auction of Canadian art.
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Palm Beach: Reward offered for stolen Picasso prints
Gallery Biba's insurance company is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of two Picasso prints and the conviction of the art thieves, the Palm Beach Police Department said.
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Local artist’s work lands on wine labels
FAMILY-FRIENDLY RECIPES Spring Fever Salsa Soup is so easy that even the most reluctant cook should give it a try. Get the recipe at thestate.com/family . Roger Hutchison of Columbia is doing some exciting painting these days. And recently he’s had the opportunity to exhibit his style on wine bottles from a Hilton Head Island winery. Hutchison’s work also is showing at Mr. Friendly’s in Five ...
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Students' history projects win awards
The following students were honored at the 2008 Kentucky's National History Day state contest, held April 26 in Frankfort at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. Students submitted projects in various categories, with topics ranging from local and state history to American and world history. Visit www.history.ky.gov/programs for a complete list of winners. Clark County: ...
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Gallery Members Exhibit Opens At Progress Energy Art Gallery
Progress Energy Art Gallery's annual member-artist exhibit opens June 6 with the gallery's First Friday artists' reception.
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