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Randolph College painting sells for $7.2 million
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The first of four paintings that Randolph College put up for sale in hopes of bolstering its financial situation was sold at auction for $7.2 million tonight. The painting -- Rufino Tamayo's "Troubadour" -- was purchased by an anonymous phone bidder in "very active" bidding, said Sung-Hee Park, spokeswoman for Christie's Latin American art auction.
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Preservationists say Utah gas drilling imperils ancient carvings
WELLINGTON, Utah Along Utah's Nine Mile Canyon lies what some call the longest art gallery in the world thousands of prehistoric rock carvings and paintings of bighorn sheep and other wildlife, hunters wielding spears, and warriors engaged in...
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Stop the holiday traffic: it’s Manukau Light Night
Manukau City hosts a spectacular photographic projection event to start the Queen’s Birthday weekend launch for the 5th Auckland Festival of Photography 2008. “
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First of 4 Randolph College paintings sell for $7 million at auction at Christie's
Associated Press - May 28, 2008 8:25 PM ET LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - The first of 4 paintings that Randolph College put up for sale in hopes of bolstering its financial situation was sold at...
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Open house expo planned at Dare County, N.C., Administration Building
The Virginian-Pilot Dare County is planning an open house expo Friday at its new Administration Building with the theme andquot;protecting our children.andquot; Tours of the building will be from 2 to 6 p.m., and there will be exhibits showing programs and departments that are involved in prote ...
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Wing Luke Asian Museum's new building is a great leap forward
The Wing Luke Asian Museum reopens in a renovated building on Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Sonoma West News
Barbara Letson-Briggs sponsors nationwide essay contest, “What About Peace?”
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Cal. Ave. business group supports sculpture
After considering whether to keep a fountain at the end of Palo Alto's California Avenue or install a new sculputre, a group of business people have made a Solomonic recommendation: Have both, they said.
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Dive Into The Blu
Walking into One Blu Wall Gallery in the Fondren Corner building is a little like diving into the ocean. The cool blue wall at the entrance envelops the visitor completely. I met owner Christina Cannon, 32, as she was getting the gallery ready for its June 1 opening.
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Filipino artist wins prize for Beijing Olympics sculpture artwork
A Filipino artist has won the grand prize for the sculpture category of the Olympic Sports and Art Contest of the International Olympic Committee and his works will be on display at the Olympic Expo in Beijing, reported local TV network GMA ...
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Aleks Krotoski: Why is the book world threatened by gamers?
There's a shift afoot in storytelling, one unavoidably inspired by computer games and new technologies. It doesn't sit well with traditionalists; at last weekend's Hay-on-Wye Festival, there wasn't a sniff of Kate Modern, no one had heard of Penguin Publishing's We Tell Stories, and the last title on the lips of the authors and festival-goers was Grand Theft Auto IV. Over on the books blog, ...
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Art students host show
Advocate
yorkregion.com |
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Sasquatch! Photo Gallery '08
ARTIST GALLERIES Built to Spill Flaming Lips Flight of the Conchords The Hives The Mars Volta Mates of State The Presidents of the United States of America of America The Breeders Cold War Kids Death Cab for Cutie Fleet Foxes Modest Mouse The New Pornographers Tegan and Sara The Whigs The Kooks ...
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Greens hope for byelection success
Green Leader Elizabeth May thinks Guelph could be a breakthrough riding. The Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival makes dance accessible. - Watch Online
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International Museum of Muslim Culture
Walking up the stairs at the Mississippi Arts Center, one might expect just another exhibit. But through the heavy wood and metal doors, Islam’s history and culture—rich with colors and textures—show that it is much more than an ordinary exhibit.
Jackson Free Press |
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May 28: Weekend Calendar
“57/1: Artists from the Premier Edition of the PMC Guild Annual” — through Aug. 1, Purdue Memorial Union, Robert L. Ringel Gallery, campus of Purdue University, West Lafayette. Works made in precious metal clay made by 57 international artists in the PMC Guild will be on display.
The Herald Bulletin |
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Barras painting may fetch £50,000
A painting which was bought 30 years ago for 50p could make up to £50,000 at auction.
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
It was estimated at $2-3 million. The Latin American sale at Christie's is still in progress, but the "Trovador"'s long song at Randolph College's Maier Museum is, sadly, finished.
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Randolph College’s ‘Troubadour’ sells for $7.2 million
Randolph College’s Rufino Tamayo painting “Troubadour” sold at auction tonight for $7.2 million, according to the Christie’s auction house Web site.
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I Want Your Job: Art gallery curator
Vivien Knight, 54, is head of the Guildhall Art Gallery in central London
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The Art of Deception
The greatest fakers in the art world aren’t forgers, wannabes, or even drones churning out 20 Mona Lisas a day for oil-painting stores. They’re practitioners of trompe l’oeil. French for “fool the eye,” the art style was first used in ancient Greece, where landscape murals w ...
Phoenix New Times |
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Flying High marks quarter century
Flying High celebrates 25 years on June 7. Customs House Museum and Cultural Center's annual fundraiser party has grown and changed over the past 25 years.
The Leaf Chronicle |
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Simon Patterson, National Maritime Museum, London
Some works of art, even though they may not be great ones, stick to you like burrs to an old tweed jacket. Take Simon Patterson's The Great Bear, for example. In 1996, Patterson was shortlisted for the Turner Prize. The Great Bear was his most talked about piece in that show. In fact, it was the most talked about piece in the show as a whole. Why? Well, it had a lot of deft humour for a start, ...
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Real Men Eat Quiche
Through the summer, the museum is offering rotating Yin Fridays and Yang Fridays. The mama’s-boy Yins feature organic-tea sipping, yogi/yogini visits, and similar wimpy stuff. We comparatively manly Yangs get to sample cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, groove to live jazz, and participate in w ...
Phoenix New Times |
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Untrue Believer
There’s naive art and there are naive subjects. Artist Terry Thompson mines the latter with his architecturally precise depictions of vintage roadside landmarks such as motels and diners. The paintings will cause twinges in those harboring memories of a simpler time, because his works are hyper ...
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