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Movie review: The art of war restores humanity in 'Rape of Europa'
A fascinating look at the Nazis' plundering and the painstaking recovery of valuable artworks.
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Jake and Dinos Chapman go to work on 'abject' Hitler art
Adolf Hitler's stint as a jobbing painter has always been rather overshadowed by his subsequent career in politics. However, nearly a century after the future Führer was rejected by the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, 13 of his watercolours go on show today in a London art gallery.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
The famous tennis player Ilie Nastase launched his autobiographic work “Mr. Nastase” on Thursday, at the Romanian Embassy in Paris, and photographer Cristian Movila opened his exhibition “Unfinished Dreams.”
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Wax museum may come to city
Sivaji Ganesan, Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan, MGR, Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi will all be under one roof if the world-famous house of wax Madame Tussauds comes to Chennai.
The Times of India |
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Stop DWI poster contest
Students were recognized Thursday for their artistic vision portraying an important message. Seven students received awards for Monroe County 's 20th annual Stop DWI Poster contest.
WROC Rochester |
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'Bourne' films viewed as art — and science — at MoMA
One of the Museum of Modern Art's latest film acquisitions isn't an art-house experiment by Andy Warhol or Michelangelo Antonioni. It's the spy-action blockbuster "The Bourne Identity" and its sequels. This week the museum is screening the films and hosting a panel discussion with "Bourne" director/producer Doug Liman and a noted neuroscientist to talk about memory, identity and the mysterious ...
Asbury Park Press |
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Only two days left to visit the jewelry exhibition
The Romanian National Art Museum (MNAR) invites its visitors on Sunday, at 12.00, at the exhibition “Family Jewelry,” organized as closing event of the cycle of educational programs initiated on the occasion of the jewelry and micro-sculpture exhibition “A Tribute to Magnificence,” by the “Ilias Lalaounis” Museum of Athens.
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Romanian Modern Art Gallery
The 500-year-old city of Bucharest , with a population of 2,100,000, was once touted as the “Small Paris”. Bucharest today, like any big capital, is a bustling modern metropolis full of life and diversity.
Nine O'Clock |
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The “Pasarela” fashion festival in premiere in Bucharest
The event includes fashion shows, exhibitions, film projections and parties.
Nine O'Clock |
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“B-FIT in the Street!”, a festival to cheer up Bucharest for the weekend
13 European companies will present allegoric parades, performances, suspended installations, open-air concerts and interactive parties.
Nine O'Clock |
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Things to do 5.30.08
ATALOA LODGE MUSEUM, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays, next to Bacone College Chapel near the Oklahoma 16 entrance.
Muskogee Phoenix |
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High school art fills up Art Gallery
The 'bold, brash and beautiful' work of a couple of hundred high school students from across the region is on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. A release from the gallery says, ''there's nothing like youthful enthusiasm, particularly in the wide open world of high school art.''
Thunder Bay Post |
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Pitchfork Music Festival
06-07 South Brunswick, NJ - American Legion Hall 06-09 Charlotte, NC - The Milestone 06-10 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle Tavern 06-11 Athens, GA - Caledonia Lounge 06-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo 06-13 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks 06-14 Houston, TX - Orange Show Center for Visionary Art 06-15 Austin, TX - Club DeVille 06-17 San Diego, CA - Pink Elephant Bar 06-18 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo ...
Pitchfork |
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Pathways to City Hall
Kathleen Sauer and Derek Dibble, board members of Pathways/Senderos, and RoseAnne Bilodeau, the executive director of the New Britain-based teen pregnancy-prevention center, chat at City Hall after the opening of an art exhibit there, created by Pathways youth for the third year in a row. Pathways provides after-school services for...
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Nunatsiaq News wins nine awards
Nunatsiaq News continued its tradition of excellence in feature writing, in-depth reporting and photography by taking nine awards last weekend at the Quebec Community Newspaper Association's annual banquet held in Montreal.
Nunatsiaq News |
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Zimbabwe: NGZ Hosts Journey Together Exhibition
A South Africa-based group of artists -- Voyage Ensemble -- is currently running an exhibition at the National Art Gallery up until the end of the month.
AllAfrica.com |
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Tamayo painting sets record with $7.2M sale
The 1945 painting, which depicts a musician strumming his guitar as two women watch, was acquired by an anonymous buyer, Christie’s spokeswoman Sung-Hee Park said.
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ARTS + FEATURES
If you haven’t made a trip to Loft Proekt “Etazhi” (Floors Loft Project) yet — or indeed been able to locate the hidden-away exhibition and events space — now is the time to seek it out.
St. Petersburg Times |
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Israeli films takes a lead role at Cannes
Against a backdrop of threatening skies, clearly not a metaphor for the future of Israel's film industry, two Israeli feature films premiered on May 15, opening day of the 61st Cannes Film Festival.
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles |
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Artists Union of Russia Exhibition Center
38 Bolshaya Morskaya Ul. Tel. 314-3060. Daily, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Borey 58 Liteiny Prospect. M. Vladimirskaya, Mayakovskaya. Tel. 273-3693. Tuesday - Saturday 12 a.m. to 8 p.m.
St. Petersburg Times |
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Oil Blast Kills Worker
MOSCOW (Bloomberg) — An explosion at a Russian oil refinery early Thursday morning killed at least one worker and injured four more, regional authorities said.
St. Petersburg Times |
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Museums wrestle with preserving art that's not made to last
Organic materials and outmoded technology throw curveballs at curators.
The Christian Science Monitor |
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Shore HS senior recognized for Artist and Writing Award
Bay Shore High School senior Nina Yang was recognized with a Gold Key by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. Yang's work was one of 650 art pieces selected from over 6,000 submissions. This talented artist also won the annual Bay Shore- Brightwaters Summit Council Photo Contest in three student categories.
Babylon Beacon |
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Student art contest raises awareness of benefits of ride sharing and mass transit on Long Island
Recently, hundreds of students from across Long Island submitted original artwork depicting scenes that help educate the public about the many benefits of carpooling and utilizing alternate means of getting around, including bicycling, walking and public transportation.
Babylon Beacon |
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Islip Art Museum presents art exhibition June 7 through July 27
The Islip Art Museum will present Site Specifics 08, an exhibition of installations and mixed media work created by artists for the Carriage House. Curated by Karen Shaw, a senior curator of the Islip Art Museum, the exhibition will be on view from June 7 to July 27.
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