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Preview: Spring, Ragley Hall, Warwickshire
The British sculptor Juliet Haysom is fine-tuning the underground system that will run Spring, her proposal for which won the Jerwood Sculpture Prize in 2007. "I had a crew from a specialist well-drilling company make the borehole to reach the water source 24 metres beneath the ground. It feeds into a chamber with a series of nozzles which produce the fine spray of mist that is seen at the ...
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Shadows on the land: A new exhibition reveals a darker side of the rainbow nation
The American poet Ezra Pound once wrote, with pardonable exaggeration, that artists were the antennae of the race. At their best, he was arguing, they can cut to the quick of a situation – not only define a historical moment, but also see far – with a kind of fearful and fearless clarity.
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Editorial: Hillary Clinton cracks the glass celing for female politicians in the US
Editorial: The curious upshot of Clinton's defeat is that the contest might now become more interested in women
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Union South to open in 2011
The firm that built the world famous Santiago Calatrava addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum has been named construction manager of the new South Campus Union at the UW-Madison. Milwaukee-based CG Schmidt will head the $82 million project, which includes demolition of the existing Union South and building a replacement at the same site on Randall Avenue. It will manage the job out of its Madison ...
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All Events for 10 June 2008
Until 19 Aug 2008 Working in small groups, explore the different techniques for developing screenprint using paper stencils, hand painted stencils, photographic stencils and four colour separations. Suitable for...
My Village Notting Hill |
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Artist captures human forms amid Chinese literature-inspired backdrop
Happy smiling faces and beautifully envisioned human figures are the main themes for Chong Siew Ying’s latest solo exhibition Idylle that is set amid a romantic Chinese backdrop.
The Star |
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Mural in a Day
ANDY SAWYER/Yakima Herald-Republic Sculptor Ron Adamson from Kalispell, Mont., stretches to paint to the edge of the recreated "Hallers' Defeat."
Yakima Herald-Republic |
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Stars of music, art and dance celebrate Matariki
City Gallery Wellington is celebrating Matariki 2008. Join artist Matthew McIntyre Wilson in conversation with curator Abby Cunnane about his Seven Stars exhibition.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Hank Greenspun Terrace on Pennsylvania Avenue
This terrace offers a panoramic view of one of the most famous streets in the United States. The view encompasses landmarks and monuments of American history, including the U.S. Capitol, the National Gallery of Art, the National Archives and the Washington Monument.
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ArtCycle auction raises almost $2,000 for Columbia Art League
COLUMBIA — A crowd of spectators gathered Sunday to watch the judging of Art in the Park’s first ArtCycle competition, which challenged participants to make working bicycles into moveable art.
Columbian Missourian |
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Artist paints up controversy
A longtime artist used a unique style of painting to remember the Oklahoma City bombing and other events that have shaped America's history.
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Hooked on folk art
Quilting can take years upon frustrating years to master, but you can learn to hook in just a few minutes.
Rapid City Journal |
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Picasso's personal collection unveiled in Brisbane
An exhibition of works collected by Pablo Picasso has gone on display for the first time in Australia.
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Take 4 for Virgin Labfest
MANILA, Philippines - “The Virgin Labfest is a venue for playwrights, directors and actors to bring to life ’untried, untested, unpublished and unstaged’ one-act plays,” explains festival founder Rody Vera.
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art June 9 - 15 at The Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm:
A solo exhibition of Subrata Ghosh’s recent work. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm. Till June 9 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sukhamoy Majumder.
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Tiav Gallery to open a new exhibition room
The Foundation SOCIETA Club UNESCO will open on Wednesday, June 11, a new exhibition room of Tiav Gallery in the old part of Bucharest, at the end of Cauzasilor Street.
Nine O'Clock |
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Arts Alive gets historical for Kingdom Days
In coordination with the Breckenridge Heritage weekend, 'Kingdom Days' June 14 and 15, Arts Alive Gallery will have an exhibit, 'History Through The Artists Eyes'. Along with the exhibit, there will be artist demonstrations and light refreshments.
Summit Daily News |
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Nude teens are 'art not pornography'
Australian police will not prosecute one of the nation's leading artists for pornography following an investigation into an art exhibition that included photographs of naked children.
Daily Telegraph |
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Quebec City exhibition uses Islamic art to build bridges
To mark it's 400th anniversary, Quebec City has unveiled an exhibit of some treasured Islamic and European artifacts from the Louvre. Curators say it is the first, and probably the last, time so many pieces from the museum's 13-century-old Islamic Art collection are being displayed outside of France.
The Daily Star Lebannon |
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New Zaha Hadid Dubai Arts Project Seems To Emerge From The Sand
"This landmark development will accommodate an opera house, playhouse, arts gallery, performing arts school and themed hotel on an island in Dubai Creek just off the mainland part of the district. All of these facilities will be state of the art to host world class performances and exhibitions."
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Serial killer wrestles with his crimes
(AP) TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas - Elmer Wayne Henley, his once-long hair now cropped closely and flecked with gray, shakes his head three times. "No. No. No," he mutters softly, as his ice-blue eyes study the artist’s renderings of three unidentified murder victims.
KOB-TV Albuquerque |
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Orange County Museum Is Moving
"The Newport Beach-based museum is announcing today that it is relocating to Costa Mesa, and has received legal title to a 1.64-acre parcel of land next to the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. The land transfer is the first major step toward moving the county's contemporary art museum, now tucked away in Newport Center, to the central arts district across from South Coast Plaza that's ...
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Serial killer wrestles with his crimes
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 (11:52 a.m.) Elmer Wayne Henley, his once-long hair now cropped closely and flecked with gray, shakes his head three times. "No. No. No," he mutters softly, as his ice-blue eyes study the artist's renderings of three unidentified murder victims.
Las Vegas Sun |
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From prison, serial killer says he doesn't recognize last 3 victims
TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas - Elmer Wayne Henley, his once-long hair now cropped closely and flecked with gray, shakes his head three times. "No. No. No," he mutters softly, as his ice-blue eyes study the artist's renderings of three unidentified murder victims. "I don't recognize any of these people."
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Art gallery hits another hurdle
The long-delayed upgrade of the Auckland Art Gallery faces another hitch after protests to Land Information Minister David Parker about taking land from Albert Park for the $113 million project.
The New Zealand Herald |
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