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Whiting Tennis Awarded $10,000 Arlene Schnitzer Prize
Whiting Tennis, The White Nun, 2006, Lumber, plywood, paint, and asphalt, 67.5 x 25 x 27 inches, Image courtesy Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle. PORTLAND.- Art Daily
Interact with Acclaimed Contemporary Navajo Artist Tony Abeyta at The Heard Museum
Tony Abeyta, Navajo, b. 1965, “Flowerbombs,” 2007, on exhibit in Underworlderness at the Heard Museum from June 6, 2008 to January 18, 2009. Courtesy of the artist. Art Daily
Everyday Photographs of Picasso Made by Roberto Otero on View at Picasso Museum
MALAGA.- Roberto Otero (Trenque Lauquen, Buenos Aires, 1931-Palma de Mallorca, 2004) was one of the main photographers who continuously took intimate images of Pablo Picasso in the last years of his life, which took place in the south of France. Art Daily
Christoph Rutimann's Suspicion at Kunstmuseum in Bonn
Christoph Rütimann, Waageninstallation (Doppelpyramide), 1991. 3094 Personenwaagen 65 x 604 x 696 cm. Courtesy der Künstler. BONN.- Christoph Rütimann, born 1955 in Zurich and today living in Müllheim/TG, is among the most important Swiss artists of his generation. Art Daily
From Goya To Gauguin. The 19th Century at The Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
The work "Of Promise" by Adolfo Guiard, at the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao which presents the exhibit From Goya to Gauguin: The 19th Century. Photo: EFE / Luis Tejido. Art Daily
Thyssen-Bornemisza in Spain Opens an Innovative Presentation of the Work of Joan Miro
Joan Miró, Tierra labrada, 1923-1924 (La Terre labourée) Oil on canvas. 66 x 92,7 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 72.2020 MADRID.- The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is opening the exhibition Miró: Earth. Art Daily
Thyssen-Bornemisza in Spain Opens an Innovative Presentation of the Work of Joan Miro
MADRID.- The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is opening the exhibition Miró: Earth. It offers a totally innovative presentation of the work of Joan Miró that focuses on a recurrent concept in the artist’s work: the earth. Art Daily
Today in KC Entertainment calendar
BODIES REVEALED: Exhibit showcases real human bodies preserved through a revolutionary new process called plastination. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Union Station, Bank of America Grand Gallery, Pershing and Main. $19-$24. Tickets sold for specific dates and times. www.unionstation.org (816-460-2020) The Kansas City Star
Sydney Biennale boasts revolutionary online venue
A horse suspended from the roof of the Museum of Contemporary Art is just one of 250 contemporary art works being shown as part of the 2008 Biennale of Sydney. ABC via Yahoo!7 News
Gay pride abounds, but indie gay films tank
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Gay-pride season seems to be extending well beyond its official month of June. Gay marriage is now legal in California, stars are coming out of the closet (and woodwork) as never before, and NewFest -- the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival -- has kicked off the summer cycle of gay film festivals with its 20th anniversary run. ... Reuters
U2 to auction off painting
U2 will auction off a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, which has been hanging at their studio in Dublin for the past 20 years. The painting is expected to fetch around £4.6 million at the Contemporary Art Sale at Sotheby’s next month. The Star
Independent wins 15 awards in AP statewide contest By Independent staff
ALBUQUERQUE — The Gallup Independent captured 15 awards , including six first-place plaques, Saturday night during The Associated Press Managing Editors Better Newspaper awards ceremony. The awards banquet was held at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Albuquerque. The Gallup Independent
Heritage Camp at Tubman Museum
The Tubman African American Museum is providing Middle Georgia kids an opportunity to stay busy now that they are out of school. FOX 24 Macon
Bad apples hit banana installation
A prankster took a bite out of a local art project on the weekend — switching one fruit for another. “I was a bit surprised,” said Victoria Page. Her gallery, Page and Strange , is currently showing Banana Installation, a work by local artist Michael Fernandes. The experimental artist is exhibiting a banana in the window of the Granville Square gallery. He started on Friday with a ripe ... Metro Halifax
Mr. Greenthumbs
Paul Renier walks among his 135-foot rows of tomatoes, peppers and corn as if he’s touring an art gallery. The Massillon Independent
Top Scoops
Crime & Liqour Outlets / Questions For Oral Answer / Peter Dunne Vs. Ken Barlow / Light Bulbs / Marine Leeches & Climate Change / Broadband Report / Surveillance & Auckland City / Human Rights Vs. Palestinian Territories / Saudi King & Oil Prices. Scoop.co.nz
New Lessons From The British Royal Navy
by Martin Sieff Washington (UPI) Jun 16, 2008 Britain's Royal Navy is seeking to revive its fabled anti-submarine warfare, or ASW, operating skills, and the area it chose to practice them this spring was astride the world's crucial oil supply routes in the Indian Ocean. Space War
Morgan Co. artist set to travel to Greece to study sculpting
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - Working with stone has been his passion, and when the opportunity came to study stone carving at a famous studio in Greece, Lee Barron knew he had to attend. The Herald-Mail
A bit of common sense - Editorial
I challenge anyone reading this to name one contemporary artist. Chances are, you either can't name anyone, or you only know one artist from some random trip to a nearby gallery. Who are the current day American movers and shakers in the art world? The Weber State University Signpost
Auckland Museum Reveals Its Secrets
Hidden backstage at Auckland Museum are 98% of the close to 5 million objects the Museum has been caring for throughout its history. Scoop.co.nz
Gallery Opens Photography Exhibit on Effect of AIDS Relief
Nguyen Quoc Khanh fell ill last year with tuberculosis at his home in Vietnam and soon discovered he had HIV. By then he was too weak to work and support his family. The Advocate
Salute to the Arts may fold its tents
Salute to the Arts will likely be canceled this year. While the Sonoma Valley Art Alliance board, the nonprofit organization that oversees the annual festival of food, wine and art, has not officially voted on the matter, an overall dearth of money has made the outcome all but inevitable. Sonoma Index-Tribune