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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
Okay, so I'm not a Rembrandt expert. Last October, I looked at the photo of the above painting and imprudently wrote :
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Former National Geographic editor brings art show to CMF
HUNTER — There is probably no one who is unfamiliar with the excellent writing and photographic content of the long-standing magazine National Geographic, and one of the people who helped make that happen over a 25-year period has an art show opening Saturday, June 21, at the Catskill Mountain Foundation Art Gallery, on Main Street, in Hunter.
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Tunnel Hill: Art show focuses on history
Art, history and tourism are colliding in Tunnel Hill.
Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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Thousands expected at Derby festival
DERBY — What happens when food, games, pony rides, live music and residents of the Valley and surrounding communities come together on a day in June?
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Thorold mayor: OK for family to win city contest
Mayor Henry D'Angela says he doesn't want his family to feel they cannot participate in city initiatives since the results of the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council's Canada Day colouring contest were made public.
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The House of Viktor & Rolf at The Barbican Art Gallery
LONDON.- This summer Barbican Art Gallery will showcase the work of avant-garde Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf. This will be the first time in the United Kingdom that an exhibition has been devoted to this highly influential duo.
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Beaufort art gallery to host exhibit
BEAUFORT -- The Charles Street Gallery in Beaufort will host an exhibit of artwork by the students of Linda Sheppard today through July 7. The art show, "The Artist's Eye," will include portraits in old master drawing techniques as well as paintings in oil or pastel.
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Baltimore Museum of Art Announces Ambitious $65 Million Campaign
BALTIMORE.- The Trustees of The Baltimore Museum of Art today announced a $65 million philanthropic campaign—the most ambitious in the Museum’s 95-year history. To date, $40 million has been raised during the silent phase, placing the campaign more than halfway to its goal.
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The Whitstable Biennale: A Festival Of Contemporary Visual Art
Clio Barnard, Plotlands. LONDON.- The Whitstable Biennale is a festival of contemporary visual art. It has grown out of the developing artists' community in Whitstable and celebrates Whitstable as an increasingly important centre for artists and curators.
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Solar Powered Public Art Lets Residents Watch Light Display at Night
Matt Gorbet, Rob Gorbet, and Susan LK Gorbet, Solar Collector, 2008. Photo: Gorbet Design, Inc. CAMBRIDGE.- Twelve shimmering metal shafts rise at surprising angles from a grassy hill. They hang over the landscape, creating a graceful curve that appears to unfold for passing motorists.
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Artscape at the BMA: Sondheim Prize Finalists Exhibit
Courtesy Artist Dawn Gavin. BALTIMORE.-
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Deodorant Type: Sculptures by Gwon Osang at The Manchester Art Gallery
Gwon Osang, Fuse Gwon Osang, 2007 – 2008. 18.72 x 12.48 inches. Courtesy the artist and Arario Gallery, Seoul. Photo by Osurc Kwon. MANCHESTER.- This is the first major UK exhibition for Korean contemporary artist, Gwon Osang.
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June 20, 2008
Days before Osterville Bay Elementary School closed for good, the Osterville Historical Society opened an exhibit that will help keep its story alive.
The Barnstable Patriot |
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Colin Self: Works from the 60s at Delaye Saltoun in London
Colin Self, Orange Car from Power and Beauty 1969, Screenprint edition of 15, Image courtesy Delaye Saltoun Gallery. LONDON.-
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CVTC holds art show
MADISON HEIGHTS — The swirls and the colors seem completely abstract at first, but the artist answered correctly when asked to name the painting.
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Gallery: Mechanical Marvels Hide in Plain Sight
: You don't have to trek out to the dusty hell of Burning Man in order to see inspired feats of mechanical art and engineering. In fact, the back rooms and museums of your hometown may conceal feats of industrial genius that would put any steampunk artist to shame. Take San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Tourists know it for picturesque views of the bay, vendors selling clam chowder in ...
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Shades of Gray: Four Artists of the Southeast Exhibit at The Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Kell Black, Drawings for Boys (P-47), ca. 2002. Charcoal and acetone on paper, 36 x 48. Courtesy of the artist. NASHVILLE.-
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The Boros Collection is on View at a Converted Bunker in Berlin
Anselm Reyle, "Ohne Titel", 2008. Photo: © Noshe. BERLIN.- Christian Boros and his wife Karen Lohmann are making their collection of contemporary art available to the public in a converted bunker in Mitte, a central borough of Berlin.
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The Golden Calf by Damien Hirst Headlines Groundbreaking Auction of Work by Artist
Damien Hirst, The Golden Calf, 215.4 by 320 by 137.2 cm. Estimate: £8-12 million. © Damien Hirst. Photo: Prudence Cumming. LONDON.- Sotheby’s London will present Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, a major auction of new works by Damien Hirst, on 15 and 16 September 2008.
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Preserving History Chronicles The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Since It's Founding in 1870
Visitors explore the new building’s Egyptian Galleries, 1910. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Photograph courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. BOSTON.-
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[Best Bets] Tuesday, June 24
Check out the Mississippi Arts Center ’s main gallery today, featuring an exhibit of art from Jackson and Hinds County city employees. Free, but donations welcome. … Time Out hosts an open-mic night from 8 p.m. until midnight.
Jackson Free Press |
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The Great Seal of West Virginia explained
The Great Seal of the State of West Virginia, which exhibits the motto ’Montani Semper Liberi’ below a farmer and a coal miner, is easily one of the most recognized symbols of the Mountain State. ... But did you know the state seal also has a reverse side?
The Register-Herald |
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Fruits of Kronkosky grants will one day be seen along river
This time next year, tourists who traverse the newly improved sections of the River Walk may make pit stops at local bars and restaurants, then meander to a renovated, riverside entrance to the San Antonio Museum of Art, thanks to a grant from the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation.
San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5 |
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Grand opening of new and improved San Luis Obispo Children's Museum
The new building is now four times bigger than the old one, and offers three floors of interactive exhibits for kids to explore.
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Strawberry Moon Festival continues until Sunday
The first day of the inaugural Ode'min Giizis (Strawberry Moon) Festival has gone well, says Bill Kimball. The three-day festival, co-sponsored by O'Kaadenigan Wiingashk and Public Energy, kicked off Thursday with indigenous art installations at Artspace, Black Honey and Catalina’s. “People have already started looking at it,” said [...]
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