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| Shepard Fairey, Author of Famous Obama Poster, Arrested Before Party at ICA in Boston |
A vendor shows a shirt with the image of United States President Barack Obama at Sukhumvit Road, in the center of Bangkok. The image of Obama was designed by street artist Shepard Fairey, who admitted that he was inspired by an image made by Associated Press photographer Manny Garcia. Photo: EFE/Barbara Walton
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BOSTON.- Street artist Shepard Fairey was arrested last night in Boston on two warrants after he allegedly tagged property in Boston with graffitti based on his Andre the Giant street art campaign, reported the Boston Herald....More
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| Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Opens Paul Thek Retrospective |
MADRID.- Paul Thek (1933-1988) is considered an artist with cult status. The hitherto most comprehensive retrospective of his oeuvre focused on the phenomenal effect of his work on contemporary art and established Thek's historical significance, from legendary outsider to the founder and center of an art movement. It has been possible to bring together more than 300 of Thek's works, ...More
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| The Third Mind Live Explores Asian Art and Ideas Within American Performing Arts |
NEW YORK, NY.- In conjunction with The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia, 1860-1989, an exhibition that illuminates the dynamic and complex impact of Asian art, literature, music, and philosophical concepts on American art, the Guggenheim Museum presents The Third Mind Live, a ...More
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| New Wing to Open at Cleveland Museum of Art in June 2009 |
CLEVELAND, OH.- On June 20, 2009, the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) will open the first of three new wings designed by architect Rafael Viñoly, marking a major milestone in the museum’s renovation and expansion project. The 139,200-square-foot East Wing connects CMA’s original 1916 Beaux-Arts ...More
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| Exposures of Landscape and Life Exhibition at Sheldon Museum of Art |
LINCOLN, NE.- Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presents "Exposures of Landscape and Life: Photographs from the Permanent Collection" now through May 17.
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| Artium Presents the Exhibition Walk Among Us, by Pepo Salazar |
VITORIA-GASTEIZ.- Artium, Centre-Museum of Contemporary Art, presents the exhibition Walk Among Us (Attack, Sustain, Release, Decay), by Pepo Salazar (Lower East Gallery, until May 3), in which the Basque artist shows the results of work developed over the last two years between New York and Valencia. In this ...More
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| Valencian Institute of Modern Art Opens Exhibition of Sculptures from its Collection |
VALENCIA.- Sculpture features prominently in the IVAM’s exhibit programmes, as well as in its collections. This is hardly surprising in a centre that houses the greatest works by outstanding sculptors, such as Julio González, Gerardo Ruego, or Miquel Navarro....More
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| New Orleans Museum of Art Presents Frederick J. Brown: New Portraits of Jazz Greats |
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Opening to the public on February 8 and continuing through April 26, the New Orleans Museum of Art presents Frederick J. Brown: New Portraits of Jazz Greats, an exhibition of paintings depicting 20th century musical giants including the likes of Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday....More
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| Sebastiao Salgado Turns 65 and Stays True to his Beliefs |
RIO DE JANEIRO.- Famous Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado turns 65 on Sunday. The photographer has remained loyal to his mission of capturing images that have the power of letting outcasts be seen.
After a somewhat itinerant childhood, Salgado initially trained as an economist, ...More
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| A Two-artist Exhibition with Jannicke Laker and Julika Rudelius at Dumbo Arts Center |
NEW YORK, NY.- “Ecstatic truth” is a term used by the German director Werner Herzog to describe a filmmaking technique that favors emotional accuracy over detail-oriented accuracy in a documentary context. To achieve a sense of “ecstatic truth,” a filmmaker, instead of attempting to portray characters or events in an objective or factual way, fabricates a situation that plays with the ...More
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| The Museum of Modern Art Unveils New Graphic Identity |
NEW YORK, NY.- —The Museum of Modern Art has recast its graphic identity to underscore the Museum’s leadership role in the field of design. The new look employs prominent use of the MoMA logo as a graphic device, dramatic cropping and juxtapositions of artwork, and a brighter color palette to create a fresh ...More
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| Tate Britain Displays Three Newly Acquired Works by Black Audio Film Collective |
LONDON.- Tate has acquired three major pieces of work by Black Audio Film Collective: the seminal film Handsworth Songs 1986, and the two tape slide installations Expeditions One: Signs of Empire 1984 and Expeditions Two: Images of Nationality 1984. All three works were presented by Tate Members.They will be on display at ...More
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| The Guggenheim Acquires Work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres |
NEW YORK, NY.- Felix Gonzalez-Torres's (b. 1957, Guáimaro, Cuba; d. 1996, Miami) artworks often encourage viewers to perform a simple action like taking a candy from a mound on the floor or rolling up a sheet of paper from a stack. Yet despite their apparent simplicity and emphemerality, these acts can evoke far more complex social and political undertones. Conjuring the vocabulary ...More
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| Wexner Center for the Arts Says Goodbye to Warhol |
COLUMBUS, OH.- The Wexner Center exhibition Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms—which has boasted huge crowds, packed tours, sell-out events, record web hits on wexarts.org, and national and international media coverage—will close forever February 15. The Wexner Center presentation of the show has marked the...More
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| March Tours at the Walker Art Center Bring Tweens and Parents Together at the Exhibition Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton |
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- A unique tour at the Walker Art Center on Saturday, March 21, brings together art enthusiasts of all ages for an exploration of the portraits of painter Elizabeth Peyton. Designed for adults and kids ages 10 –14, the combination tour and workshop experience lets visitors ...More
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| Target Free Family Saturday, Be Animated set for February 14 |
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Target Free Family Saturday series, a monthly Japanese American National Museum event, will have the theme, "Be Animated", and feature screenings of the new series, "Afro Samurai", an animation workshop, a family improv activity, and a special lecture about the history of anime/manga in the United ...More
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| Mormile and Moss Join Miami Art Museum Board of Trustees |
MIAMI, FL.- Miami Art Museum has added two Trustees to its Board of community members actively engaged in making Miami an international cultural hub. Brian P. Mormile of U.S. Trust/ Bank of America Private Wealth Management and Diane Moss of the Helena Rubinstein Foundation have both accepted positions...More
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| Clark After Dark: Viva Flamenco at the Clark February 20 |
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Embrace that inner gypsy with a seductive evening of smoldering passion, flavors, music, and dance inspired by the romantic culture of southern Spain during "Clark After Dark: Viva Flamenco" at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. From 8 pm to midnight on Friday, February 20, indulge in tasty ...More
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| Dallas Museum of Art Celebrates Black History Month With a Variety of Programs for the Public |
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art celebrates Black History Month with the Dallas community by offering a variety of programming including gallery talks, lectures and performances in the galleries. The programs are based around the Museum's large collection of African and Egyptian art; they will also make the ...More
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| Saint Louis Art Museum Presents Mardi Gras Indian Documentary Feb. 20 |
SAINT LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum will present "Tootie's Last Suit," a documentary on the Mardi Gras Indians, in the Auditorium on February 20 at 7:00 pm....More
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