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| Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam Celebrates John and Yoko's Historic Bed-in with Exhibition |
Image taken 40 years ago by Dutch photographer Govert de Roos on view in the exhibition “From Holland with Peace” at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. The hotel has organized an exhibition in the room where John Lennon and Yoko Ono stayed in 1969 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the bed-in for peace. Photo: EFE/Robert Vos.
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AMSTERDAM.- From the 21st until the 29th of March a commemoration about the legendary Bed-in for Peace will be held in the Hilton Amsterdam with a tripartite photo exhibition 'From Holland with Peace'.
Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono stayed in the Hilton Amsterdam hotel during their honeymoon in March 1969 and stayed in bed for 7 days in room ...More
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| Voom Portraits by Robert Wilson Opens Next Week in Valladolid |
VALLADOLID.- Valladolid will present "VOOM Portraits," an exhibition of video portraits by the celebrated theater director and artist Robert Wilson, on view from April 2 through May 31. The exhibition is in cooperation with "VOOM Portraits - Robert Wilson”....More
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| TEFAF Maastricht 2009 Confirms Art Market Remains Solid |
MAASTRICHT.- TEFAF Maastricht 2009 is taking place (13-22 March 2009) in the most serious global economic crisis that has been seen for decades. Following the success of the Yves St. Laurent sale in Paris, all eyes turned to Maastricht to see how TEFAF would fare in these turbulent times. The result was ...More
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| The Pope's Toilet-Bittersweet Film About the Pope's Visit to Uruguay, has a Weeklong Run at MoMA |
NEW YORK, NY.- The Pope’s Toilet (2007), the bittersweet directorial debut feature of Enrique Fernández, a writer born in Melo, Uruguay, and César Charlone, the Uruguayan cinematographer of City of God and The ...More
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| Snite Museum of Art Presents In the Wake of the Beagle: Darwin in Latin America 1831-1836 |
NOTRE DAME, IN.- Although Darwin sailed on HMS Beagle as a guest of Captain FitzRoy, and paid his own way, he was the official “naturalist” on board. This role could have been played in a number of ways, and Darwin chose to follow the lead of Alexander von Humboldt, the ...More
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| Inspired Art for Obama Exhibition Opening April 1 at Chicago Tourism Center |
CHICAGO, IL.- “Officially Unofficial - Inspired Art for Obama,” an exhibition of prints, posters, photographs, and videos that emerged in 2008 as icons of the art movement in support of Barack Obama for President, opens April 1 and continues through May 31 at the Chicago Tourism Center, 72 E. Randolph Street, across from the Chicago Cultural Center. ...More
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| Exhibition Looks at Infamous Dynasty of "Mad-doctors" at Bethlem Royal Hospital |
LONDON.- Coined in the 18th century, the term ‘mad-doctor’ referred to a physician treating mentally ill patients of the day. An exhibition explores four generations of one family who became an infamous dynasty of ‘mad-doctors’ at Bethlem Royal Hospital between 1728 and 1855. They were the Monros....More
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| The Architecture of John Lautner on View at the Lighthouse in Glasgow |
GLASGOW.- The only European showing of the acclaimed exhibition, Between Earth and Heaven, the Architecture of John Lautner, opened to the public in Glasgow. The Hammer Museum exhibition, curated by Nicholas Olsberg and Frank Escher, is now on show in The Lighthouse, Scotland’s national Architecture and Design...More
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| Painter, Illustrator and Graphic Designer Brian Drake Partners with Printscapes.com |
HONOLULU, HI.- Painter, illustrator, and graphic designer Brian Drake has recently partnered with Printscapes.com, an online art store. Printscapes.com now features Drake’s work for purchase as prints on paper or canvas, with a variety of framing options....More
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| Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art Presents William Christenberry's Art |
NASHVILLE, TN.- Passing Time: The Art of William Christenberry will be on view at Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art through June 14, 2009. This exhibition, a survey of past and present work, features more than 52 of Christenberry’s ...More
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| West's Best Women Artists Will Ride Back to Wickenburg |
WICKENBURG, AZ.- 4th Annual Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Exhibition & Sale returns to the Desert Caballeros Western Museum March 27th – May 3rd, 2009. Recognized as one of Arizona's top art shows, Cowgirl Up! is the most important invitational exhibition...More
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| Princeton University Press Publishes Lars Jonsson's Birds: Paintings from a Near Horizon |
PRINCETON, NJ.- Lars Jonsson´s Birds: Paintings from a near horizon (Cloth $55.00, 978-0-691-14151-0, March 4, 2009) offers a glimpse into the formidable portfolio of a preeminent wildlife artist. No other painter captures the true look and feel of birds in the wild so beautifully. This magnificently illustrated volume collects Jonsson’s most recent paintings and drawings, many published ...More
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| PopCap Launches Peggle Art Contest to Celebrate Peggle Fever |
SEATTLE, WA.- PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today announced a first-of-its kind Peggle™ Art Contest, with the top submissions being immortalized in a future installment of the cult classic casual video game. The contest, which opens today and runs through June 3, ...More
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| Exhibition of Influential Irish Artist Willie Doherty To Debut at The Dallas Museum of Art |
DALLAS, TX.- On May 24, the Dallas Museum of Art will premiere Willie Doherty: Requisite Distance, an exhibition of works by one of the most important artists to emerge from Northern Ireland in the past three decades, and a two-time nominee for the Tate’s Turner Prize. The ...More
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| High-tec Meets Archaeology at Williamsburg Lodge & Conference Center |
WILLIAMSBURG, VA.- Archaeologists don’t dig with just shovels and hand trowels anymore. The world of high-tech is now an integral part of digging in the dirt, and students and scholars from around the world will meet here next week to explore current theory and applications of computer technology in archaeology. ...More
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| Arkansas Arts Center Presents Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of An American Potter |
LITTLE ROCK, AR.- The Arkansas Arts Center presents the exhibition Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of An American Potter, on view through May 17, 2009, in the Townsend Wolfe Gallery. This exhibition was organized by the Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota....More
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| The Chazen Goes Undergound with Comix Exhibition |
MADISON, WI.- Beginning in the 1960s, underground cartoonists joined the rebellion against mainstream society, commercial publishing, and conformity in comics. The thriving comix culture boldly visualized the dissent and social exploration of the time. Underground Classics: The Transformation of Comics into Comix, 1963 - 1990, on view May 2 - July 12, 2009, looks at comix as an art form ...More
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| 7 W New York Announces Two Public Viewing Days for Ceramica Magnifica! |
NEW YORK, NY.- 7 W New York, a wholesale showroom trade building located at 5th Avenue and 34th Street, is pleased to announce 4 public viewing days for Ceramica Magnifica!, a limited-time exhibit and sale of ceramic art. The exhibit features the best of the Este Design Triennale of contemporary ceramics, created by international designers and artists and crafted by artisan in Italy.
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| Call for Entries: City of Levallois - EPSON Photographic Award 2nd Edition |
LEVALLOIS.- The City of Levallois and EPSON France launch the second City of Levallois-EPSON Photographic Award, created to promote creation in contemporary photography on an international level.
This Prize will be awarded as the result of a competition opened to any ...More
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