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ARTS NEWS: May 20, 2009
 Top Stories Material Intelligence
Kettle's Yard Gallery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK United Kingdom Call for Artists: ArtPrize - international exhibition and world's largest art prize
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI USA United States of America Synthia Saint James to be Featured on Tom Joyner Foundation�s Fantastic Voyage 2009
Royal Caribbean - Fantastic Voyage 2009, Dallas, TX | | Material Intelligence
Kettle's Yard Gallery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK United Kingdom 'Material Intelligence' At Kettle's Yard in Cambridge, brings together eight contemporary artists who work with the stuff around them. Their work is characterized by a 'democratic' selection of materials, both traditional and unconventional, handled with an openness and rigor that offer insight into contemporary artistic practice and the material culture we live in and with today. Works included are by Claire Barclay, Karla Black, Martin Boyce, Matt Calderwood, Tony Feher, Wade Guyton, Ian Kiaer, and Shirley Tse. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
| | | Call for Artists: ArtPrize - international exhibition and world's largest art prize
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI USA United States of America As a part of UICA's commitment to groundbreaking creative practices and the advancement of artistic careers, the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) invites artists to submit proposals for ArtPrize, an international exhibition featuring the world�s largest art prize. ArtPrize is a radically open competition and citywide exhibition. ArtPrize welcomes all media and is available to any artist who can secure an approved location to show their work. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
| | | Synthia Saint James to be Featured on Tom Joyner Foundation�s Fantastic Voyage 2009
Royal Caribbean - Fantastic Voyage 2009, Dallas, TX Internationally renowned artist Synthia SAINT JAMES will be one of the four featured artists joining the Tom Joyner Foundation�s Fantastic Voyage 2009 in celebration of their 10th anniversary. For the 9th consecutive year, and the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage, the Tom Joyner foundation has chartered one of Royal Caribbean's spectacular ships. SAINT JAMES originals and fine art reproductions will be on exhibit throughout the seven day cruise on Royal Caribbean�s Mariner of the Seas on the Promenade Deck along with other featured artists such as master artist Charles Bibbs. Synthia Saint James has been a Premiere Portfolio Artst at absolutearts.com since 2001 - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
| | | LOOKING IN: ROBERT FRANK - THE AMERICANS
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA USA The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is pleased to present Looking In: Robert Frank's 'The Americans,' the most comprehensive and in-depth exploration of Frank's groundbreaking book to date. On view from May 16 to August 23, 2009, the exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of The Americans, arguably one of the single-most important photography books published since World War II. The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Its San Francisco presentation is overseen by SFMOMA Associate Curator of Photography Corey Keller and is made possible by generous support from the Bernard and Barbro Osher Exhibition Fund and Bob and Randi Fisher. - Read Indepth Article at http://www.absolutearts.com
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CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION
Michael Corbin
So, I'm sitting here inside my hotel room after having visited Art Chicago 2009. I managed to make it on this very last day of the fair. Who would ever think someone would actually look forward to Monday? As you undoubtedly know by now, art fairs are great excursions for me. There's something about them that allows me to feel that I'm putting reality on hold. As I wander the clinical, pristine aisles of art, I feel almost as if I'm floating amid the clouds. There's something about being in the presence of art that elevates you. After only a few short moments alone with art, you enter this state of meditation, followed by communion and then, your senses are heightened, your spirits lifted and it's almost as if you're in some virtual reality place. It's a treasured space and a good gig... if you can get it. I sort of have that feeling right now here in my modern, hotel room at the Aloft Hotel where outside this very window, planes are busily landing at and departing O'Hare Airport as you might expect on the first business day of the week.
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