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A new chapter begins for Shelf Life - The Post-Standard

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Dan Graham’s first U.S. retrospective is currently on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The…

Until August 23, Museum Küeppersmühle is exhibiting 80 paintings by legendary German artist…

“The Troy-based Kresge Foundation today announced $450,000 in grants to 18 local visual artists. The $25,000 no-strings fellowships, which inaugurate one of the country’s most lucrative annual awards…

Directly influenced by the 50s and ’60s experiments, ExtraRoom puts the sensory deprivation practice in a near futuristic scenario, when mind reading technologies are in common use and…

“Plans to build a new structure on the roof of Westminster Abbey have been announced, changing the London skyline in the first major building work at the medieval Abbey for 250 years. The addition -…

Maybe the answer to newspapers’ ills isn’t a new business model. Maybe it’s as straightforward as rewriting copyright law. First Amendment lawyer David Marburger and his economics professor brother,…

“Who would’ve thought that an avant-garde arts experiment would become one of the nation’s best-known companies within its first decade? That it would launch careers as diverse as those of Peter…

“The Skylight Opera Theatre continues to stagger under the weight of the public relations disaster in the wake of the firing of artistic director Bill Theisen on June 16. The social media, letter…

“There are many reasons that I wish I had played Dungeons and Dragons, or any RPG for that matter, when I was younger. Sure, it wouldn’t have garnered me much in the way of cool points, but I’d…

“Acclaimed German dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch has died at the age of 68. The recipient of numerous awards and prizes, she left her mark as an innovator in the hybrid genre of ‘Tanztheater,’…

“It has taken many months for the import of the settlement to become clear. It is exceedingly complex, and its design — the result of two years of negotiations, including not just the parties but…

The death of Pina Bausch “is an appalling shock and a tragedy not only for the dance world, but also for the entire international arts world. Bausch’s visionary work as dancer, choreographer and…

“[W]hile the discontinuance of Kodachrome may not be felt as keenly as that of other recently defunct items — notably Polaroid’s SX-70 film or Kodak’s black-and-white printing papers — the Kodak…

“Iz the Wiz was a legend among graffiti artists, by almost all accounts ‘the longest-reigning all-city king in N.Y.C. history,’ as the graffiti Web site at149st.com puts it. In other words, Iz put…

“A musical version of the 1963 comedy classic ‘The Nutty Professor’ is headed to Broadway, and the director will be none other than Jerry Lewis himself. The comedian, who won’t be acting in the…

“The E! channel streams a feed of celebrity tweets across the lower third of its screen, while some CNN newscasters have practically made Twitter their co-anchor. Over at MTV, the new show It’s On…

“Has technology’s ability to deliver information at such a rapid pace corrupted us? It’s one thing to marvel at how social media sites have helped spread Iranian news we might not have attained due…

“Ninety-two percent of the nearly 100 respondents in a survey conducted in May by the Bridgespan Group said they were feeling the effects of the downturn. Eighty percent of charity officials reported…

“Stephen Eich, the former managing director of the Geffen Playhouse, has been named executive director of the Pasadena Playhouse in partnership with Playhouse artistic director Sheldon Epps. ……

“As newspapers and magazines shrink and shutter their book review sections, one could easily fret that with them will go that other great literary institution: the author-critic feud. Fortunately, as…

Here’s another artist’s studio. This is the workspace of American artist Garric Simonsen. If you like Cy Twombly or Willem de Kooning you’ll enjoy browsing through Garric’s work on his…

June 30, 2009 

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“The Northshire Bookstore, in quaint Manchester Center, Vt., has all the classic trappings: exposed beams, wood tables stacked with hardcover bestsellers, comfortable leather chairs nestled into…

“Gordon Brown has sought advice from Sir Andrew Motion, the former poet laureate, prompting speculation that the Prime Minister was seeking inspiration for his speeches. Mr Brown, who is often…

“It is one of the country’s largest spaces to showcase the best of British sculpture, so being commissioned to create an artwork for the Duveen Galleries - the central space in Tate Britain - has not…

Furious about a negative Boston Globe review, novelist Alice Hoffman took to Twitter to write nasty things about the critic, whose phone number and e-mail address she gave out. “Tell her what u think…

“The House of Representatives today approved $170-million budgets for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2010: a 9.7% increase for each over their…

“Broadway tuner ‘Avenue Q’ will shutter in the fall after a run of six years. Comedy, in which a cast of humans and puppets play twentysomethings struggling to find their way in New York City, was…

“Why are two schools that were founded by the same person — and that teach the same acting technique — competing with each other? Leaders at both said that simple economics plays an important role….

“After a Prague meeting on Holocaust-era assets, delegates will tomorrow endorse a non-binding accord, promising to conduct more provenance research on art in public collections, to open public…

Van Gogh’s “The Night Café,” from 1888, “is posing an intricate question in international law. It’s the subject of a suit and countersuit in U.S. courts between the descendant of a former owner and…

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Libraries statewide receive rural heritage grants

Tacoma Daily NewsEllensburg Public Library ($9756) — The project title is “Kittitas County Historic…

“Western classical music, banned in Chairman Mao’s Cultural Revolution of 1966-76, has exploded in popularity. Just as its government is opening economically to the West, China is emerging as an…

“The costs and complexities of big-name architecture have fueled a revulsion against architectural spectacles in today’s miserable economy — including the engineering acrobatics Calatrava is famous…

“Actress Elaine Stritch, known for her caustic personality, gravelly voice and her Emmy-winning turn as Alec Baldwin’s mother in ‘30 Rock’ on TV, failed to pay writer John Lahr for his work on her…

Danish artist and environmentalist Tue Greenfort’s photo series, Daimlerstrasse 38 lured foxes living in the industrial area in eastern Frankfurt with frankfurter sausages towards a…

Until August 23, Museum Küeppersmühle is exhibiting 80 paintings by legendary artist…

June 29, 2009 

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Turning Rizal’s ‘bahay na bato’ green

Inquirer.net… built in the 1950s based on a vintage photograph, the remnants of the…

The ART BAZAAR is an OPEN CALL to ALL ARTISTS on Saturdays and Sundays, beginning July 4th thru August 16th, who wish to display and sell their artwork at Lyons Wier Gallery. The gallery doors will…

The New York City branch opens an acting studio in its West Coast sibling’s backyard.

She launched the careers of some of the most successful actors of the 20th century. Marlon Brando, her most…

Are you assuming—perhaps incorrectly—that certain connections are separate from your art connections? Regardless of the type of work you did before diving into your art career, every contact…