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D.C.'s Search for the Next Steve Jobs & Other Artistic Pursuits

Roshanak Taghavi | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Pechakucha, Art, Artwork, Breakdancing, Washington, Architecture, Curators, Washington DC, Dance, Tokyo, Education Reform, Fashion, State Department, Art Galleries, Dc Arts, DC News
Roshanak Taghavi

Have you ever wondered how we'll find the next Steve Jobs?

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Flowing Meditation: Dissolving My Daughter Into Water

Jesse Michael Newman | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Surreal Art, Art Exhibitions New York, Video, Artwork, International Art Expo, Greek Mythological Art, Greece, Greek Mythology, Greek Gods and Goddesses, Meditation, Parenting, Surreal Artists, Art Exhibitions, Arts News
Jesse Michael Newman

As the scope of the project grew, I began to recognize Rebirth of Gaea as a unique opportunity to reach my full artistic potential.

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Do Clothes Make The Man? Caleb Cole Pretends To Be Everyone

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Massara | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Photography, Video, Indianapolis, Art, Artwork, Caleb Cole, Private Lives, Cindy Sherman, Genderbending, Portraits, Emerging Artists, Gender, Arts News

Caleb Cole describes himself on his website as "a former altar server, scout, and 4-H Grand Champion in Gift Wrapping." He is also a photographer who ...

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1,300 Elementary School Kids Lending a Helping Hand Through Art

Brian Buck | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Kids' Artwork, Habitat for Humanity, Friendly Neighborhood Helpers, Artwork, Holiday Season, Greeting Cards, School Kids, Impact News
Brian Buck

Local charity, inspired by elementary student, is raising money for charities and schools by selling greeting cards adorned with kid's artwork The He...

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Exhibit Of Serial Killer Artwork Comes To A Close

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Murder, Serial Killer, Art, Artwork, Homicide, Crime, Crime News, Chicago, John Wayne Gacy, Illinois, Chicago News

Wet, shiny, like narrow shards of glistening glass dipped into a pool of memories, her eyes carry a faraway pain. Yet they are not tears. The dignifie...

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Steven Soderbergh Enlists Legendary Street Artist For 'Contagion' Poster

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Alan Krumwiede, Steven Soderbergh, Jude Law, Robbie Conal Artwork, Artwork, Robbie Conal, Robie Conal Poster, Contagion Movie, Robbie Conal Postering, Director Steven Soderbergh, Contagion, Robbie Conal Jude Law, Arts News

Steven Soderbergh's latest film, 'Contagion,' is the story of a world thrown into pandemonium as the result of a fast-moving, deadly disease. As the i...

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18 Lessons From 5 Years On The Road

Matt Kepnes | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Travel, Artwork, World Travel, Backpacking, Travel Tips, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Matt Kepnes

I think five years is a good point in which to sit back and reflect on what exactly travel has taught me through this long, strange trip.

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Troves Of Documents And Art Lost In 9/11 Attacks

Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: 9/11, John F. Kennedy, 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, Art, Artwork, 9/11 Attacks, Helen Keller, Video, Arts News

The tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City a decade ago took almost 3,000 lives. In addition to the loss of life, troves of documents and majo...

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Marketing and Selling Work in a Difficult Economy

Daniel Grant | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Rotary International, Barter, Artwork, Sales, Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, Marketing, Artists, Business of Art, Recession, Web Sites, Arts News
Daniel Grant

In today's economy, some full-time artists may find that they need to get a part-time job, while others will put renewed effort into strengthening ties with current collectors.

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If Works of Art are 'Strikingly Similar,' Is That a Problem?

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Childs, Trade Dress, Artwork, Joshua Kaufman, Plein-Air, Richard Prince, George Harrison, Business of Art, Copyright Law, Thomas Shine, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Arts News
Daniel Grant

One talks of "drawing from life," perhaps of being a "plein-air" artist, but the fact remains that most art looks more like other art than like life, ...

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Italian Museum Director Seeks Asylum In Germany, Fearing The Mob

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Artwork, Camorra, Germany, Mob, Museums, Naples, Angela Merkel, Amnesty, Italy, Europe, Arts News
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When Antonio Manfredi, director of the Casoria Contemporary Art Museum outside Naples, got a phone call recently, he knew he was being threatened. "A ...

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Italian Art Duo Hijacks 1 Million Facebook Profiles For Dating Site

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Art, Artwork, Relationships, Facebook Privacy, Artists, Facebook, Privacy, Berlin, Arts News
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A duo of artist "hacktivists" have launched a direct and surprisingly effective assault on Facebook. As a component of their installation at Berlin's ...

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From the Palettes of Babes: Four Prodigious Child Artists to Watch

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monet, Creativity, Top Five, Art, Jackson Pollock, Artwork, Children, Pablo Picasso, New York Times, Artists, Arts News
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On Thursday, the New York Times dared to ask a question that has been plaguing moms for years: what do you do when your children's artistic output out...

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ART RENDEZVOUS: Radiohead's Thom Yorke's Massive Eco-Art Ode To King Canute

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Art, United Nations Climate Change, Artwork, Climate, Crowdsourcing, Thom Yorke, United Nations, Environment, Earth, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Radiohead, Arts News
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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is putting his celebrity to good use, helping catalyze volunteers for a massive experiment in global crowdsourced art, s...

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GALLERIST SPEAKS: Andrew Roth On His Diane Arbus Skateboard Show

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Gallery, Art, Artwork, Artist, Artists, Art Galleries, New York, New York City, Skateboarding, Arts News
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In the current issue of Modern Painters, we wrote about a forthcoming show of Asher Penn's work at Andrew Roth Gallery in New York. The focus of that ...

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POP ART: How Jeff Koons's "Balloon" Sculpture Could Make History, Again, at Christie's

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Auction, Art Auctions, Jeff Koons, Artwork, Christie's, Artists, Records, Germany, Sculpture, Berlin, Arts News
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In November 2007, Jeff Koons's "Hanging Heart (Magenta/Gold)" sold for $23.6 million at Sotheby's New York, setting a world auction record for a work ...

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INTERNET ART: A Look at the Winners of AOL's "25 for 25" Arts Grant Program

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Social Innovation, Social Change, Artwork, Aol, Grants, Artist, Artists, Innovation, Arts News
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America Online, the latest international company to throw its financial heft behind the arts, has chosen not to fund an art fair (UBS) or stamp its lo...

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Jewish Groups Launch New Online Nazi-Looted Art Database

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, World War II, Nazis, Nazi Germany, Artwork, Jewish Culture, Jewish, Restitution, Holocaust, History, Arts News
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Nazi ideologue Alfred Rosenberg created the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg as a special military unit devoted to the Third Reich's project of sys...

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Ask GYST: Public Domain Images Get a Mark

Karen Atkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Artist at Work, Public Domain, Art, Artwork, Artist Rights, Professional Practices, Copyright, Artist, Business of Art, Creative Commons, Arts News
Karen Atkinson

Even with creative commons searches for images, it is not always clear if those images are copyrighted. With this new mark, we will no longer be guessing.

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Getting Your Sh*t Together: Ask GYST (Keeping Track of Information for a Work of Art)

Karen Atkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Resale Royalties Act, Inventory, Collector, Art, Sale of Art, Artwork, Working Artist, Artist, Gallery, Arts News
Karen Atkinson

What are the basic pieces of information I should keep track of for each work of art I make and sell? Kimberly B., Painter Los Angeles, CA It is vita...

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'Work' On Labor Day 2010

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Art Gallery, Art, Artwork, Charles Ledray, Fashion Art, Art Showcase, Fashion, Ledray, Labor Day 2010, Work, Labor Day, Labor Day Work, Books News

"CHARLES LEDRAY: workworkworkworkwork" brings together over 25 years of remarkable work by Mr. LeDray, an artist who makes meticulously detailed, hand...

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PHOTO: Guess The Artist Responsible For This Masterpiece

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boston, Painters, Polls, Quiz, Artwork, Painter, Poll, Museums, Dancers, Velazquez, Art Museums, Painting, Portraits, Arts News

This painting, displayed large in the foyer of a Boston museum, is among the most famous works by this canonical American artist. HINTS: this painti...

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African Digital Art

Max Eternity | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, Digital Media, Artwork, Kenya, African-Americans, Africa, Jepchumba, Arts News
Max Eternity

African Digital Art came out of a need for more visibility of Africa's talent in the digital media industry. Jepchumba is the founder of African Digital Art -- an online collective of digital artists and enthusiasts.

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Artwork: You Bought It, You (Don't?) Own It!

Paul Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Buying Art, Art Ownership, Art, Artwork, Art Dealing, Owning Art, Art World, Chicago News
Paul Klein

One of the most overlooked financial complications of collecting, or even buying art, is whether or not we actually own the piece we've acquired. Tainted provenance is a real problem in the art world.

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The Armory Show; Contemporary Art in New York

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Armory Show, Mixografia, Manabu Ikeda, Modern Art in NYC, Pier 94, Magdalena Abakanowics, Manolo Valdez, Photography, Art Enthusiasts, Art Fairs, Visual Artists, Galleries, Sculpture, Artists, Painting, Modern Art, New York, Art, Museums, Fine Art Dealers, Contemporary Art, March, Art Collectors, Communism, Hudson River, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Nazis, Walking, Art Installations, Bronze, Art Sales, Nazi Europe, Legs, Poland, Public Art, Manolo Valdes, Marlborough Galleries, John Baldessari, Natural Disasters, Japanese Artists, Architecture, Los Angeles, Japan, Donald Sultan, Braodway, Haitian Vodun, Haitian Art, Devin Troy Strother, Haiti, Faye Fleming & Partner, Lynette Yiadon-Boakye, Ghana, London Artists, Jack Shainman Gallery, Shaman, Star Wars, Africa, Tailoring, Parliament Funkadelic, Chewbacca, Sound Suits, Video Installations, Volcanos, Man Made Disasters, East Java, Havoc, Havoc 2007, Earthquakes, David Mackenzie, Video Art, Susan Norrie, Seismic Disturbances, Richter Scale, Exodus, Affordable Housing, Germany, Berlin Artist, Earth, Detroit Economy, Detroit, Abandoned Homes, Michigan, Berlin, East Germany, East Berlin, Urban Development, Art Patrons, Artwork, Butler, Media Buzz, Garbage, Lauri Lyons, Beauty, Bergamot Station, Europe, Mizuma Art Gallery, Contemporary European Art, Vernon Fine Art, Mecca, African American Photographers, John W. Sauve, Richard Heller Gallery, American Photographers, Berlin 1989, Giorgio Persano Gallery, Birmingham Public Art Board, Flag an American Story, Flag International, Vodoo, Clive Smith, Style News
Lauri Lyons

Since 1913, The Armory Show Art Fair has been the preeminent international exhibition of modern art in the United States.

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