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The Greek Art Market Has Collapsed
The Greek economic crisis has inevitably affected the country's commercial art market. Elizabeth Louizou founded Harma Gallery in Athens in 2007. It sold contemporary painting, sculpture, jewellery,...
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14 Pictures Of New York City Made From Expired MetroCards
New York City subway riders trample over thousands of used MetroCards in stations across the city every day. But one artist has given new life to these abandoned MetroCards by using them to create...
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25 Stunning Stills From Video Games
Duncan Harris is a Chippenham, England-based video game journalist, or "video game tourist agent," as he likes to call himself. He's also the mastermind behind DeadEndThrills, a website devoted...
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Art Lovers Flip Over Edinburgh Airport's Decision To Cover Up A Picasso Nude
Managers at Edinburgh airport appear to have been learning the intricacies of public relations at the feet of Argyll and Bute council, quickly if belatedly reading the chapter marked: The Lessons of...
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But Seriously, Is Rhythmic Gymnastics A Sport?
LONDON (Reuters) - Modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan could have had a crack at gold in the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics - but is it art or sport? A mixture of both would be the answer from Slava...
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Australian Lawyer Says He Doesn't Remember Stealing $14,500 Worth Of Art
A prestigious Australian lawyer who pleaded guilty to stealing high-end pieces of artwork from a restaurant in 2008 has to stay out of trouble for two years. But he won't be going to jail. The reason?...
View ArticleMOMA Restaurant Chef Tells Us How He Turns Food Into Art
When Chef Gabriel Kreuther opened The Modern, an upscale, fine-dining restaurant in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, he set out to open "the first great restaurant in a museum." He was...
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Ad Tycoon Charles Saatchi Can't Even Give Away His $47 Million Art Collection
Why are Britain's public galleries spurning the generosity of Charles Saatchi? This week it was reported that the collector's personal treasury of late-20th-century British art, worth an estimated...
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Survival Tips For Burning Man, The Art Festival In The Nevada Desert
Burning Man is in a few weeks. Are you ready? Veteran Burner Deborah Schoeneman shares her essential information. It took years of experience to master it all. BURNING MAN, Nevada – So you're going to...
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This May Be The Worst Art Restoration Job Of All Time
French daily Libération has a story on what is possibly the worst restoration job ever inflicted upon a classical painting. The work, a simple 19th century portrait of Christ by Spanish artist Elias...
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The Woman Responsible For The Worst Art Restoration Job Ever Explains Herself
Yesterday, the world collectively guffawed at the horrific "restoration" job performed on a 19th century painting of Christ in Spain. Today, the woman responsible for the work responded. FranceTV (via...
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The Beatles Painted This Picture While They Were Holed Up In A Tokyo Hotel
The Beatles weren't much known for their painting skills, but a rare canvas painted by all four band members while they were holed up in a VIP suite at the Tokyo Hilton in 1966 is about to hit the...
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A View Of The Iconic Hollywood Sign That Most People Never See
The "Hollywood" sign in Los Angeles is one of America's best known icons, but most people only see if from a distance. The section of Mount Lee where the sign is located is a steep and dangerous...
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Check Out This Awesome Tennis Balls Art Installation In Spain
Spanish artist Ana Soler has made an incredible art installation of suspended bouncing and rebounding tennis balls as a metaphor of action and reaction. Her "Cause and Effect" piece includes some...
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Socialite Brooke Astor's Treasures Are About To Be Auctioned For Charity
Now that the dramatic dispute over socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor's $100 million will has drawn to a close, it's time for her possessions to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Items...
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Kandinsky Painting Expected To Break Records At Christie's This Fall
Christie's highly-anticipated evening sale of Impressionist and Modern Art is already poised to set records this November. Wassily Kandinsky's "Study For Improvisation 8" (1909) is expected to fetch...
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Chinese Businessmen Are Purchasing Art To Launder Their Money
TAIPEI, Taiwan — If dead men don’t tell tales, they certainly don’t sell medals awarded to them over 80 years ago. That was the message delivered by Chinese art collectors when they refused to enter a...
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Now You Can Buy An Andy Warhol Print Inspired By 'The Scream'
Last May, Sotheby's set a record with the sale of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" for $119.9 million. Purchased by financier Leon Black, it was the highest price ever paid for an artwork at auction. Now,...
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Burning Man Revelers Built A Fake Wall Street And Torched It To The Ground...
It looks like anger at Wall Street has found its way to Nevada's Black Rock Desert and to the raucous rhompus that is the Burning Man music festival. A group of attendees lead by California artist...
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Naked Model Gets $15,000 After She Was Arrested During 'Full-Body' Paint...
A model arrested in Times Square in August 2011 has won a $15,000 settlement from the city in a suit claiming officers wrongly arrested her for public nudity. Zoe West's year-long suit against the...
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