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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, October 08, 2009
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 | Irving Penn: The giant of photography dies at 92
LA Times Arts - October 8th, 2009 02:16
He began as a fashion photographer, but crossed the chasm that separated commercial and art photography. His works are considered icons. Irving Penn, a grand master of American fashion photography whose "less is more" aesthetic, combined with a startling sensuality, defined a visual style, many of them now-famous photographs owned by leading art museums, has died. He was 92.
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 | Sophisticated, Historical: What the Obamas like
Guardian - October 7th, 2009 22:03
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Obamas are decorating their private spaces with more modern and abstract artwork than has ever hung on the White House walls. Pieces by contemporary African-American and Native American artists are on display. Historical works by George Catlin and artifacts such as a steamboat paddlewheel patent model now sit in the Oval Office. Works by big name modern artists – Jasper Johns and Mark Rothko – are rubbing shoulders with lesser-known artists such as Alma ...Read more | |
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 | Calif. Collectors Named Suspects: Police want proof of art's existence
Boston Globe - October 7th, 2009 21:56
SALINAS, Calif. - A former Harvard Medical School professor and a Boston art dealer who reported that thieves broke into their rental home in the ritzy coastal enclave of Pebble Beach, and made off with more than $27 million dollars worth of art, were named as suspects in the case yesterday. Police said Benjamin Amadio, 31, and Ralph Hennaugh, 62, were not cooperating with investigators and were unable to produce proof that the artwork even exists, let alone that it was stolen. Amadio said, ...Read more | |
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 | Market Expansion: Hirst's butterflies soar again in Asia
AFP - October 7th, 2009 21:34
HONG KONG — A monumental work by British artist Damien Hirst fetched more than 17.22 million Hong Kong dollars (2.21 million US) in an auction held on Wednesday, making it his most expensive art piece sold in Asia. "The Importance of Elsewhere -- The Kingdom of Heaven" broke the record set by "Tranquility", another piece from Hirst's "Butterfly series," sold by Seoul Auction for 13.37 million Hong Kong dollars in May.Read more | |
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 | American Stories Exhibition to Open on Columbus Day
Release Date: 07 October 2009
The public's first opportunity to visit the landmark exhibition American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life 1765-1915 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be October 12 (Columbus Day), the next "Met Holiday Monday." Met Holiday Mondays are extra public viewing days that take ...Read more | |
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