Visual Arts
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Kimono's evolution reflects changing JapanOct 23, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - It's difficult to imagine a more eloquent symbol of Japan than the deceptively simple, T-shaped kimono. Traditional yet ever changing, the kimono ("thing to w...
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Rare ancient Chinese bronzes go on display in U.S.Oct 23, 2014 5:45 am - SANTA ANA, Calif. - When the mysterious people of China's Sanxingdui packed up and moved away 3,000 years ago, they left behind no written language and no indication of ...
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Museum shows Louis Armstrong photos by friendOct 22, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Louis Armstrong sometimes referred to Jack Bradley as his "white son," inviting him to private rehearsals, recording sessions, on the road, his dressing room ...
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Exhibition probes the mystery of Sherlock HolmesOct 17, 2014 6:00 am - LONDON — Sherlock Holmes is among the most famous Londoners of all time. Many tourists still see the bustling city through his eyes, and seek out his address, 221B Baker...
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Dogs welcome at St. Louis museum about, well, dogsOct 17, 2014 1:00 am - ST. LOUIS — Exhibits include dog paintings, dog sculptures and displays about famous dogs. But what really makes this St. Louis museum unique is the visitors: Dogs are w...
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On a wing and a paintbrush at Milwaukee Art MuseumOct 16, 2014 5:45 am - MILWAUKEE - That black speck walking precariously out on the Milwaukee Art Museum's giant white wings? That's a painter. Matt Radmacher, owner of Wisconsin Industrial Pa...
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Nashville's folk rock era is topic of new exhibitOct 15, 2014 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - While country music has long been synonymous with Nashville, rock and folk musicians in the late '60s and early '70s made the Southern city the new hi...
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Harper exhibit features comics artistsOct 13, 2014 11:00 pm - Comics and graphic novels don't make for just popular reading; they've sparked a fascination in both the academic and art worlds. Three innovative cartoonists with Chic...
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Palatine artist repairing his horse statue vandalized twice in ChicagoOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago man charged with damaging piece at Drake Hotel
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'Numbers in Nature' at MSI proves math can be funOct 12, 2014 6:00 am - Patterns are all around us, from the petals of a flower to the cracks in parched soil, and these natural patterns inspire human art, music and architecture. “Numbers in ...