Visual Arts
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Twin Cities museum showcases Somali art, cultureOct 22, 2013 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS — A new museum showcasing Somali art and culture is now open in the Twin Cities. The Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum opened Saturday and features paintin...
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Naperville woman masters art of adaptingOct 19, 2013 11:00 pm - Paintings pack the studio walls, shelves and desks in the Naperville apartment of professional artist Mariam Paré. A couple dozen of her “chewed up” paintbrushes lie nex...
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Stanley Cup visiting Schaumburg’s Trickster Art GalleryOct 17, 2013 11:29 am - The Trickster Art Gallery’s relationship with the Blackhawks will pay dividends for hockey fans this weekend by offering them a chance to get up close with the Stanley C...
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Banksy: I sold original artwork for $60 in NYCOct 16, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Banksy, the British graffiti artist causing a sensation in New York City, says he sold a few of his artworks over the weekend for up to $60 apiece, far below ...
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Popular Humans of New York photoblog now a bookOct 13, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Brandon Stanton rounds the corner, spots a tiny blur of pink, and runs over to ask if he can take a picture. He crouches in a busy Manhattan bike lane to get ...
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Detroit art museum wants guests to linger at animation showOct 12, 2013 6:00 am - DETROIT — The 128-year-old Detroit Institute of Arts has gained a reputation as a home for some of the world's most hallowed masterpieces: Paintings by Van Gogh and Pica...
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Elusive graffiti artist Banksy hits NYCOct 10, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy is turning up on the streets of New York City — and all over social media. Banksy announced on his website tha...
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Wheaton unveils “Pearls of the Universe” tribute to city’s diversityOct 06, 2013 2:51 pm - “Pearls of the Universe,” a 70-foot-wide mural just east of Wheaton’s downtown, was dedicated Sunday as a symbol of the city’s diversity and to celebrate the impact immi...
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NYC retrospective reassesses LOVE artist’s workSep 30, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Artist Robert Indiana says love hurt him. Love, as in his world-famous LOVE image — stacked letters with a tilted O — that became a symbol of the “make love, ...
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Art of war: Dubai gallery haven for Syrian artistsSep 19, 2013 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Inside the gallery, artworks by Syrian artists were drawing auction bids from collectors. Outside on the street, the artists traded the lat...