Visual Arts
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Sunday picks: Meet Emily Dickinson in GrayslakeNov 17, 2013 5:00 am - Up to their gills Whether your aquariums feature freshwater or saltwater fish, the Aquatic Experience Chicago brings all of them together (plus an exclusive Live Sh...
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Weekend picks: Metropolis presents the 'Caveman'Nov 16, 2013 5:00 am - Grunt, laugh Laugh at perceived differences between men and women traced back to prehistoric times in the one-man show “Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman.” It feat...
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’Anchorman’ parody of TV news lands at NewseumNov 16, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — While Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” are prize artifacts at the Smithsonian, Ron Burgundy’s burgundy “Anchorman” suit might turn out to be ...
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New art exhibit at CLC:Nov 14, 2013 3:38 pm - An exhibit of 15 paintings called “Joel Sheesley: Evidence on the Pavement” will be on display in the College of Lake County Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art st...
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Francis Bacon artwork sets auction record in NYNov 12, 2013 7:52 pm - NEW YORK — A 1969 painting by Francis Bacon set a world record for most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. “Three Studies of Lucian Freud” was purchased for $142,40...
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Warhol to be on exhibit in Florida at Dali MuseumNov 08, 2013 4:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol: one was a surrealist from Spain, the other, a pop artist from Pittsburgh. They were among the most famous artists o...
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Weekend picks: Carlos Mencia, quilts and an early 'Nutcracker'Nov 06, 2013 5:00 am - Mind of Mencia If you loved seeing comedian Carlos Mencia on TV, then don't miss his live standup set starting Thursday at the The Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfie...
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iPad art gains recognition in new Hockney exhibitNov 05, 2013 5:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Happily hunched over his iPad, Britain’s most celebrated living artist David Hockney is pioneering in the art world again, turning his index finger into ...
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Jerk or genius? Debate over Banksy's month of artNov 03, 2013 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The secretive street artist Banksy ended his self-announced monthlong residency in New York City with a final piece of graffiti, a $615,000 painting donated t...
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Field exhibit takes visitors back to 1893 World's FairNov 03, 2013 6:00 am - “Sell the cookstove if necessary and come. You must see the Fair.” — Author Hamlin Garland in a letter to his parents Whether sparked by tales of ancestors who traveled ...