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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Celebrities, others shake up 50th anniversary of Hancock Shaker Village
ArtfixDaily Staff - June 1st, 2010 05:29

Thirty guest curators, including celebrities who collect Shaker furniture and objects, were recruited to help shape the Hancock Shaker Village's exhibition "True and Honest Before the World" in the Berkshire Mountains. Filmmaker Ken Burns, architect/designer Michael Graves, television host Al Roker, furniture maker Thomas Moser, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and others, each chose an object from Hancock’s vast collection of Shaker art, furniture, tools, and textiles that for them ...

Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) Spider, 1997, bronze with dark polished patina, cast 1997 133 x 263 x 249 inches. Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection. Gift of the William T. Kemper Charitable Trust 1997.7.2

Influential sculptor Louise Bourgeois passes away

Paris-born American artist Louise Bourgeois passed away Monday at age 98 in New York City. She was creating artwork just last week, according to Wendy Williams, managing director of the ...

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	Haughton International Fairs Launch a True `Collectors Fair’ In the heart of London June 10-16, 2010 Incorporating the legendary International Ceramics Fair & Seminar Release Date: 01 June 2010 This June, Kensington Gardens will provide the stunning backdrop to Art Antiques London, which runs from June 10-16, 2010, a new art and antiques fair aimed at both the seasoned connoisseur and those who admire and value beauty and timelessness. Art Antiques London will incorporate the ... Read more

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