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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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Venice Biennale: Tough subjects on the world's art stage
Guardian - June 7th, 2011 18:04
Themes of war, politics, and social injustice proved provocative at the national pavilions curated for the 54th Venice Biennale, the annual contemporary art exhibition. Artists from Iraq created "Acqua Ferita/ Wounded Water," informed by the painful consequences of ongoing military conflict, the exhibition was coincidentally positioned across a canal from the Wales Pavilion featuring Tim Davies' video series on war, "Cadet." The final segment ends with a soldier's head hung low at a Welsh war ...
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Patrons of the Arts Join Artists and Architects at National Academy Museum and School 2011 Spring Gala
Release Date: 02 June 2011
Over 270 patrons, artists, and architects gathered at the National Academy Museum and School Gala to honor sculptor Stephen Antonakos, painter Morton Kaish, and architect Kevin Roche on May 19, 2011. Artists and guests previewed the recently renovated galleries in advance of the ...
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Charleston, South Carolina, featured at Payne Fine Arts
Release Date: 07 June 2011
The history and beauty of Charleston, South Carolina, are featured in the current exhibition at Payne Fine Arts, the online art gallery based in Louisville, Kentucky (www.paynefinearts.com). From paintings, including an unusual WPA-era view of the College of Charleston, to the silhouettes of ...
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€ 274,500 for a couple of Pear Trees
Release Date: 07 June 2011
Art is in demand more than ever before. This has been confirmed by the excellent results of the spring auctions at Ketterer Kunst, which grossed some € 12 million**. “We were able to sell 14 objects in the realm of six-digits, additionally, we realized very high increases for most ...
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Clarke Auction - Antiques, Midcentury, Fine Art, Sculpture, Silver - 5:00 pm, Monday, June 13th
Release Date: 07 June 2011
450 lots to include oils by Guy C Wiggins, Johann Berthelsen, David Burliuk; Judaic art, Chinese antique porcelains, Martino Gamber chairs, bronze putti, American Empire, 19th French antiques, Sterling, Livio Seguso, Persian carpets, Baccarat paperweight collection, estate jewelry, Civil ...
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