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Fountain Miami to Open During Art Basel Weekend
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Fountain Miami, the alternative art exhibition known for presenting cutting-edge and independent art galleries, sets up shop in an industrial...
95 Year Old North Carolina Artist Bee Behr Featured at Local Gallery
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The creations of 95-year-old working artist, Bee Behr, will be presented in an exclusive exhibit, "Bee Behr...Over the Years," from November...
Woof! Oprah Winfrey Depicted with Late Dogs in Offbeat Puppy Memorial
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- An exhibit dedicated to the memory of Oprah Winfrey's late dogs opens in Manhattan's west village, helping to promote pet...
Chicago to Host Oprah Sarcophagus from the Same Artist Who Created Nude Britney Spears on Bear Skin Rug
CHICAGO, Ill. -- With her endorsement of presidential candidate Barack Obama, Oprah is making known her views on the need for healthcare reform. But controversial sculptor Daniel Edwards is urging talk show host Oprah Winfrey to do more by taking the time on her show to reach out to the recently retired baby boomers for whom healthcare reform will come too late. Edwards is offering his latest creation to Oprah, to assist the television icon in breaking the ice with baby boomers to encourage them to prepare for their own funerals.
Controversial Sculptor Daniel Edwards Debuts Golden OPRAH
CHICAGO, Ill. -- On the heels of last year's farewell tour of the King Tut exhibit starts this year's tour of the gilded likeness of talk show queen, Oprah Winfrey. "The Oprah Burial Mask" will debut in Chicago April 24th, near Oprah's Harpo Studios at GARDENfresh Gallery, courtesy of NYC's Leo Kesting Gallery.
Club Metrofunk Launched in New York by Metrofunk.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Metrofunk.com, the first metropolitan based online social network built by trendsetters for trendsetters, announced this week that they will celebrate the company's launch into public beta on Wednesday, March 19th at Club Metrofunk, located at 532 West 27th Street. If the address sounds familiar, that is because it is the address of the popular Manhattan nightclub, Home.
Ticket Buyers Have New Resource in Backstage Broker
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- BackstageBroker.com is proud to announce the launch of their event ticket comparison website. Backstage Broker does not sell tickets, it "brokers" ticket buyers with the best providers in the secondary ticket industry.
Shaved Britney Spears Image Challenges Pop Art World
NORMAN, Okla. -- Last year, images of Britney Spears' shaved head were splayed all over the media. And, in celebration of Spears, Mainsite Contemporary Art in Norman is exhibiting an appropriated image for public viewing through March 28. Los Angeles artist, known as XVALA, set out to define Spears' spiritual, emotional and economical value.
Award-Winning Painter Discovers Inspiration in His Professional Graphic Design Accomplishments
DUXBURY, Mass. -- One informs the other; the other informs the one. "As an abstract painter, I am very influenced by my life's work as a graphic designer. Alternatively, my approach to painting impacts my design work in a way that makes it richer and more interesting," explains artist Robert Cipriani, whose abstract painting, Red 2, received an honorable mention award at the Cambridge Art Association's "Red" show.
Kentucky Derby Horse a 'Champion' for Right to Die: Barbaro's Central Park Unveiling is Latest Work by Controversial Artist
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Barbaro, the euthanized champion racehorse, is an emblem for the Right To Die and Death With Dignity movements in a monument to be unveiled in Central Park this April, before the 134th Kentucky Derby. "The Barbaro Memorial for the Right to Die" by controversial sculptor Daniel Edwards is a tribute to the late Triple Crown contender and is dedicated to the institution of euthanasia, announced Manhattan's Leo Kesting Gallery.