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Teen who died tagging train loved art
San Antonio Express
By Jessica Kwong Art was life for a teenager killed by a train Sunday morning while tagging a stopped boxcar on the West Side, family members said. Vincent Sauceda III liked to draw dinosaurs as a little boy, and at 17, his favorite medium was graffiti ...

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AFP

Antoni Tàpies, Spanish Abstract Painter, Dies at 88
New York Times
“I think it's a loss that has done a great deal of damage to modern art. Painting is a return to origins.” Antoni Tàpies Puig was born in Barcelona on Dec. 13, 1923. His father was a lawyer and Catalan nationalist who served briefly with the Republican ...
Spanish artist Tapies dies at 88: foundationAFP
Catalan Painter Antoni Tapies, Pioneer of European Abstract Art, Dies at 88ARTINFO
Spanish artist Tapies dead: reportsABC Online
Huffington Post
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Reuters Blogs (blog)

Art market datapoints of the day
Reuters Blogs (blog)
By Felix Salmon Many thanks to Zac Bissonnette for fisking the latest Bloomberg gushery on art funds for me, so I don't have to. This fund isn't going to produce disappointing returns: it's probably not even going to get off the ground to begin with.

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Art Schlichter has sentencing postponed
ESPN
AP COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A federal judge has postponed sentencing for ex-Ohio State and NFL quarterback Art Schlichter in a fraud case stemming from a million-dollar ticket-selling scheme. US District Court Judge Michael Watson on Monday agreed to give ...

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A Modern Pairing: Napa Valley Arts in April™ Joins Fine Wine with 20th and ...
Sacramento Bee
6, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Throughout the month of April, the second annual Napa Valley Arts in April™ celebrates The Napa Valley Collection™: the famed wine region's other collection of priceless vintages - significant 20th and 21st century artwork.
19th Annual Taste of Yountville Weekend Celebration Brings World-Famous Food ...EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)

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The Greek Art of Dodging Deadlines
Wall Street Daily
With March 20 looming large as the date by which Greece must pay back 14.4 billion euros ($19 billion) worth of loans to private lenders, the pressure on the country's leadership just got cranked up a few notches. At the moment, it simply can't afford ...

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In the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip Column (blog)

An Art Expo on the Web, Virtual Fairgoer Included
New York Times
The real has undergone a transformation in recent decades, however, and now you can experience art virtually and even attend the VIP Art Fair 2.0, the Internet's first major art bazaar. This is the second year for VIP, hence the “2.0.
How Are Sales at the VIP Art Fair? Galleries Aren't TellingIn the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip Column (blog)

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Baltimore Sun

Former theater seen as a centerpiece for Baltimore arts district
Baltimore Sun
But this derelict structure is now seen as a future centerpiece for the growing midtown arts district. A nonprofit developer, backed financially by the Maryland Institute College of Art and a private foundation, envisions the Art Deco building as the ...

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Art: The glory of van Gogh in his element - nature
Philadelphia Inquirer
The moment you enter "Van Gogh Up Close" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the exhibition tells you that it's something special, one of those uncommon revelations of artistic soul that once seen, can never be forgotten. The trigger is a small painting ...
Culture Shots: Lewd Facebook pics worth millions, and Van Gogh's lettersIrish Times (blog)
The netherlands: Beyond the naughty bitsBangkok Post

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Los Angeles Times

America's 50 top philanthropists include 12 arts donors
Los Angeles Times
The most generous members of the 1% devoted more than 2% of their charitable giving last year to arts and culture, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, which issued Monday its annual ranking of America's 50 most generous donors.

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The Nation, Pakistan

Art by animals goes on show
The Nation, Pakistan
Chimpanzees, elephants and apes are involved in one of London's most unusual art exhibitions. Instead of being the subjects, the animals are the artists for the exhibition at University College London's Grant Museum of Zoology.
Paintings by animals raise questions about nature of artMonsters and Critics.com
Animal Art: First ever exhibit featuring art by animals debuts in LondonTecca
Art by animals show opens in LondonThe Voice of Russia

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David Choe, the art world's soon-to-be Facebook millionaire
Washington Post
Choe is 35 and has been involved in LA's street art scene throughout his colorful past. Here's what you should know about the art world's soon-to-be Facebook millionaire. 1. Choe has a bad-boy history. The artist has had several run-ins with the police ...

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New Straits Times

ART & ABOUT: The mighty dragon
New Straits Times
Anyone who wants to hand out art and crafts item with a relevant theme will have a much easier time of it than marking someone's birth year when it's a rat or a snake. Dragons have always been the most favoured creature in the Chinese zodiac.

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Local artists, businesses shine at Banbury Art Crawl
WEAU-TV 13
(WEAU) -- Glass blowers, painters and pizza makers were just some of the dozens of artists who strutted their stuff this weekend at the Art Crawl at Banbury Place. The third annual Art Crawl took place in Building 13 of the Banbury Place complex in Eau ...
Banbury Art Crawl taking place in Eau ClaireWQOW TV News 18

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Mount Dora Arts Festival has judges on the run
Orlando Sentinel
By Ludmilla Lelis, Orlando Sentinel A casual art lover could easily spend both days of the 37 t h annual Mount Dora Arts Festival wandering the booths to savor the dazzling array of paintings, ceramics, handcrafted jewelry and graphic prints.

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Wink News

Art along the river
Wink News
If you ever have those days where you want to leave the hustle and escape on a boat, then you'll probably like John Leben's art. The Michigan artist brought his digital paintings of sailboats and palm trees to ArtFest Fort Myers, one of the largest ...
Monthly art fair canceled to make way for ArtFestThe News-Press
City refuses permit for second art festivalNBC2 News
City of Fort Myers denies permit to Art Walk - Saturday Art Fair due to ArtFestIsland Sun and River Weekly

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Forbes

A Super Bowl Close-Up For The Indianapolis Arts Scene
Forbes
Yet they may be surprised to find, just blocks from the stadium, the Turf IDADA Art Pavilion, a contemporary-art exhibition planned specifically for the big game. A collaboration between the Indianapolis Downtown Artists & Dealers Association, ...
Super Bowl Street Art: See the Murals That Indianapolis Commissioned for the ...ARTINFO
For Super Bowl Halftime Show, Madonna Will Channel her Adams Cheer DaysPatch.com

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Al-Arabiya

Bullish Qatar pays big for Cezanne art
UPI.com
4 (UPI) -- Art experts say Qatar's $250 million acquisition of Paul Cezanne's painting "The Card Players" could be a game-changer in the masterpiece market. The royal family of Qatar plunked down the record purchase price for one of only five copies of ...
Qatar pays record $250m for CezanneSydney Morning Herald
Qatar's royal family pays world record sum for Cezanne's art workAl-Arabiya
Quick Takes: It's not just any 'Card'Los Angeles Times
Daily Mail -ARTINFO -Telegraph.co.uk
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' San Francisco Event Venues See Surge in ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Looking into 2012, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' (YBCA's) event space rentals are increasingly desired for major design, marketing, and cultural gatherings. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) has long been a popular choice for technology ...

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Wired News

Mark Zuckerberg, the Hacker Way, and the Art of the Founder's Letter
Wired News
By Steven Levy For a founder of a highly touted Internet company undertaking an IPO, the “Letter to Shareholders” in the S-1 prospectus has become a rarefied form of performance art. Going public is the purest capitalist act — a deep and unambiguous ...

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Super Bowl ads: The art of seduction
Los Angeles Times
The art, and the challenge, is to weave a company's brand and message into the story line of a commercial without making it feel forced or heavy-handed. "Ideas must come from a strong strategic foundation," said David Angelo, founder and chief creative ...

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ArtfixDaily

Walk through Fort Collins' thriving art scene for First Friday
Rocky Mountain Collegian
Participants in this month's gallery walk include the Colorado Coalition of Artists (CoCOA), Art Tab, Art on Mountain Fine Art Gallery, Bas Bleu Theatre Company, Canyon Spirit Gallery, Centennial Galleries, the Center for Fine Art Photography and more.
First Friday Art WalkGreat Falls Tribune
Philadelphia gallery openings for First Friday and FebruaryPhiladelphia Inquirer
Feb. 3: FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKSt. Augustine Record
Washburn Review -The Daily Advertiser -Edmonton Journal
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Montreal art galleries: Getting creative
Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL - It is a belief widely shared in Montreal's art community that this is not a good place for selling art. Yes, it's a good city for artists to live and make art, the thinking goes, with rents low compared with Toronto – which is where the art ...

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TheBlaze.com

David Choe's Facebook friends react to his IPO windfall
Washington Post (blog)
By Maura Judkis David Choe became the art world's newest millionaire this week, thanks to his wise decision to take Facebook stock in exchange for the murals he painted in the company's headquarters in 2005, despite believing at the time that Facebook ...
Facebook IPO may yield world's most lucrative artMonsters and Critics.com
Graffiti Art Worth $200 Million? It Is for This Artist Who Opted for Facebook ...TheBlaze.com
David Choe, Facebook's Millionaire Graffiti ArtistDaily Beast
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Palm Beach Post

High Museum to feature folk artist Bill Traylor
CBS News
(AP) ATLANTA — A new exhibition set to open at Atlanta's High Museum of Art showcases the work of Bill Traylor, who was born into slavery in Alabama and became a highly respected self-taught artist after he began drawing while sitting on the sidewalks ...
Reviews: 'The Art of Golf' and 'Bill Traylor' at High Museum of ArtAccess Atlanta

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