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But experts conducting a study at the \u003Cb\u003EVan Gogh Museum\u003C\/b\u003E recently concluded \"beyond any doubt\" that the 1886 painting \u003Ci\u003ELe Blute-Fin Windmill\u003C\/i\u003E is an authentic work by the Dutch Post-Impressionist.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"The painting is a little a-typical for Van Gogh because of the many people appearing on it but also very typical because of the prominent role for the mill,\" said Ralph Keuning, director of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.museumdefundatie.nl\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFundatie Museum\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirk Hannema, the founder of the small Fundatie Museum in the Dutch city of Zwolle, bought the painting 35 years ago. Though experienced as an art collector, Hannema had a history of wrongly attributing other paintings to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Vermeer-Complete-Arthur-K-Wheelock\/dp\/0810927519?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer\u003C\/a\u003E so his theories on the possible van Gogh were quickly dismissed. After Hannema died in 1984 the painting disappeared into the museum's archives only to resurface in 2007.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESince the 1970 publication of the artist's catalogue raisonné, \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Works-Vincent-Van-Gogh-Paintings\/dp\/155660811X?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Works of Vincent van Gogh\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E, only five paintings have been added to his oeuvre of approximately 900 works.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ELe Blute-Fin Windmill\u003C\/i\u003E is on view at the Fundatie Museum through July 4.\u003Cbr \/\u003E______ \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nrc.nl\/international\/article2491374.ece\/New_painting_by_Van_Gogh_discovered\" target=\"new\"\u003ENRC\u003C\/a\u003E] \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7248725928809438672\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=7248725928809438672\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/7248725928809438672"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/7248725928809438672"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/newly-authenticated-van-gogh-unveiled.html","title":"Newly Authenticated Van Gogh Unveiled"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i50.tinypic.com\/2dslcw0_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-3385734387999574036"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-21T12:28:00.010-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-22T00:26:58.964-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art exhibit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"painting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"portrait"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Is It Art or Indecent, and Who Should Decide?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i46.tinypic.com\/10rmve8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Visual Expressions 2010, The Merc gallery, Temecula, Jeff Hebron\" border=\"0\" height=\"395\" src=\"http:\/\/i46.tinypic.com\/10rmve8.jpg\" width=\"605\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\"\u003EOpening night of \u003Ci\u003EVisual Expressions 2010\u003C\/i\u003E in the Gallery at the Merc. [Credit: Brandy Sebastian via Sissi Hale Studio]\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ETEMECULA, Calif. — Who should decide what is art and which imagery goes beyond \"family-friendly\" viewing. So goes the debate in the southeastern California city of Temecula after the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/tate-modern-replaces-indecent-brooke.html\"\u003Eremoval of a nude portrait\u003C\/a\u003E from a city gallery.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EA woman's portrait by Temecula-based artist \u003Cb\u003EJeff Hebron\u003C\/b\u003E was pulled from an exhibit at a city-owned building called \u003Cb\u003EThe Merc\u003C\/b\u003E. The painting was set to hang in \u003Ci\u003EVisual Expressions 2010\u003C\/i\u003E, a juried art show scheduled to run through March 31. The New York-based \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ncac.org\/NCAC-Protests-Temecula-City-Management%27s-Removal-of-Nude-Painting-from-Public-Art-Show\" target=\"new\"\u003ENational Coalition Against Censorship\u003C\/a\u003E caught word and sent a letter of criticism to City Manager Shawn Nelson, in part:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"It is not the role of a public official to shield the eyes of the public from work because he subjectively decides it is not 'family-friendly.' As a public gallery, the gallery at The Merc is governed by the free speech clause in the First Amendment, meaning that the selection of art in the gallery should be based on viewpoint-neutral criteria such as creative excellence, cultural significance and intellectual richness. The arbitrary, subjective, and vague determination of what might be 'appropriate' for the venue has led in this case to the impermissible imposition of an individual’s viewpoint on the whole community and is likely to be found in violation of First Amendment principles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESimple nudity is not sufficient ground for excluding artwork from public exhibition. If it were, a vast amount of great art, including \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/michelangelos-travelogue-includes-tour.html\"\u003Emasterpieces like Michelangelo’s 'David'\u003C\/a\u003E, would be off limits.\" \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EExhibit chairwoman Sissi Hale gave the following statement to the press: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"As the curator of \u003Ci\u003EVisual Expressions 2010\u003C\/i\u003E, I take full responsibility for the selection of artwork curated into this show. Although this exhibit was a huge triumph for the arts in Temecula, it has come with controversy over issues of censorship. During the selection of the artwork I felt I was operating within the guidelines of the show's prospectus. I felt I never strayed from the non-explicit\/family friendly guidelines and I believed the piece in question fell within those guidelines. I want to make clear that I am NOT the person who pulled the painting. I am the person who supported this piece and curated it in. I support art in all its forms and expressions and as an artist, curator and individual I despise censorship.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ETemecula Community Services Director Herman Parker says he'll evaluate the NCAC's letter and decide if anything should be done.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArtist Hebron remarked, “I’ve been painting for 20 years. This is not a hobby for me. I work at this full time. I have never considered myself a controversial artist.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe full text of the NCAC letter and painting image are \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ncac.org\/NCAC-Protests-Temecula-City-Management%27s-Removal-of-Nude-Painting-from-Public-Art-Show\" target=\"new\"\u003Eposted here\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E______\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E[Update: This post previously contained an inaccurate statement that Sissi Hale was responsible for removing the artwork. It has since been corrected. \u003Ci\u003E—Ed.\u003C\/i\u003E]\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3385734387999574036\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=3385734387999574036\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/3385734387999574036"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/3385734387999574036"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/is-it-art-or-indecent-and-who-should.html","title":"Is It Art or Indecent, and Who Should Decide?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i46.tinypic.com\/10rmve8_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-8572523731078266925"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-17T22:04:00.004-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-17T22:18:19.279-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ARCOmadrid"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art collecting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art fair"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art gallery"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"contemporary art"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"ARCOmadrid: 29th International Contemporary Art Fair Begins"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 320px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/34gtvf7.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"ARCOmadrid_2010, contemporary art fair, Los Angeles\" border=\"0\" height=\"370\" src=\"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/34gtvf7.gif\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe 29th annual International Contemporary Art Fair ARCOmadrid is being held February 17-21, 2010.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMADRID — The 29th annual International Contemporary Art Fair \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ifema.es\/ferias\/arco\/default_i.html\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EARCOmadrid_2010\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E will officially open to the public February 19-21. A two-day VIP preview began Wednesday, allowing major collectors, galleries and museums an early opportunity to acquire the artworks for sale.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EARCOmadrid_2010 will feature 221 galleries from 25 countries and 3,000 established and emerging artists. Organizers say the fair's core mission is to drive the art market forward.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the first time this year, instead of spotlighting a special guest country, ARCOmadrid_2010 will focus on a city - Los Angeles. The fair will feature works from a select group of 17 galleries located in Los Angeles, a city known for being one of the world's art capitals and chosen for its vitality and multiculturalism.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"Los Angeles is holding a spot that has been previously reserved for entire nations this year because it's a very complete \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/celebs-inaugurate-1st-annual-art-los.html\"\u003Econtemporary art hub\u003C\/a\u003E,\" co-curator Christopher Miles told the \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/la-et-madrid-artfair18-2010feb18,0,941787.story\" target=\"new\"\u003ELA Times\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E. \"It has everything covered: the creation, distribution and critical discussion of art. And people here are very eager to see what Los Angeles has to offer.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EARCOmadrid kicks off the 2010 calendar year of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/contemporary-art-rendez-vous-at-fiac-in.html\"\u003Emajor international contemporary art fairs\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E______\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8572523731078266925\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=8572523731078266925\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/8572523731078266925"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/8572523731078266925"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/arcomadrid2010-madrids-29th-annual.html","title":"ARCOmadrid: 29th International Contemporary Art Fair Begins"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/34gtvf7_th.gif","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-960743655232059017"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-15T22:32:00.006-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-03-02T10:07:14.337-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art exhibit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art gallery"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"celebrities"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"paintings"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sir Anthony Hopkins"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Killer Canvases: Sir Anthony Hopkins Art Exhibit Opens"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 605px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S40onmwegxI\/AAAAAAAAALM\/vGpFdx70c44\/s1600-h\/hopkins.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Sir Anthony Hopkins, paintings\" border=\"0\" height=\"486\" kt=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S40onmwegxI\/AAAAAAAAALM\/vGpFdx70c44\/s640\/hopkins.JPG\" width=\"605\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe first British exhibition of artwork by award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins opens in London this week. [Credit: Times Online]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=B0014K2MJC\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003ELONDON — The actor best known for his role as Hannibal Lecter, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silence-Lambs-Blu-ray-Jodie-Foster\/dp\/B000MGB6N2?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOscar-winner \u003Cb\u003ESir Anthony Hopkins\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Ewill show off his killer painting skills in a new exhibit opening this week at London's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gallery27.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGallery 27\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The collection will feature 38 paper canvases, 7 acrylic pieces, and 5 limited addition prints for sale - all of which will be on view through February 20.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"This exhibition gives people the chance to see a different side of Sir Anthony in terms of his artistry and also his unique personality,\" said exhibition organizer Jonathan Poole. \"His technique is to use a palette knife to make thick, swooping strokes with gobs of paint. His work is painterly, wild and vibrant and is generous with its motion and use of color,\" Poole explained.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHopkins began painting in 2002 at the encouragement of his wife, Stella, who happened upon a collection of his old scripts with his unique drawings on them. Since then, Hopkins has produced a variety of artwork, including ink drawings and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/mr-tambourine-man-gets-art-show.html\"\u003Eacrylic paintings\u003C\/a\u003E. The actor has said that he paints every day out of his studio in Malibu.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"When I paint, I just paint freely without anxiety regarding outside opinions as criticisms,\" said Hopkins. \"I do it for sheer pleasure. It's done wonders for my subconscious - I dream now in colors.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/celebritynews\/7243548\/Sir-Anthony-Hopkinss-first-British-art-exhibition-opens-in-London.html\" target=\"new\"\u003ETelegraph\u003C\/a\u003E]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E______ \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/960743655232059017\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=960743655232059017\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/960743655232059017"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/960743655232059017"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/killer-canvases-sir-anthony-hopkins-art.html","title":"Killer Canvases: Sir Anthony Hopkins Art Exhibit Opens"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S40onmwegxI\/AAAAAAAAALM\/vGpFdx70c44\/s72-c\/hopkins.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-5239995000049882486"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-13T12:46:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-13T12:52:30.678-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"architects"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sculpture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Times Square"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Valentine's Day Sculpture Melts Hearts in Time Square"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 605px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/11bp1s1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Ice Heart, sculpture, Times Square, Valentine's Day\" border=\"0\" height=\"325\" src=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/11bp1s1.jpg\" width=\"605\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe 10-foot-tall, 7,000-pound Ice Heart was installed Friday in Times Square - the heart of New York City - just in time for Valentine's Day weekend. [Credit: Moorhead \u0026amp; Moorhead]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=B001HHKWBM\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=B000RWN2VK\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003ENEW YORK — Visitors to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sailor-Nurse-Wood-Mounted-Poster-Print\/dp\/B000RWN2VK?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETimes Square\u003C\/a\u003E are loving the 10-foot-tall, 7,000-pound heart-shaped sculpture installed in the center of the chaotic intersection of 46th and Broadway. The\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003EIce Heart \u003C\/b\u003Eis constructed from masonry scaled blocks of ice which are calibrated to absorb and magnify the lights of Times Square, the illuminated heart of New York City. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESelected\u0026nbsp; from among four finalists by the Art Review Committee of the Times Square Alliance, Ice Heart was designed by architect brothers \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.moorheadandmoorhead.com\/iceheart\/\" target=\"new\"\u003ERobert and Granger Moorhead\u003C\/a\u003E. It was installed Friday, just in time for Valentine's Day weekend. The architects say that Ice Heart is a celebration of the \"temporary nature\" of the work, since it will slowly \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/artists-hope-ice-house-makes-chilling.html\"\u003Etransform as it melts away\u003C\/a\u003E and eventually disappears completely. \u003C\/div\u003E______"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5239995000049882486\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=5239995000049882486\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/5239995000049882486"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/5239995000049882486"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/valentines-day-sculpture-melts-hearts.html","title":"Valentine's Day Sculpture Melts Hearts in Time Square"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/11bp1s1_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-5816996160487936738"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-11T23:04:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-11T23:14:38.645-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"archaeology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"artifacts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"J. Paul Getty Museum"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sculpture"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italian Court Orders Repatriation of the Getty Bronze"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 243px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/15d2zy8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Victorious Youth, Getty Bronze, J. Paul Getty Museum\" border=\"0\" height=\"457\" src=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/15d2zy8.jpg\" width=\"243\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe 2,000-year-old \u003Ci\u003EVictorious Youth \u003C\/i\u003Esculpture, commonly known as the Getty Bronze. [Credit: Getty]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=0805090886\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003EROME — \"The court's order is flawed both procedurally and substantively,\" said the Getty after Thursday's ruling by an Italian judge ordering the museum to repatriate its \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.getty.edu\/art\/gettyguide\/artObjectDetails?artobj=8912%20\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EVictorious Youth\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E sculpture.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe priceless bronze statue was bought by the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/extreme-makeover-king-tuts-tomb-edition.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJ. Paul Getty Museum\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E for nearly four million dollars at an auction in 1974. But \u003Cb\u003EJudge Lorena Mussoni\u003C\/b\u003E of Pesaro ordered its confiscation in a 37-page judgment asserting the artifact belonged to Italy's cultural heritage and was thus not for sale.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ECommonly referred to as the\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Getty-Bronze-Publication-Museum-French\/dp\/0892360097?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGetty Bronze\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the sculpture is dated between 300 and 100 B.C. and is considered one of the greatest to survive from ancient Greece. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/what-recession-giacometti-sets-all-time.html\"\u003Elifesize statue\u003C\/a\u003E was found in the sea off the Adriatic coast of Italy in 1964; prosecutors allege that it was smuggled out of the country and that the Getty knew its provenance was illicit.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFormer culture minister \u003Cb\u003EFrancesco Rutelli\u003C\/b\u003E, who spearheaded Italy's efforts to recover the work, said Thursday's verdict was of \"historic importance, ending the era of looting our archaeological heritage.\" The Getty said it would \"vigorously defend\" its ownership of the statue and adamantly denies any wrongdoing.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5j0hdatAbyHnmTh75efpMbhLWJo2g\" target=\"new\"\u003EAFP\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E______\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5816996160487936738\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=5816996160487936738\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/5816996160487936738"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/5816996160487936738"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/italian-court-orders-repatriation-of.html","title":"Italian Court Orders Repatriation of the Getty Bronze"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/15d2zy8_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-2646782019050760834"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-11T21:09:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-11T21:23:42.133-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Disney"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"philanthropy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sculpture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"video"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Disney VoluntEARS Set World Record for Largest Canned Food Sculpture"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 605px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/a3i1x2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Disney, Give a Day Get a Disney Day, canned goods sculpture, Guinness World Records, Celebrate Volunteers\" border=\"0\" height=\"333\" src=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/a3i1x2.jpg\" width=\"605\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe record-breaking Largest Canned Food Sculpture, constructed from 115,527 cans, was unveiled at EPCOT on Thursday. The sculpture will be disassembled and donated to food banks in Orlando, Miami and Atlanta. [Credit: Disney]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 5px 5px 10px;\"\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 350px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cobject classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" height=\"270\" id=\"viddler\" width=\"350\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.viddler.com\/simple_on_site\/a615ee05\" \/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"flashvars\" value=\"fake=1\"\/\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.viddler.com\/simple_on_site\/a615ee05\" width=\"350\" height=\"270\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"fake=1\" name=\"viddler\" \u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EVIDEO: Watch time-lapse footage of Disney VoluntEARS constructing the Largest Canned Food Sculpture ever created.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EORLANDO — Mickey’s head shaped from cans of black olives, cans of sliced pineapple for Pluto’s eyes, containers of Atlantic salmon as a portion of Goofy’s face, cans of tuna for Donald’s hat, pupils made from pans of popcorn - in all, 44 tons of food were used to construct the Largest Canned Food Sculpture ever created.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thedisneyblog.com\/2010\/02\/11\/give-a-disney-day-get-a-day-signups-huge\/\"\u003EWalt Disney World Resort\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E unveiled the massive character sculpture on Thursday as part of its \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/disneyparks.disney.go.com\/disneyparks\/en_US\/WhatWillYouCelebrate\/index?name=Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day\" target=\"new\"\u003E“Give a Day, Get a Disney Day” program\u003C\/a\u003E (launched January 1, 2010). Consisting of a total of 115,527 cans of everything from albacore tuna and apricot halves to stewed tomatoes and mixed vegetables, the structure was officially certified as the largest ever by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/its-year-of-tiger-and-thrill-of-size.html\"\u003EGuinness World Records\u003C\/a\u003E. The previous record for a can sculpture was 54,527 cans, set June 2009 in New Zealand.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEntitled “Celebrate Volunteers,” the gigantic can sculpture required a dedicated team of Disney VoluntEARS and project leaders, who spent more than 500 hours working over a four-day period.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe food will be donated to food banks in Orlando, Miami and Atlanta and is expected to provide 70,000 meals to the needy. “Each can makes a difference in someone’s life who cannot afford this food,” said Dave Krepcho, CEO of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.foodbankcentralflorida.org\/site\/PageServer\" target=\"new\"\u003ESecond Harvest of Central Florida\u003C\/a\u003E. “Much of this food goes to children in need, working moms trying to provide, senior citizens coping on fixed incomes and people whose disabilities keep them from working.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E______ \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2646782019050760834\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=2646782019050760834\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/2646782019050760834"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/2646782019050760834"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/disney-voluntears-set-world-record-for.html","title":"Disney VoluntEARS Set World Record for Largest Canned Food Sculpture"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/a3i1x2_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-2832794751173766391"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-10T22:08:00.004-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-10T22:19:43.214-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art exhibit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art gallery"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bob Dylan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"celebrities"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"paintings"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mr. Tambourine Man Gets an Art Show"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 306px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/jqqkhu.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Bob Dylan on Canvas, Halcyon Gallery, The Drawn Blank\" border=\"0\" height=\"460\" src=\"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/jqqkhu.jpg\" width=\"306\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\"Sunflowers\", an acrylic painting on canvas by legendary singer\/songwriter Bob Dylan.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=B002YX0BF0\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003ELONDON — A dozen \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/green-day-rocks-fine-art.html\"\u003Eoriginal canvas paintings\u003C\/a\u003E by the legendary musician \u003Cb\u003EBob Dylan\u003C\/b\u003E will go on public display Saturday. The exhibit is called \u003Ci\u003EBob Dylan on Canvas\u003C\/i\u003E and will be on view at London's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.halcyongallery.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHalcyon Gallery\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E from February 13 through April 10.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"I just draw what's interesting to me, and then I paint it. Rows of houses, orchard acres, lines of tree trunks, could be anything. I can take a bowl of fruit and turn it into a life and death drama,\" said 68-year-old Dylan. \"I'm not trying to make social comment or fulfill somebody's vision and I can find subject matter anywhere. I guess in some way that comes out of the folk world that I came up in.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe twelve paintings are the grand finale of \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bob-Dylan-Drawn-Frank-Zollner\/dp\/B002YX0BF0?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Drawn Blank Series\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E and are based on drawings made while the singer\/songwriter was on the road touring between 1989 and 1992. The works will be available for purchase at prices ranging from $137,000 to $727,000.\u003C\/div\u003E______"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2832794751173766391\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=2832794751173766391\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/2832794751173766391"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/2832794751173766391"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/mr-tambourine-man-gets-art-show.html","title":"Mr. Tambourine Man Gets an Art Show"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/jqqkhu_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-739225280422356999"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-09T21:34:00.007-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-09T21:50:17.320-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art forgery"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art fraud"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"curators"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Metropolitan Museum of Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pieter Bruegel the Elder"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"scientific research"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Using Statistical Analysis to Deconstruct Art"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 5px 5px 10px;\"\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 400px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cembed allowfullscreen=\"true\" base=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\" height=\"386\" src=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/v2\/?i=123405424\u0026amp;m=123519039\u0026amp;t=audio\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" wmode=\"opaque\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAUDIO: Listen as Dartmouth College Chairman Daniel Rockmore discusses his new mathematical tool for analyzing artwork, as heard on NPR's Morning Edition.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWASHINGTON — By integrating a passion for the arts with his background in mathematics, Dartmouth College department Chairman \u003Cb\u003EDaniel Rockmore\u003C\/b\u003E has developed a computer program that deconstructs a work of art to determine whether a piece is consistent with a particular artist's style.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERockmore began his research in 2001, when he met \u003Cb\u003ENadine Orenstein\u003C\/b\u003E, a curator of prints and drawings at the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/met-museum-director-thomas-hoving.html\"\u003EMetropolitan Museum of Art\u003C\/a\u003E. She was organizing an exhibition featuring \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/brue\/hd_brue.htm\" target=\"new\"\u003EFlemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder\u003C\/a\u003E - including pieces both attributed to the artist and others proven not to be. Rockwell used statistical sampling to scan and analyze \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/revolutionary-digital-art-frame.html\"\u003Edigital images\u003C\/a\u003E of the Bruegel works, matching certain characteristics to the artist's technique.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe mathematical tool isn't necessarily meant to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/alleged-con-sells-fake-picasso-to-buy.html\"\u003Eidentify forgeries\u003C\/a\u003E, says Rockwell. Rather, it offers a new scientific method of delving into how a piece was created, ultimately deepening our art viewing experience.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=123405424\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENPR\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E______ \u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/739225280422356999\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=739225280422356999\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/739225280422356999"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/739225280422356999"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/using-statistical-analysis-to.html","title":"Using Statistical Analysis to Deconstruct Art"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-3356199866955171879"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-08T23:52:00.007-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-09T00:14:53.071-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"British Museum"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"celebrities"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cyrus Cylinder"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kate Moss"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"museums"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Orleans Museum of Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nicolas Sarkozy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"oil paintings"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Prez Sarkozy's Father Exhibits Carla Bruni Paintings"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop ART News Headlines for Monday, February 8, 2010\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 324px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/oq9m44.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Carla Bruni, Nicholas Sarkozy, Pal Sarkozy, painting\" border=\"0\" height=\"540\" src=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/oq9m44.jpg\" width=\"324\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe centerpiece of Pal Sarkozy's exhibition will be a large canvas of his daughter-in-law Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. [Credit: Mail Online]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPal Sarkozy Exhibits Paintings of His Daughter-in-Law | \u003C\/b\u003EBUDAPEST — Eighty-two-year-old \u003Cb\u003EPal Sarkozy\u003C\/b\u003E has a famous son and daughter-in-law to thank for \"enormously\" boosting his painting career. The Hungarian aristocrat is the father of French \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/france-returns-stolen-relics-to-egypt.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPresident Nicolas Sarkozy\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Pal's paintings are currently on view in Budapest before being shown at Espace Pierre Cardin in April. A large canvas of \u003Cb\u003ECarla Bruni-Sarkozy\u003C\/b\u003E was a wedding present to the pair but will be the centerpiece of the show. Pal says Carla is an \"adorable girl\" who helped bring him closer to his son after years of estrangement. \"There is a rose on the piano as a symbol of the openness of Nicolas to the political Left, but also an emblem of love,\" he said. \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/europe\/france\/7188244\/Nicolas-Sarkozys-father-paints-Carla-Bruni.html\" target=\"new\"\u003ETelegraph\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENoMA Victorious in Super Bowl Art Bet | \u003C\/b\u003ENEW ORLEANS — In case you've been locked away in a closet for the past 24 hours - the New Orleans Saints won \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Super-Bowl-XLIV-Game-Program\/dp\/B0007PC0FQ?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESuper Bowl XLIV\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E on Sunday evening. Looks like Joseph Turner's \u003Ci\u003EThe Fifth Plague of Egypt\u003C\/i\u003E (1800) will be traveling to the \u003Cb\u003ENew Orleans Museum of Art\u003C\/b\u003E for a 3-month visit. [\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/art-betting-super-bowl.html\"\u003EBackground on the Super Bowl art bet here\u003C\/a\u003E]\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKate Moss Fashions Herself a Painter |\u003C\/b\u003E LONDON — Supermodel\u003Cb\u003E Kate Moss\u003C\/b\u003E was recently spotted stocking up on art supplies after signing up for a private art course at her home in London. A source close to the waifish celebrity said: \"Kate has always been a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/what-recession-giacometti-sets-all-time.html\"\u003Ebig collector of art\u003C\/a\u003E and has several valuable works in her home. But she has been getting more into painting herself. She has a very hectic life and that is one of the few things that relaxes her.\" \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sol\/homepage\/showbiz\/bizarre\/2842108\/Kate-Moss-takes-painting-lessons.html\" target=\"new\"\u003EThe Sun\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=B002TIHLUI\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003EMissouri Museum Gifted 400 Artworks for 75 Years |\u003C\/b\u003E KANSAS CITY — Dozens of patrons have donated 400 artworks to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nelson-atkins.org\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENelson-Atkins Museum of Art\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in celebration of its 75th anniversary this year. Among the gifted pieces is an impressive Impressionist collection from \u003Cb\u003EMarion and Henry Bloch \u003C\/b\u003E(founder of H\u0026amp;R Block Inc.), including works by Monet, Van Gogh, Edouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Pierre Bonnard and Camille Pissarro. The museum will feature 130 of the 400 artworks in a special exhibition February 13-April 4. \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/wireStory?id=9760645\" target=\"new\"\u003EABC News\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIran Formally Cuts Ties with British Museum |\u003C\/b\u003E TEHRAN — \"Since the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/british-museum-has-two-months-to-return.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECyrus Cylinder\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E has not been transferred to Iran, we will lodge a complaint against the \u003Cb\u003EBritish Museum\u003C\/b\u003E to UNESCO and cut ties,\" head of Iran's cultural heritage and tourism organization, Hamid Baghai, confirmed Sunday. Baghai accused the museum of stalling in returning the Persian treasure to Iran, who formally severed relations after the final deadline of Sunday was not met. The British Museum expressed \"great surprise\" at the decision, saying it planned to return the artifact in late July. \"The British Museum has acted throughout in good faith, and values highly its hitherto good relations with Iran. It is to be hoped that this matter can be resolved as soon as possible,\" said a museum official.\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E [Source: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5jfxp1rS8M-3xPLrtH49VQ07j_gYw\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAFP\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E______ \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3356199866955171879\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=3356199866955171879\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/3356199866955171879"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/3356199866955171879"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/prez-sarkozys-father-exhibits-carla.html","title":"Prez Sarkozy's Father Exhibits Carla Bruni Paintings"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/oq9m44_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-6120533044124608794"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-08T20:52:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-08T20:59:50.928-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Boy Scouts of America"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"illustration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joseph Csatari"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Norman Rockwell"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"oil paintings"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rockwell Images to \"Be Prepared\" for Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 353px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/234mqd.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Norman Rockwell, Boy Scouts of America, Joseph Castari\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/234mqd.jpg\" width=\"353\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBeyond the Easel\u003C\/i\u003E, self-portrait by Norman Rockwell with Boy Scouts for the 1969 Boy Scouts of America calendar. On February 8, 2010 the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate their 100th anniversary.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWASHINGTON, DC — \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/if-i-could-do-anything-i-would-doodle-4.html\"\u003EAmerican illustrator \u003Cb\u003ENorman Rockwell\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E (1894-1978) was sometimes referred to as “Mr. Scouting” for his long association with the \u003Cb\u003EBoy Scouts of America\u003C\/b\u003E. It all began one day in the fall of 1912, when 18-year-old art student Rockwell walked into the offices of \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBoy's Life\u003C\/i\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E(the Boy Scouts' magazine) looking for work, thus beginning a 60-year relationship between them.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOn February 8, 2010 the Boy Scouts of America will celebrate their 100th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, artist \u003Cb\u003EJoseph Csatari\u003C\/b\u003E and his son Jeff have compiled \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BSA-Norman-Rockwells-Scouts-America\/dp\/0756635209?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENorman Rockwell’s Boy Scouts of America\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E, a book including 50 of Rockwell’s oil paintings and 37 of Csatari’s illustrations.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EEvery year but two from 1925 through 1976, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/president-richard-nixon-modern-art-memo.html\"\u003ENorman Rockwell did a painting\u003C\/a\u003E for the annual Boy Scout calendar published by \u003Cb\u003EBrown \u0026amp; Bigelow\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=0756635209\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003EFor eight years, Csatari worked with his mentor Norman Rockwell before taking over as the official artist of the Boy Scouts of America (after Rockwell retired in 1976). \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"Joe has taken the rich tradition started by Norman Rockwell and made it his own,\" said \u003Cb\u003EBob Mazzuca\u003C\/b\u003E, chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America. \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Official-Boy-Scout-Handbook-Rockwell\/dp\/B002XYBTKG?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERockwell’s illustrations\u003C\/a\u003E gave you a snapshot in time — you wanted to be part of the images he created. Csatari’s work (also) makes you feel like you are part of the picture.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMost of Csatari's Boy Scout paintings hang in the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bsamuseum.org\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENational Scouting Museum\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in Irvington, Texas, alongside Rockwell’s 50 Scout paintings. In celebration of the 100th anniversary, one of Csatari’s paintings will be unveiled at a gala event Feb. 9 at the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nbm.org\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENational Building Museum\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ECsatari says he owes it all to Rockwell, who insisted that his protégé call him Norman.\"He was laid back and he was just a very kind and gentle person,\" Csatari said. \"You did not know you were with celebrity when you were with him.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 1939 Rockwell was honored with the highest award given by the Boy Scouts of America, the Silver Buffalo, presented before an audience of 3,000 people at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2010\/02\/nj_man_compiles_norman.html\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENJ.com\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E] \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E______\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6120533044124608794\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=6120533044124608794\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/6120533044124608794"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/6120533044124608794"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/rockwell-images-to-be-prepared-for-boy.html","title":"Rockwell Images to \"Be Prepared\" for Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/234mqd_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-5975234547848450638"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-07T18:45:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-07T18:52:34.354-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art auction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bonhams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"landscape painting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Louis Aston Knight"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"non-profit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"philanthropy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Haiti Painting Donated to Auction for Earthquake Relief"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 605px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i45.tinypic.com\/awuqhc.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Louis Aston Knight, landscape, Port-au-Prince, Haiti\" border=\"0\" height=\"393\" src=\"http:\/\/i45.tinypic.com\/awuqhc.jpg\" width=\"605\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPort-au-Prince, Haiti\u003C\/i\u003E, an early 20th-century oil painting by American landscape artist Louis Aston Knight, will be auctioned on February 16 to raise funds for earthquake victims. [Credit: Bonhams via ArtDaily]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=B0021VZKFQ\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003ENEW YORK — \u003Ci\u003EPort-au-Prince, Haiti\u003C\/i\u003E, an \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/location-constable-painting-identified.html\"\u003Eoil painting by landscape artist\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cb\u003ELouis Aston Knight \u003C\/b\u003E(1873-1948), will be auctioned to raise funds for the devastated Caribbean capital. The work of art was donated by an anonymous collector and will be up for bid at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBonhams\u003C\/b\u003E fine art auction house\u003C\/a\u003E on February 16.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EPainter Louis Knight was born in Paris, where he studied under Robert-Fleury Lefebvre and his father, celebrated \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sewing-Circle-Styles-Poster-Ridgway\/dp\/B000ADAPKW?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAmerican artist Daniel Ridgway Knight\u003C\/a\u003E. The early 20th-century artwork depicts a view of the now-devastated capital city of Port-au-Prince; the cathedral and National Palace are visible in the distance on the right. The Palace was destroyed in 1912 and rebuilt from 1915-1934, only to be destroyed once again in the recent disaster.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E“When the owner of this painting heard about the disaster in Haiti she asked us to sell it on behalf of a charity currently working to help the people of Haiti,\" said Giles Peppiatt, Director of Topographical Pictures at Bonhams.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe money raised by the sale will go to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.americares.org\/\" taget=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAmeriCares\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a nonprofit global health and disaster relief organization currently working in Haiti. The painting is estimated to fetch $6,000-9,000 for earthquake relief.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/ap\/financialnews\/D9DM9CMO1.htm\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBusinessWeek\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E] \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E______\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5975234547848450638\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=5975234547848450638\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/5975234547848450638"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/5975234547848450638"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/haiti-painting-donated-to-auction-for.html","title":"Haiti Painting Donated to Auction for Earthquake Relief"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i45.tinypic.com\/awuqhc_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-5726753373486969519"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-07T16:52:00.005-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-07T17:05:15.861-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cornelia Corbett Center"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Henri Matisse"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"modern art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"museums"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sculpture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stanley Saitowitz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tampa Museum of Art"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Newly Opened Tampa Museum of Art Lights Up the Riverfront"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 400px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/svrxmu.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Tampa Museum of Art, Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park\" border=\"0\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/svrxmu.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe Tampa Museum of Art opened to the public for the first time on February 6, 2010. The 66,000-square-foot building designed by Stanley Saitowitz is located next to Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park along the Hillsborough River. [Credit: James Ostrand via Daily Loaf]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ETAMPA — The long-awaited \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tampamuseum.org\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETampa Museum of Art\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, conceived in an effort to revitalize the city's downtown waterfront district, finally opened to the public on Saturday, February 6. Located along the Hillsborough River, the museum is adjacent to the newly opened \u003Cb\u003ECurtis Hixon Waterfront Park\u003C\/b\u003E, as well another property that will house the future \u003Cb\u003EGlazer Children's Museum\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"This is a new and very important \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/in-seattle-sculptor-sues-photog-for.html\"\u003Epublic space for the city\u003C\/a\u003E of Tampa and I truly believe it's going to be the focal point of cultural activity and family fun for generations to come,\" \u003Cb\u003EMayor Pam Iorio\u003C\/b\u003E announced at Saturday's ribbon-cutting ceremony.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe 66,000-square-foot structure cost $26.6 million and was \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stanley-Saitowitz-Buildings-Projects-Architecture\/dp\/1580931626?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edesigned by \u003Cb\u003EStanley Saitowitz\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E of San Francisco’s Natoma Architects. Saitowitz describes the building as, \"a hyphen between the earth and sky,” a neutral space whose intention is not to compete with the art.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe building, also known as the Cornelia Corbett Center, is distinguished by a two-layer aluminum curtain wall perforated with 900,000 three-inch circles on four-inch centers, that wraps the exterior and some of the interior. Other modern features include translucent ceilings, polished concrete floors, an exterior \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/medieval-times-and-renaissance-at.html\"\u003Esculpture gallery\u003C\/a\u003E and 12,000-square-feet of LED lights on the south facade. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe Florida museum is showcasing a traveling exhibit of artwork by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/right-wing-flails-over-obamas-return-of.html\"\u003EFrench artist \u003Cb\u003EHenri Matisse\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E through April 18. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E______\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5726753373486969519\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=5726753373486969519\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/5726753373486969519"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/5726753373486969519"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/newly-opened-tampa-museum-of-art-lights.html","title":"Newly Opened Tampa Museum of Art Lights Up the Riverfront"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i47.tinypic.com\/svrxmu_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-2044013415667199653"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-06T16:26:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-06T16:52:14.319-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"copyright infringement"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jack Mackie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mike Hipple"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"photography"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sculpture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"video"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In Seattle, Sculptor Sues Photog for \"Side-Stepping\" Copyright"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 350px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/308uvqo.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Jack Mackie, sculpture, Dance Steps on Broadway, Seattle\" border=\"0\" height=\"212\" src=\"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/308uvqo.jpg\" width=\"350\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ESculptor Jack Mackie's \u003Ci\u003EDancers' Series: Steps\u003C\/i\u003E (1982) can be found at eight locations along Broadway in Seattle. Each set covers approximately twelve square feet and shows steps for well-known dances like the tango, waltz, rumba and mambo. [Credit: Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESEATTLE — The debate over a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/art-betting-super-bowl.html\"\u003Ecopyright infringement lawsuit\u003C\/a\u003E filed by sculptor \u003Cb\u003EJack Mackie\u003C\/b\u003E against photographer \u003Cb\u003EMike Hipple\u003C\/b\u003E is heating up \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/slog.thestranger.com\/slog\/archives\/2010\/02\/03\/the-cases-of-the-broadway-dance-steps\" target=\"new\"\u003Eonline\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMackie's \u003Ci\u003EDance Steps\u003C\/i\u003E on Broadway can be found at eight locations in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Capitol-Neighborhood-Seattle-Washington-Photographic\/dp\/B0033E0RMQ?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESeattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood\u003C\/a\u003E. Hipple sold a picture of the public art steps to a stock photo agency for $60. Even though (at Hipple's request) the agency destroyed the photos after just a couple of days, Mackie says the sale of the photo infringed on his original copyright. He's decided to go forward with a $60,000 lawsuit against the photographer.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"Yes, anyone can make a photograph of my work. What they can not do is use my work for their profit without any contact with me...,\" Mackie told \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/seattlest.com\/2010\/02\/04\/more_on_the_dance_steps_on_broadway_1.php\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Seattlest\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \"A critic can use a piece of a film being reviewed as fair use...If a movie maker used that same piece of film (without gaining a use agreement) in a movie they made (and claimed copyright to) is that fair use? No. It is copyright infringement,\" he explained.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHipple says a \"large majority\" of Mackie's steps were \"out of focus\" in the photo. He believes his work is covered under the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/faireys-lawyers-drop-case-after-obama.html\"\u003Efair use provision of copyright law\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EBut according to Mackie, \"This is not an inadvertent snapshot of a shoe on a sidewalk. This is a staged photograph. It's about three feet from the copyright notice. I find it unfortunate that \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/hipple-ldf.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003Ehe's brought this online\u003C\/a\u003E - he can stop this whenever he wants.\" \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMore on this story, courtesy of \u003Ci\u003EKOMO News\u003C\/i\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"384\" width=\"605\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" value=\"http:\/\/www.komonews.com\/v\/?i=83618997\" \/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"AllowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/\u003E\u003Cembed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.komonews.com\/v\/?i=83618997\" AllowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" height=\"349\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"605\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E______"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2044013415667199653\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=2044013415667199653\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/2044013415667199653"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/2044013415667199653"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/in-seattle-sculptor-sues-photog-for.html","title":"In Seattle, Sculptor Sues Photog for \"Side-Stepping\" Copyright"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/308uvqo_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-7561822754639647319"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-06T13:06:00.005-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-06T13:15:25.337-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Andy Warhol"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art auction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art collection"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"celebrities"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Christie's"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jasper Johns"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Michael Crichton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pablo Picasso"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Robert Rauschenberg"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Roy Lichtenstein"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Auction Thriller: Michael Crichton's Private Art Collection at Christie's"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 284px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i46.tinypic.com\/hwy5uq.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Michael Crichton, Flag painting, Jasper Johns\" border=\"0\" height=\"308\" src=\"http:\/\/i46.tinypic.com\/hwy5uq.jpg\" width=\"284\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E An encaustic Stars and Stripes painting entitled \u003Ci\u003EFlag\u003C\/i\u003E made between 1960-1966 by U.S. artist Jasper Johns. From the private collection of late American author Michael Crichton. [Credit: AP\/Lefteris Pitarakis]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ELONDON — American author \u003Cb\u003EMichael Crichton\u003C\/b\u003E was well-known for his best-selling novels and popular television shows, but he was also a private and passionate art collector. Crichton, the man behind \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jurassic-Park-Adventure-Pack-World\/dp\/B000BCE918?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJurassic Park\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003EER\u003C\/i\u003E, died of cancer in November 2008 at the age of 66. He left behind an impressive \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/bechtler-museum-of-modern-art-opens-in.html\"\u003Eart collection of 20th century masterworks\u003C\/a\u003E worth an estimated $32 million. The lot will be up for auction at Christie's New York on May 11.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ECrichton's collection includes works by Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. Four of the pieces went on display at Christie's London on Friday and will be on view until February 12. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe star of the show is the iconic \u003Ci\u003EFlag \u003C\/i\u003Eof 1960-1966, one of a series of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/editions-with-additions-working-proofs.html\"\u003Epaintings by American Abstract Expressionist artist Jasper Johns\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=B000ELEKQ0\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003EThe piece once hung in Crichton's Beverly Hills bedroom and hasn't been seen publicly since he purchased it directly from the artist in 1974. Crichton was considered such an authority on Johns that the artist asked him to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jasper-Revised-Expanded-Michael-Crichton\/dp\/0500092400?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewrite the catalog for a 1977 retrospective\u003C\/a\u003E. The last Johns flag painting sold at auction fetched $12.1 million in 1989.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"I never really cared whether a particular piece was major or minor, typical or atypical of the artist's work, or whether the artist was fully or thinly represented in my collection,\" Crichton wrote of his art collecting philosophy. \"I just bought images that I enjoyed looking at.\" \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/hosted.ap.org\/dynamic\/stories\/E\/EU_BRITAIN_PEOPLE_MICHAEL_CRICHTON?SITE=WIJAN\u0026amp;SECTION=HOME\u0026amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT\" target=\"new\"\u003EAP\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E______"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7561822754639647319\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=7561822754639647319\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/7561822754639647319"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/7561822754639647319"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/auction-thriller-michael-crichtons.html","title":"Auction Thriller: Michael Crichton's Private Art Collection at Christie's"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i46.tinypic.com\/hwy5uq_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-4391042289780553571"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-06T11:05:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-06T11:09:08.761-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art auction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art collectors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"eBay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sculpture"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"That Sculpture That Can Never Really Be Yours"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 605px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/xg2l4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Caleb Larsen, sculpture, eBay, A Tool To Deceive And Slaughter\" border=\"0\" height=\"391\" src=\"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/xg2l4.jpg\" width=\"605\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EIt looks like a simple black cube, but this sculpture by artist Caleb Larsen perpetually sells itself - every seven days. [Credit: Caleb Larsen]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ETULUM, MEXICO – Artist \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.caleblarsen.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECaleb Larsen\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E doesn't need an art dealer. He's created the ultimate self-sufficient work of art - it literally sells itself. \u003Ci\u003EA Tool To Deceive And Slaughter\u003C\/i\u003E looks like just a simple black cube. However,when plugged into the internet, it can put itself \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/before-you-buy-it-now-warning-to-ebay.html\"\u003Eup for auction on eBay\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAccording to the legal contract accompanying the sculpture:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA. Artist has created a work of art titled “A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter (2009)” (“the Artwork”) which consists of a black box that places itself for sale on the auction website “eBay” (the “Auction Venue”) every seven (7) days. The Artwork consists of the combination of the black box or cube, the electronics contained therein, and the concept that such a physical object “sells itself” every week.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ci\u003EB. Collector understands and agrees to the underlying concept and function of the Artwork and that the sale of the Artwork by Artist is dependent and conditioned upon Purchaser's agreement and adherence to the below terms. Such terms are fundamental and crucial to the on-going viability and artistic integrity of the Artwork.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EEvery ten minutes, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/what-recession-giacometti-sets-all-time.html\"\u003Esculpture\u003C\/a\u003E checks to see if it's for sale on the auction site. If not, it automatically re-lists itself for sale. But if someone has bought the cube, the current owner must send it to the new owner, who then has to connect it online and allow it to sell itself to a new person, thus continuing the cycle.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe contract continues: \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E1. Collector agrees that the Artwork will remain connected to a live Internet connection at all times, with disconnections allowed only for the transportation of the work from one venue to another.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E 2. Upon purchasing the Artwork, Collector may establish a new value for the Artwork. The new value may not exceed current market expectations for the Artwork based on the current value of work by the Artist. This value may be reassessed quarterly.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMost recently, the black box sold for $6,350 to a buyer in Mountain View, California. Larsen says he uses the sculpture as a way to point out how “the world is a ridiculous place.”\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe perpetual auction can be followed at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atooltodeceiveandslaughter.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003Eatooltodeceiveandslaughter.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E______\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4391042289780553571\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=4391042289780553571\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/4391042289780553571"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/4391042289780553571"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/that-sculpture-that-can-never-really-be.html","title":"That Sculpture That Can Never Really Be Yours"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/xg2l4_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-8087168044790885754"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-04T23:53:00.006-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-05T09:11:25.631-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art competition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art contests"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Charles Shulz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dr. Seuss"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Google doodle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pixar Animation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sesame Street"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\"If I Could Do Anything, I Would...\" Doodle 4 Google"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 306px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/a47ok9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Doodle 4 Google, Google logo\" border=\"0\" height=\"145\" src=\"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/a47ok9.jpg\" width=\"306\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe 2010 Doodle 4 Google theme is: \"If I Could Do Anything, I Would...\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHey Kids! The third annual Doodle 4 \u003Cspan style=\"color: blue;\"\u003EG\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003Eo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003Eo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: blue;\"\u003Eg\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #f1c232;\"\u003El\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #cc0000;\"\u003Ee\u003C\/span\u003E competition has begun!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E K-12 students in the U.S. are invited to enter this \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/emerging-artist-wins-big-in-temple.html\"\u003Enational art competition\u003C\/a\u003E for a chance to see their artwork featured on Google's homepage. This year's theme, \u003Cb\u003E\"If I Could Do Anything, I Would...\"\u003C\/b\u003E, encourages kids to think about what they might do if given the opportunity to change one thing about their life or the world.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOne national winner will win a $15,000 scholarship toward the school of their choice as well as a $25,000 grant for their school toward the establishment\/improvement of a computer lab, a trip to New York City for an event on May 26th, 2010, and a Wacom digital design tablet. Forty regional winners will also be chosen and their creations will be displayed at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. The winning \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/googles-doodle-celebrates-rockwells.html\"\u003Edoodle\u003C\/a\u003E will be featured on the Google.com homepage on May 27, 2010. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EA group of \"Expert Jurors\" - well-known illustrators, cartoonists and animators from organizations like \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/journey-into-fantastic-world-of-jim.html\"\u003EThe Sesame Street Workshop\u003C\/a\u003E, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, The Charles Shulz\/Peanuts Museum and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Disney-Pixar-Animation-2010-Calendar\/dp\/B002KQB3WQ?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPixar Animation Studios\u003C\/a\u003E - will be helping select the forty finalist doodles as well as attending the awards ceremony to personally meet winners. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ETeachers must register for their students by March 17 and entries are due by March 31.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFor submission details, please visit the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/doodle4google\/\" target=\"new\"\u003EDoodle 4 Google competition website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E______ \u003C\/i\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8087168044790885754\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=8087168044790885754\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/8087168044790885754"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/8087168044790885754"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/if-i-could-do-anything-i-would-doodle-4.html","title":"\"If I Could Do Anything, I Would...\" Doodle 4 Google"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/a47ok9_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-3416030712529446469"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-04T22:16:00.006-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-04T22:36:50.321-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Andy Warhol"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"artists"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"BMW Art Car"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jeff Koons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"video"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Art of Steel: Jeff Koons to Create BMW Art Car"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 605px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i50.tinypic.com\/29xwu8n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Jeff Koons, BMW Art Car\" border=\"0\" height=\"325\" src=\"http:\/\/i50.tinypic.com\/29xwu8n.jpg\" width=\"605\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe concept of the BMW Art Car was introduced by Hervé Poulain, an auctioneer and ardent racing driver from France who was searching for a link between art and cars; he asked his friend renowned artist Alexander Calder to paint the first example in 1975.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 5px 5px 10px;\"\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cembed allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"235\" id=\"myytplayer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/RGfMsGc-2hY\u0026amp;autoplay=\u0026amp;fs=1\u0026amp;showinfo=0\u0026amp;showsearch=0\u0026amp;rel=0\u0026amp;autoplay=\u0026amp;fs=1\u0026amp;showinfo=0\u0026amp;showsearch=0\u0026amp;rel=0\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"300\" wmode=\"opaque\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EVIDEO: Learn about the history of the BMW Art Car and watch as Pop artist Andy Warhol paints his 1979 model.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ENEW YORK — \u003Cb\u003EJeff Koons\u003C\/b\u003E, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/googles-doodle-celebrates-rockwells.html\"\u003EAmerican artist\u003C\/a\u003E known for his balloon sculptures of steel, has been chosen to create the 17th version of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bmwdrives.com\/bmw-artcars.php\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBMW Art Car\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in the 35th anniversary year of the program. The announcement was made at the artist's New York City studio on Tuesday. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"I look forward to participate in a tradition set forth by such great artists as Calder, Lichtenstein, Stella, and Warhol,\" said Koons, whose design will be revealed later this year. The most recent Art Car was done by Danish-Icelandic \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Studio-Olafur-Eliasson-Encyclopedia-Extra\/dp\/3822844268?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eartist Olafur Eliasson\u003C\/a\u003E in 2007.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=B001MK7YGK\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EBMW board member, Frank-Peter Arndt said, \"Our company and Jeff Koons are drawn to permanent innovation and cutting-edge technology. Since 1975, artists from throughout the world have turned BMW automobiles into art signifying a particular period through the Art Car program.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EJim O'Donnell, President of BMW North America added, \"The entire BMW Group is looking forward to this celebration of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/future-generation-art-prize-will-offer.html\"\u003Econtemporary art by Jeff Koons\u003C\/a\u003E, one of the greatest artists of our time.\"  \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMany of the BMW Art Cars have been exhibited in renowned museums throughout the world including the Louvre, the Guggenheim and the Shanghai Art Museum.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/jeff-koons-to-create-new-bmw-art-car-83407032.html\" target=\"new\"\u003EPR Newswire\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E] \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E______ \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3416030712529446469\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=3416030712529446469\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/3416030712529446469"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/3416030712529446469"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/art-of-steel-jeff-koons-to-create-bmw.html","title":"Art of Steel: Jeff Koons to Create BMW Art Car"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i50.tinypic.com\/29xwu8n_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-4363511845846589558"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-03T21:54:00.007-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-03T22:49:04.870-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Alberto Giacometti"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art auction"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guinness World Record"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gustav Klimt"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Henri Matisse"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Impressionism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"modern art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pablo Picasso"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paul Cezanne"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sotheby's"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What Recession? Giacometti Sets All Time Auction Record"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left; width: 605px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/epofi0.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Alberto Giacometti, sculpture, Sotheby's auction house\" border=\"0\" height=\"392\" src=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/epofi0.jpg\" width=\"605\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAlberto Giacometti's bronze sculpture \u003Ci\u003EL'homme qui marche I\u003C\/i\u003E set a new world record for fetching the highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction, selling for $104.3 million at Sotheby's on February 3. [Credit: AP\/Anthony Devlin]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=3775723498\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003ELONDON — After eight minutes of \"fast and furious\" bidding, a new world record was set at \u003Cb\u003ESotheby's London\u003C\/b\u003E on Wednesday. An anonymous phone buyer successfully outbid at least nine other potential collectors in the battle for a rare work of art by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Giacometti-Yves-Bonnefoy\/dp\/2080106163?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESwiss sculptor \u003Cb\u003EAlberto Giacometti\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. When it was all over, the once hushed room burst into applause.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe six-foot-tall Giacometti bronze sculpture\u003Ci\u003E L'homme qui marche I\u003C\/i\u003E (\"Walking Man I\")\u0026nbsp; sold for a record $104.3 million - the highest price ever paid for a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/top-ten-art-auction-sales-of-2009.html\"\u003Ework of art at auction\u003C\/a\u003E (including the buyer's premium cost). The hammer price achieved was roughly four times the Sotheby's pre-sale estimates. Pablo Picasso's \u003Ci\u003EGarcon a la Pipe\u003C\/i\u003E (Boy With a Pipe), which fetched $104.2 million in 2004, previously held the record. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe life-size Giacometti sculpture was conceived in 1960 and cast a year later. The piece was sold by Commerzbank AG, which inherited the work when it took over Dresdner Bank in 2009.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOther highlights from the Sotheby's sale were \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/ten-most-popular-oil-paintings-of-2009.html\"\u003EGustav Klimt\u003C\/a\u003E's \u003Ci\u003EChurch in Cassone (Landscape with Cypresses)\u003C\/i\u003E, which sold for $43.2 million; Paul Cézanne's \u003Ci\u003EPichet et fruits sur une table\u003C\/i\u003E, which went for $18.9 million; and Henri Matisse's \u003Ci\u003EFemme couchée\u003C\/i\u003E, which fetched $7 million.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"We are thrilled to have sold these great works...and that they have been recognized for the masterpieces that they are,\" said Melanie Clore, co-chairman of Impressionist and Modern Art at the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/taking-art-for-granted.html\"\u003Eauction house\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source:\u003Ci\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748704259304575043482913970608.html?mod=WSJ_hps_RIGHTTopCarousel\" target=\"new\"\u003EWall Street Journal\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E] \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E______"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4363511845846589558\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=4363511845846589558\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/4363511845846589558"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/4363511845846589558"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/what-recession-giacometti-sets-all-time.html","title":"What Recession? Giacometti Sets All Time Auction Record"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/epofi0_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-8906891111222667286"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-03T20:22:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-03T20:25:11.058-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Google doodle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"illustration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Norman Rockwell"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Saturday Evening Post"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Google's Doodle Celebrates Rockwell's Birthday"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 327px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/314yzxz.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Google doodle, Norman Rockwell\" border=\"0\" height=\"170\" src=\"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/314yzxz.jpg\" width=\"327\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EToday's Google logo celebrates Norman Rockwell's birthday.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHappy Birthday Norman Rockwell! \u003C\/b\u003EThe iconic illustrator is arguably the most popular and well-known American artist of all time. He produced an impressive 4,000 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Norman-Rockwell-Behind-Ron-Schick\/dp\/0316006939?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=widgetsamazon-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eworks of art\u003C\/a\u003E in his lifetime, most notably \u003Ci\u003ERosie the Riveter\u003C\/i\u003E, the \u003Ci\u003EFour Freedoms Series\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003EThe Problem We All Live With\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/google-goggles-visual-search-identify.html\"\u003EGoogle\u003C\/a\u003E is celebrating the artist's 116th birthday with a doodle incorporating Rockwell's\u003Ci\u003E Little Spooners\u003C\/i\u003E, an image of a boy and girl lost in puppy love and enchanted by the setting sun. The painting was one of Rockwell’s most popular and appeared on the front    cover of the \u003Ci\u003ESaturday    Evening Post\u003C\/i\u003E on April 24, 1926.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Norman-Rockwell-332-Magazine-Covers\/dp\/0789208547?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENorman Rockwell\u003C\/a\u003E was born February 3, 1894 and died of emphysema on November 8, 1978.\u003Cbr \/\u003E______ \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8906891111222667286\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=8906891111222667286\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/8906891111222667286"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/8906891111222667286"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/googles-doodle-celebrates-rockwells.html","title":"Google's Doodle Celebrates Rockwell's Birthday"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i48.tinypic.com\/314yzxz_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-7633211013372617257"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-02T23:35:00.005-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-02T23:52:21.385-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art contests"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"economics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"graphic design"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"National Endowment for the Arts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"President Barack Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Despite Arts Budget Cut, NEA Calls for a Logo Redesign"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 300px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i50.tinypic.com\/34ootq9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works, logo\" border=\"0\" height=\"119\" src=\"http:\/\/i50.tinypic.com\/34ootq9.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe National Endowment for the Arts is seeking a new logo design for their newly defined \"guiding mission\" - \u003Ci\u003EArt Works\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWASHINGTON D.C. — Despite a newly proposed budget decrease, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nea.gov\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENational Endowment for the Arts\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E says it will pay a hefty reward for a new logo design.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/obama-names-hollywood-actors-musicians.html\"\u003EPresident Obama\u003C\/a\u003E said Monday that the NEA will receive $161.3 million in his fiscal year 2011 budget, $6 million less than was first proposed. Obama also called for a $161.3 million budget last year, but Congress eventually increased it. According to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com\/2010\/02\/01\/obamas-figure-for-2011-arts-budget-the-same-as-his-2010-request\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, NEA's CEO \u003Cb\u003ERobert L. Lynch\u003C\/b\u003E said, “the proposal was dispiriting in light of the economic downturn, when 'support for the arts is at its lowest point in a decade.'”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=3931884384\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003EDespite the less than thrilling budget news, NEA Chairman \u003Cb\u003ERocco Landesman\u003C\/b\u003E announced Monday that the organization is calling upon the American public to redesign their logo - for a substantial monetary reward. Design submissions must represent the phrase \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EArt Works\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, the NEA’s proclaimed “guiding mission.” The winning logo should also illustrate the three meanings of \u003Ci\u003EArt Works\u003C\/i\u003E: the plays, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/right-wing-flails-over-obamas-return-of.html\"\u003Epaintings\u003C\/a\u003E, dances, films and the other works of art that are the creation of artists; the effect of art on audiences and viewers, to transport, transform, inspire, and challenge us; and a reminder that arts workers are real workers with real jobs who are part of this country's real economy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe artist whose design is chosen will receive a government grant of approximately $25,000. The selected logo may be used in print and online and may accompany the existing NEA logo or even replace it.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProposals must be submitted to the NEA by 5pm EST on February 26. For submission guidelines please visit the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.arts.gov\/grants\/apply\/RFP\/artworksdesign.html\" target=\"new\"\u003ENEA Grants website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E______"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7633211013372617257\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=7633211013372617257\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/7633211013372617257"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/7633211013372617257"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/despite-arts-budget-cut-nea-calls-for.html","title":"Despite Arts Budget Cut, NEA Calls for a Logo Redesign"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i50.tinypic.com\/34ootq9_th.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-4087255406105244284"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-02T21:22:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-02T21:26:14.832-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"artists"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"celebrities"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jason Baaman"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"portrait"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"video"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cheesy Portrait: Conan O'Brien Immortalized in Cheetos [VIDEO]"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 5px 5px 10px;\"\u003E\u003Cobject height=\"285\" width=\"350\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/i2duYw2-yM4\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026color1=0xe1600f\u0026color2=0xfebd01\u0026border=1\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/i2duYw2-yM4\u0026hl=en_US\u0026fs=1\u0026color1=0xe1600f\u0026color2=0xfebd01\u0026border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"350\" height=\"285\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ECOLORADO — Whether you're Team Coco or Team Leno, you've got to appreciate the very \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Art-Poster-Cheesy-27-5-18-75\/dp\/B000G9ZKKU?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Echeesy art\u003C\/a\u003E of Colorado Springs artist \u003Cb\u003EJason Baalman\u003C\/b\u003E. He's known for his \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Food-Art-Garnishing-Made-Easy\/dp\/0764319604?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efood art\u003C\/a\u003E using media like ketchup and chocolate syrup. But most recently, Frito-Lay commissioned him to create a portrait of \u003Cb\u003EConan O'Brien \u003C\/b\u003Ecompletely out of Cheetos.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I think it’s cheating if you get out a paintbrush,” said Baalman, whose videos capturing his creative processes have gone viral.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe finished masterpiece was supposed to be revealed on \u003Ci\u003EThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien\u003C\/i\u003E. At least, that was the plan before the whole NBC late-night fiasco. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Conan portrait took three weeks to create, measures 5\"x4\" and was constructed from 2,000 individual Cheetos (50 bags) of three different flavors. And if you'd like to hang this finger-lickin' good art in your home, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/justjared.buzznet.com\/2010\/01\/21\/win-a-portrait-of-conan-obrien-made-of-cheetos\/\" target=\"new\"\u003EJustJared.com\u003C\/a\u003E is running an exclusive giveaway until Thursday, February 4.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Art — especially \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/bechtler-museum-of-modern-art-opens-in.html\"\u003Emodern art\u003C\/a\u003E — is hard to understand; it takes a lot of background.\" Baalman explained. \"This is something that everyone can understand.” \u003Cbr \/\u003E______ \u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4087255406105244284\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=4087255406105244284\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/4087255406105244284"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/4087255406105244284"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/cheesy-portrait-conan-obrien.html","title":"Cheesy Portrait: Conan O'Brien Immortalized in Cheetos [VIDEO]"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"JST"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17169675491747160025"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_s_rjwWLQlYY\/S39nMdsJy0I\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/BUKyuOC_1oM\/S220\/n585234922_1883988_4081.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894567045354031239.post-4350366961070862190"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-01T21:14:00.009-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-01T21:33:04.699-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"J.D. Salinger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"National Portrait Gallery"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"portrait"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Robert Vickery"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Smithsonian American Art Museum"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In Memoriam: J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) Portrait Goes on Display"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EA\u003C\/span\u003En artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.\" \u003Cb\u003E—J.D. Salinger\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; width: 250px;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/mh3bf5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"J.D. Salinger, Robert Vickrey\" border=\"0\" height=\"383\" src=\"http:\/\/i49.tinypic.com\/mh3bf5.jpg\" width=\"250\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr align=\"justify\"\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E1961 Portrait of J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) by Robert Vickrey, tempera on board. [Credit: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine. Art © Robert Vickrey\/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe align=\"right\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=tan0e-20\u0026amp;o=1\u0026amp;p=8\u0026amp;l=bpl\u0026amp;asins=B0002FA4HM\u0026amp;fc1=000000\u0026amp;IS2=1\u0026amp;lt1=_blank\u0026amp;m=amazon\u0026amp;lc1=0000FF\u0026amp;bc1=000000\u0026amp;bg1=FFFFFF\u0026amp;f=ifr\" style=\"height: 245px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003EWASHINGTON D.C. —\u003Cb\u003E J.D. Salinger\u003C\/b\u003E (1919-2010), the famous reclusive author of\u003Ci\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Catcher-Rye-J-D-Salinger\/dp\/0553134329?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=tan0e-20\u0026amp;link_code=btl\u0026amp;camp=213689\u0026amp;creative=392969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Catcher in the Rye\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E, died Wednesday, Jan. 27 at the age of 91.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn Monday, in a gesture of remembrance, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/obamas-choose-art-for-white-house-final.html\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESmithsonian's National Portrait Gallery\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E installed a portrait of the author in a first-floor gallery designated to recently deceased individuals represented in the museum’s collection.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe portrait of Salinger was painted by American Contemporary Realist \u003Cb\u003ERobert Vickery\u003C\/b\u003E. The artist used the ancient medium of tempera to depict Salinger against a metaphorical \"amber wave of grain.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVickery's image of the author first appeared on a 1961 cover of \u003Ci\u003ETime\u003C\/i\u003E magazine. \u003Ci\u003ETime\u003C\/i\u003E later donated the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/president-richard-nixon-modern-art-memo.html\"\u003Eportrait to the Smithsonian\u003C\/a\u003E in 1978; it hasn’t been on display since 1979.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E[Source: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.smithsonianmag.com\/aroundthemall\/2010\/02\/memorialize-j-d-salinger-at-the-national-portrait-gallery\/\" target=\"new\"\u003ESmithsonian Institution\u003C\/a\u003E]\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E______\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4350366961070862190\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=2894567045354031239\u0026postID=4350366961070862190\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/4350366961070862190"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2894567045354031239\/posts\/default\/4350366961070862190"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/topartnews.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/in-memoriam-jd-salinger-1919-2010.html","title":"In Memoriam: J.D. 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