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French police dismantle stolen-art ring

AP — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:54:38 +0000

The French Interior Ministry says police have dismantled a large network of stolen and trafficked art in western France.

Paper Tank Sculpture: Make art not war

Asmita — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:34:33 +0000

To be very honest, I love art for the very reason that it allows you to interpret it in all kinds of fun ways. Just like this incredible tank sculpture created out of newspapers. Now one could say that the artist here is trying to tell the world...

RI woman seeks return of portrait in Nazi-era case

AP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:54:53 +0000

A lawyer asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to overturn a decision forcing a woman to surrender a portrait to the estate of a late Jewish art dealer who fled the Nazis seven decades...

Hand Gesture Candles from Atelier WM

Deepa — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:39:29 +0000

L’atelier WM is a a group of young artists founded in Paris in 2008. They have a line of colorful candles, both in looks and attitude. Hands making gestures cast from real hands and whose burn time is approximately 3 hours...

I lost my day job to the economic recession

Asmita — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:10:18 +0000

With war, recession, and bad mortgage loans leaving global economy down in the dumps, I guess it was only a matter of time before people started resorting to extreme measures to earn their daily bread. Just like these good people here. I bet...

Reno museum hosts art and environment conference

AP — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:31:28 +0000

An eclectic group of artists, architects, scientists and writers have gathered at the Nevada Museum of Art to explore how nature and culture intersect in their chosen fields at a conference on art and...

Cut out paper sculptures Michelangelo would be proud of

Asmita — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:37:41 +0000

If my fifth grade math teacher hadn’t discouraged me from using my imagination in her class, I bet I could have come up with paper sculptures just as good as these astonishing cut out sculptures! I mean just look at the detail on these...

World’s longest keypad types out in bold the importance of email

Asmita — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:32:15 +0000

Created by designer Jean Shin in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, this amazing interactive sculpture called TEXTile has the honor of being the world’s longest keypad. The design uses over 22,528 recycled...

Eco Art: Dead Star - discarded batteries conveys message of recycling

Sameer Kumar — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:46:43 +0000

Eco Factor: Old and discarded batteries are shaped into an art piece so that they convey the message of recycling. Modern artists are constantly finding new ways and new materials to expand their horizon of work. The “Dead Star” is a piece...

Judge won't drop LA obscenity case after mistrial

AP — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:09:45 +0000

A federal judge refused to dismiss obscenity charges against an adult film producer Monday after a scandal with the trial judge this summer forced a mistrial.