Artist faces ruin after crooks steal laptop filled with work
The News Review:
- Artist faces ruin after crooks steal laptop filled with work
- Downtown Happenings Through Jan. 7
- Exhibit to visually express music musicians
- The Sun News n-line|Abuja Reports
- Newark’s Revival: It’s No Joke
- Art Review | ‘William Kentridge: Tapestries’
Artist faces ruin after crooks steal laptop filled with work
Edinburgh Evening News – Dec 31, 2007
His girlfriend Yan Shi 26 a student was working in the gallery when the two thieves struck at around 2. ne man came into the gallery in Victoria Street and distracted Ms Shi while the other suspect took the Samsung computer along with a mobile phone. Ms Shi gave chase and caught the thief around 40 metres from the store but he punched her on the arm and made his escape. Mr Sun said: “I had around 40 or 50 pictures on the files. It’s all my work which I’ve already sold so now it’s lost. I had scanned them into the computer and sold them as prints to customers.
Downtown Happenings Through Jan. 7
The Chattanoogan – Dec 31, 2007
Former pianist for the Allman Brothers Johnny Neel will perform with his group Criminal Element. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information call The Market Street Tavern at 634-0260. Ring in the New Year “old school style” at Chattanooga’s “Cookin’ on the Quarter” at First Tennessee Pavilion. enjoy fiddle-rock fusion from Bobby Yang and his Unrivaled Players country rockers Smokey Lonesome and founding folks of funk Mother’s Finest… River Gallery presents its new exhibit Bound Jan. Featured artists are Heather Allen-Swarttouw Karen Linduska and Richard Conn. Call 265-5033 for more information. The thello Project will be performed at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre beginning Jan.
Exhibit to visually express music musicians
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Dec 31, 2007
All fine art media except copier reproductions will be accepted. Artwork must be the original and have been completed in the last year. For a prospectus send a self-address stamp envelop to: The Renaissance Art Gallery 900 Eighth Street Suite 20 Huntington WV 25701 or e-mail to gallerywv@yahoo. hd_open_ad_zone(63)Events.
The Sun News n-line|Abuja Reports
Daily Sun – Dec 31, 2007
"She was the first female alongside Uche keke Demas Nwoko Bruce nabrakpeya and Ben Enwonwu. And she was also the first Secretary of Nigeria Art Council in the early 60s where she set up the first private art gallery owned by Nigerian Art Council. The name of the Gallery is Labic Gallery in Campbel Street Lagos. She also anchored a television programme The Heritage where she showcased Nigerian cultural heritage and showed artworks of people like Ben Enwonwu Demas Nwoko Uche keke. Most of our pioneer artists she showcased their works on this programme during this NTA Heritage programme in 1962. And since that time Afi Ekong has been exhibiting. She is still painting till today at the age of 77.
Newark’s Revival: It’s No Joke
Washington Post – Dec 31, 2007
correction {margin-top:8px;padding-top:10px;margin-bottom:8px;border-bottom:1px solid #CCCCCC;padding-bottom:10px;font-family:arialsans-serif;font-size:11px;color:#333333;}. correction strong {color:#CC0000;text-transform:uppercase;}Newark’s Revival: It’s No Jokeft-Ridiculed Spot Is Northeast’s Fastest-Growing Big CityBy Anthony FaiolaWashington Post Staff WriterMonday December 31 2007; A03NEWARK — “You’re going to get killed!”That — along with a “you’re crazy” and “nice knowing you” or two — was the kind of half-joking response that Chris and Ade Sedita heard from their Manhattan friends when the couple announced their plans to move from glittering New York to of all places Newark. But as the pair sipped wine and nibbled cheese during an exhibit opening at their new art gallery in central Newark they insisted they were crazy like a fox. “They just didn’t get it” said Chris Sedita 28. “Something is finally happening in Newark. This place is coming alive again. “Harper’s Magazine once ranked it the worst place to live in America; Money Magazine called it the most dangerous… Newark is reemerging at a time when its energetic new mayor Cory Booker 38 is winning some major battles in his war against entrenched corruption and crime. Part of a fresh generation of young media-savvy black politicians including the District’s Adrian Fenty Booker has come under heavy fire from the African American community for largely eschewing the black old guard in favor of young advisers of myriad races. Booker has fought to win street credibility in other ways. He moved into a $1200-a-month apartment in the gang-ridden South Ward. More importantly he has pushed through major police initiatives that helped cut crime in half through the first half of 2007. To be sure Newark remains one of the nation’s most violent cities with a homicide rate three times as high as New York’s. That reputation was underscored by the harrowing murders in August when two teenagers and two 20-year-olds — all said to be “good kids” by police — were lined up in a schoolyard and shot execution-style.
Art Review | ‘William Kentridge: Tapestries’
New York Times – Dec 31, 2007
“William Kentridge: Tapestries” clarifies this discrepancy and even benefits from it. The collages on which these tapestries are based along with related prints and bronze sculptures — all looking fairly inert — are in one gallery. In the other much larger gallery are the 11 tapestries completed since 2001 looking a lot livelier even rather gorgeous if not as completely alive as his films and video. The tapestries show large dark silhouettes — the latest incarnation of the shadow figures Mr. Kentridge has deployed for years — against the patterns of old maps. That the tapestries improve greatly upon the collages is one of the show’s revelations. The tapestries were made by the Stephens Tapestry Studio in Johannesburg in close consultation with Mr… And it underscores why the work from his own hand gains immeasurably when filtered through a second process whether provided by a weaver or a video camera. In keeping with the themes of his best efforts his art is subjected to a form of liberation. “William Kentridge: Tapestries” is on view through April 6 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 26th Street; (215) 763-8100 philamuseum.
Written by admin on December 31st, 2007 with
no comments.
Read more articles on News.