NEW YORK (Reuters) – “11th Hour,” jumped straight to the top of Publishers Weekly best-sellers list on Thursday. The list is compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide. Hardcover Fiction Last Week 1. “11th Hour” by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown, .99) – 2. “Bring Up the Bodies” by Hilary Mantel (Holt, ) – 3. “Deadlocked” by Charlaine Harris (Ace, .95) 1 4. “In One Person” by John Irving (Simon & Schuster, ) – 5. “The Road to Grace” by Richard Paul Evans (Simon & Schuster, .99) – 6. …
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Posted on the May 17, 2012 , in the Others category.
0 Comment Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry
Posted on the May 17, 2012 , in the Art History category.
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a museum spokesman said. The Canada Science and Technology Museum will open the “Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition” on Thursday as planned despite strong criticism from Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore, who has called it an insult to taxpayers. …
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0 Comment Book Talk: Museum conservator finds life in automaton
Posted on the May 17, 2012 , in the Art History category.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A museum conservator and horologist loses her colleague and married lover of 13 years, forcing her to use the intricate restoration of a 19th century automaton and the diaries of the man who commissioned it as the means to cope with her grief. Set in London in 2010, “The Chemistry of Tears” is the 12th novel by Australian-born Peter Carey, winner of two Booker Prizes for “Oscar and Lucinda” and “True History of the Kelly Gang”. …
0 Comment Rodin Museum in Philadelphia to reopen in July
Posted on the May 17, 2012 , in the Art History category.
The Rodin (roh-DAN’) Museum in Philadelphia is getting ready to reopen after three years of renovations.
0 Comment ‘Newsies’ choreographer draws on his background
Posted on the May 16, 2012 , in the Art History category.
Seventeen young dancers stop horsing around on the Nederlander Theatre stage as Christopher Gattelli approaches.
0 Comment Pop artist who created LOVE sued for renouncing artwork
Posted on the May 16, 2012 , in the Art History category.
(Reuters) – An 83-year-old artist known for his block letter “LOVE” design that became a symbol of the anti-war movement in the 1960s is being sued by a Monaco-based art dealer for renouncing the authenticity of sculptures once valued as high as million. Beginning in 2008, art buyer Joao Tovar paid 1,625 for 10 sculptures of the word PREM, a Sanskrit term meaning “love,” from a one-time business partner of renowned pop artist Robert Indiana, Tovar said in the lawsuit filed in superior court in Rockland, Maine. …
0 Comment Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dies at 83
Posted on the May 15, 2012 , in the Others category.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America’s most eloquent and widely read authors and a fierce critic of governments, has died after a literary career spanning more than five decades. He was 83. Fuentes’ best-known works include “The Death of Artemio Cruz,” “The Old Gringo” and “The Crystal Frontier.” Local media said Fuentes died in a Mexico City hospital on Tuesday following heart problems. …
0 Comment Chicago Symphony Orchestra to tour Mexico, Asia
Posted on the May 15, 2012 , in the Art History category.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Riccardo Muti plan trips to New York, Asia and Mexico for the 2012-2013 season.
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0 Comment Up on the roof of NY’s Met museum in “Cloud City”
Posted on the May 15, 2012 , in the Art History category.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Argentine artist Tomas Saraceno combines art, architecture and science in a striking installation on the rooftop garden of The Metropolitan Museum of Art that gives visitors a different perspective of the sky, clouds and the city around them. “Cloud City,” which opens on Tuesday and runs for six months, is a giant jumble of interconnecting modules, measuring 54 feet long and 28 feet high, that rises to varying levels and incorporates reflective materials, mirrors and glass with New York’s skyline and Central Park as the backdrop. …
0 Comment Santa Fe festival will honor Navajo artist
Posted on the May 14, 2012 , in the Art History category.
Artist Tony Abeyta just can’t help himself.