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Public graffiti and destructive doodling is one of the most costly art forms. Some people apparently think it is creative, and I can agree with that to one extent. However, there is a difference between art graffiti or these art illusions and just tagging away with an alco-pen leaving messages like “I Was Here” written …
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The Huffington Post | By Kevin Burra Posted: 08/07/2012 9:21 am Updated: 08/07/2012 6:30 pm In his Half-Drag series, New York photographer Leland Bobbé captures the two sides of the city’s drag queens — the extravagantly made-up drag divas and the organic men that lie beneath. Bobbé tells Huffington Post Gay Voices, “Through the power …
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I surround myself with art because I get overwhelmed by other people. More than you could possibly know; more than you could possibly imagine. The artists who make the work I love have already spoken. I’ve invited them in. I’ve seen what they wanted me to see and felt what they wanted me to feel, …
The Huffington Post | Posted: 10/25/2012 5:08 pm EDT Updated: 10/25/2012 5:08 pm EDT Boobs in low-cut shirts, boobs in sports bras, boobs in showers and boobs in a baby’s mouth. It’s these sorts of images that make up the latest overtly sexy breast cancer public service announcement. The ad, created by Chilean agency …
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Francoise Nielly Painter … all of that classical imagery of South France is very alive as an experience inside of me. Maybe it is wht led me to the use of fluorescent colors in my paintings. – It’s known that the childhood is one of the most important periods of an artist’s life. When you …
Vote for Romney. The only choice for your future. @MittRomney @TeamRomney #mittromney #VOTE #voteromney pic.twitter.com/9HFUhWul “Clueless” star Stacey Dash was met with what she describes as a wave of “fury” after endorsing Mitt Romney, and now it seems a fellow actress is joining in the backlash. Vivica A. Fox slammed Dash’s endorsement in an interview …
The Huffington Post | By Mallika Rao Posted: 10/24/2012 3:29 pm Updated: 10/24/2012 4:02 pm Currently when you google the phrase “Diego Koi,” the majority of the links thrown back have to do with koi ponds in San Diego. That situation is surely not long for this world (wide web). Because self-taught Italian artist Diego …
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Posted by CURLYNIKKI | Labels: Celebrity Exclusive , Celebrity Interviews , Celebrity Natural Hair- Interviews , On the Couch Many of you may be just too darn excited to read the intro – and that’s fine skip on down to the good stuff! Cause lemme tell you child, when I found out I was gonna …
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Jamaica 50th Independence Art Exhibition Celebrates the Visual Heritage of Jamaica BOSTON, MA. –Plans are in high gear for the Jamaica 50th Independence Art Exhibition in Boston, MA. The exhibition will be held at the National Center of Afro-American Artists [NCAAA] and represents an ongoing series of activities in celebration of Jamaica’s 50th Independence …
The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists is pleased to present HERO’S STORY: New Works by Cullen Washington, Jr, an exhibition of contemporary mixed-media works exploring the interplay between popular media heroes and black masculinity. The exhibition extends from October 18, 2009 through January 10, 2010. The exhibition is accompanied by a twenty-eight …
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The church has long been a fundamental pillar in the black community, and one organization is making an effort to preserve the rich history of an institution deeply rooted in African American heritage. Heritage Tourism Alliance of Montgomery County, has committed to preserving that legacy by publishing a guide of African American churches in the …
Published October 19, 2012 SodaHead.com The Rolling Stones’ first concerts since 2007 are already causing controversy, although the first show in the series isn’t scheduled to happen until November. The four dates — two at London’s 02 Arena (November 25 and 29) and two at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center (December 13 and 15) — have …
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Steve McQueen. Charlotte, 2004. Photo courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York /Paris, and Thomas Dane Gallery, London. CHICAGO, IL.- With the largest collection of work by the artist in the United States, the Art Institute of Chicago presents Steve McQueen, the first museum survey devoted to his career. Fourteen of McQueen’s works, …
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Untitled, Shady Grove, Alabama, 1956. Pigment print; printed later, 20 x 16 inches. From an edition of 15. The Gordon Parks Foundation copyright and authentication stamp with signature, print date and edition number in pencil by Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., Executive Director, on print verso. NEW YORK, NY.- In honor of the 100th anniversary of …