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Illumini: out of darkness, light (The Telegraph)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:11:29 GMT

... photograms that use light in a painterly way on photosensitive canvas, updating a process used by Man Ray.Madi Boyd has created an installation constructed as a grid of threads across intersecting planes, illuminated by projected film. It creates a kind of optical illusion where it becomes difficult to judge what is solid and what is light, or to gauge the physical dimensions of the piece itself."I'm...

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THEATER: 'Maria/Stuart' suffers from incoherent plot (The Washington Times)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:10:00 GMT

Trying to figure out exactly what "Maria/Stuart" is about? You'd have better luck explaining Man Ray to your dog.

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Painter to Poet: Dorothea Tanning (The mental_floss Blogs)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:02:32 GMT

American artist Dorothea Tanning celebrates her 98th birthday today, so in her honor and at the request of reader Peter, we’ll take a look at her life and artwork, particularly her 1942 self-portrait, “The Birthday.” 1. Many descriptions of “The Birthday” reference the costume-like jacket Dorothea Tanning depicted herself wearing. The jacket was indeed a costume—“some [...]

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Coming Soon: A Ray J Reality Show! (The Hollywood Gossip)

matt@iscribelimited.com (Hilton Hater) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:01:50 GMT

Move over, Jason Mesnick . Our man Ray J has landed his own Bachelor-type dating show. Yes, the man best known for filming himself having sex with Kim Kardashian will appear on VH1's latest skank-fest in 2009. Here's what the network said about the upcoming reality series: He may be one of the most infamous playboys in hip-hop, but he still hopes to find that special woman he can settle down with...

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Film Friday (Becky Blab)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:48:38 GMT

... habits et atelier bourgeois ; pour Sabine, appartement parisien miteux, pauvre affiche de Man Ray, train et 4L, réception et costume minable, ancien amoureux pantouflard. Rohmer pourrait vouloir nous dire d’apprendre à se considérer globalement (amis, habitation, langage) sans croire à d’autres changement que ceux provoqués par la grâce, absente ici. Paraphased: It’s a cruel ethical and social...

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Vanity Fair Portraits (Nag on the Lake)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:10:00 GMT

Vanity Fair Portraits: photographs 1913-2008, Scottish National Portrait Gallery This exhibition almost becomes a homage to Annie Leibovitz. This is no bad thing, but it shows how the Vanity Fair photographers – including Cecil Beaton, Edward Steichen, Man Ray and Mario Testino – have played such an integral part in the magazine's history. There are some good photographs here.

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Art Collecting: Dogs - Passion or Obsession? (Genealogy@Bellaonline.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:43:45 GMT

... have always been a favorite subject for the artist William Wegman. His pet Weimaraners, Man Ray and Fay Ray became famous in the realm of fine art photography in the late 1970s. Because of his subsequent success, Wegman’s name has become synonymous with dog photography.But when does a passion for these canines become an obsession? As in the case of Samuel Seidman, he built his Bulldog collection...

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Vanity Fair Portraits: photographs 1913-2008, Scottish National Portrait Gallery (The Independent)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT

This exhibition almost becomes a homage to Annie Leibovitz. This is no bad thing, but it shows how the Vanity Fair photographers – including Cecil Beaton, Edward Steichen, Man Ray and Mario Testino – have played such an integral part in the magazine's history.

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Heinrich Heidersberger Photographs at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (Art Knowledge News)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:26:48 GMT

Wolfsburg, Germany - In the 14 years since it was founded, the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg has regularly presented the medium of photography in exhibitions devoted to the work of individual artists. These have included Lee Miller, Cecil Beaton, Brassaï, Richard Avedon, Man Ray, Pietro Donzelli and Ed van der Elsken. To mark the 70th anniversary of the City of Wolfsburg, the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg is presenting...

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The Futureheads kick off V Festival Chelmsford (New Musical Express)

news@nme.com — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:59:38 GMT

... To The End''The Beginning Of The Twist''This Is Not The World''Hounds Of Love''Carnival Kids''Man Ray'Keep checking NME.COM for the latest news, pictures, videos and blogs live from both all weekend.

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Peacemongers, clowns, karaoke tune up for DNC (Denver Post)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:28:28 GMT

... clown, civil disobedience tactics, learning to be spontaneous and playful, practicing clown gaggle maneuvers and last but not least marching and drilling." Find your inner clown! And the Karaoke Convention will take place in about a dozen karaoke bars all over Denver during the convention, with a kickoff party 8-11 p.m. Aug. 21 at Supreme Court Cafe & Nightclub in the Sheraton Denver Hotel. The...

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Chess: the artists who want a piece of the action (The Telegraph)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:25:49 GMT

From Duchamp to Damien Hirst, chess has long inspired the big names of the art world. Alastair Sooke reportsIn 1927, Marcel Duchamp, the French-born trail-blazer of conceptual art, married a young heiress called Lydie Sarazin-Lavassor. The honeymoon did not go well. "Duchamp spent most of the week studying chess problems," recalled the artist's close friend Man Ray, "and his bride, in desperate retaliation,...

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William Carlos Williams and friends (hi spirits)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:56:00 GMT

Williams with cat, Rutherford, NJ, 1916 Front row, L-R: Alison Hartpence, Afred Kreymborg, WCW, Skip Cannell Back row, L-R: Jean Crotti, Marcel Duchamp, Walter Arensberg, Man Ray, R.A. Sanborn, Maxwell Bodenheim

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RMB City Opens In London and Second Life: Metaverse-Based Art In An Internationally Acclaimed Art Gallery (New World Notes)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:59:17 GMT

Man Ray, Henry Moore, Andy Warhol... China Tracy. Among the world's premiere galleries, The Serpentine in London's Hyde Park has played host to a wealth of prestigious artists. Last week, that included Ms. Tracy, the avatar of the acclaimed Guanghzhou...

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Penny Borland (Junk for Code)

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:17:30 GMT

The blurb says that Bunny is a series of images by Polly Borland that create a portrait of an extremely tall girl called Gwen. Combining surrealism with a forensic study of the subject’s femininity, Borland has successfully borrowed from the surrealist ideas of Claude Cahun, Hans Bellmer and Man Ray...

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surrealism In Australia (philosophical conversations)

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:22:17 GMT

Surrealist photography has, as its core figures, Man Ray and Hans Bellmer. So what has happened since? Is there a modern surrealist sensibility. If photography continues to provide contemporary art with some of its most astonishing moments, then women are at the forefront of photographic practice in Australia. Patricia Piccinini,...

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Meret Oppenheim as a fur teacup (Autopia)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:23:07 GMT

Link: hair particle sketch of Meret Oppenheim on Vimeo. hair particle sketch of Meret Oppenheim from Don Relyea on Vimeo. (((Great choice of topic for a generative app. Man Ray and Meret must both be grinning somewhere.)))

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Maverick artist Lee Miller returns in force (The Guardian)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:08:56 GMT

... of both Miller's life and that of her friends, among them the surrealist artist and photographer Man Ray. West Dean College will also be showing a selection of Miller's photographs.

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art + commerce: erwan frotin prints (Design*Sponge)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:25 GMT

... france’. the villa was home to vicountess marie-laure de noailles who was a patron of artists like man ray and jean cocteau . erwan’s beautiful prints can be purchased only right here and would make a lovely (and unique) housewarming or wedding present. click here to view the full collection and to shop online. [ more beautiful things : lisa congdon and lisa solomon’s joint show at art stream studios...

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Xerox Realism (CR Blog)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:54:20 GMT

Man Ray by Dan Fischer Dan Fischer is currently exhibiting a series of his stunning drawings at Alison Jacques Gallery in London. Fischer's drawings are renditions of photographs of artists who have influenced or inspired the artist in his own work, all meticulously, lovingly recreated using mechanical pencils.

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