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Joining the ranks of world-famous names…...the Second World War , designed by Philippe Jullian. Subsequent artists over the next 60 years included Salvador Dali , Pablo Picasso , Andy Warhol and in 2004 Prince Charles , in a special label to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the... |
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Literary giant Gray mixes whisky with a dash of Walt Disney...and elaborate illustrations for his own books. Now Alasdair Gray , one of Scotland 's greatest living writers, has followed Pablo Picasso and Prince Charles by designing his first label for a drink bottle. The author of the modern... |
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Independent.ie | 23 hours ago
The Twilight Zone: Robert Pattinson
...Meyer books of the same name. Filming on the fourth, Breaking Dawn , will begin at the end of next year. In between, he has managed to play Salvador Dali in the low-budget Little Ashes last year. He filmed a family drama called Remember Me...
In this article: Robert Pattinson, Edward Cullen, New Moon, Hugh Jackman, Twilight, Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, Taylor Lautner, and Twilight
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Blogcritics | 1 day ago
DVD Review: Walt Disney Treasures - Zorro: The Complete First & Second Season
"A sinister cabal of superior writers." DVD Review: Walt Disney Treasures - Zorro : The Complete First & Second Season Author: El Bicho - Published: Nov 19, 2009 at 8:04 pm 0 comments Created by Johnston McCulley , the character of...
In this article: Zorro, Walt Disney, DVD, The Mark of Zorro, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, and Batman
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Boing Boing | 3 days ago
Jim Muir benefit poster by Shepard Fairey and Glen E. Friedman
...from Junior High in 1984). Ignoring the crazy-ass fearmongerin... More. Jim Muir benefit poster by Shepard Fairey and Glen E. Friedman Artist Shepard Fairey and photographer Glen E. Friedman collaborated on the image above, adapted from a...
In this article: Jim Muir, Glen E. Friedman, Shepard Fairey, Demi Moore, Suicide, Trademark, Creative Commons License, CBC News, Boing Boing, and Flickr
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Centre Daily Times | 3 days ago
Black artist's portrait of Jesse Helms an honor and an irony'
...to paint a portrait of Marvin Gaye for street named in singer's honor in Washington, D.C.; a collage of Motown artists called "Berry's Vision" Influences: Vincent van Gogh , Pablo Picasso , Salvador Dali , Jacob Lawrence , Romare Bearden
In this article: Jesse Helms, Washington, Motown, and Vincent van Gogh
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | 4 days ago
Why Damien Hirst is dead right
Damien Hirst's turn to figurative painting is an act of courage - and, though these paintings are far from perfect, they are full of promise and individuality. Full of life: Damien Hirst 's Requiem - White Roses and Butterflies The art...
In this article: Damien Hirst, Lynn Barber, The Shawshank Redemption, Frans Hals, Butterkist, DVD, An Inspector Calls, An Education, and Laughing Cavalier
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Daily Mail | 4 days ago
Hooked on handbags: As this season's collections sell out before they hit the shops, why are we a nation of handbag junkies?
...GBP1,180 a pop, we worship you. Handbags as the new religion. Not such a bad way to sell a product. I was reminded, too, of the splendid Grayson Perry tapestry that explores our adoration of brands and which has just gone on display at the...
In this article: Recession, Louis Vuitton, Anya Hindmarch, Chanel, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs, and Madonna
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | 7 days ago
Damien Hirst claims anyone could paint like Rembrandt
Damien Hirst , the British artist famed for pickling animals in formaldehyde, has claimed that anybody could paint like Rembrandt with practice. Published: 8:00AM GMT 14 Nov 2009 Artist Damien Hirst stands in The Wallace Collection at...
In this article: Damien Hirst, Rembrandt, London, Pickling, and DVD
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 7 days ago
Loving a cold climate
...the Rialto Bridge. Photo: iStock Keith Austin warms to Venice in its winter downtime. Venice is absurd, surreal, something Salvador Dali might have dreamt up; a stunningly improbable settlement created more than 1500 years ago in a...
In this article: Dog, Rialto Bridge, Paris, Salvador Dali, Dubai, and Tax
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Boston Globe -- Travel | 7 days ago
Chinese-Americans' history ascends new stages
...and the San Francisco skyline. Below, a permanent exhibit at the Museum of Chinese in America. (Photos By Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times; Maya Lin Studio/Moca (Below) Text size - + Between 1910 and 1940, a million immigrants passed...
In this article: Maya Lin, Chinatown, Angel Island, United States, San Francisco, and Lafayette Street
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Centre Daily Times | November 10, 2009
Judge: 'HOPE' artist can switch lawyers in AP suit
...judge ruled Tuesday. Fairey 's previous lawyers had sought to withdraw from the case after Fairey contended he had erred about which AP photo he used as the basis for "HOPE" and then tried to destroy evidence of what he claimed was his...
In this article: Shepard Fairey, Alvin K. Hellerstein, Barack Obama, George Clooney, Los Angeles, On the merits, Harvard University, and Jones Day
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 09, 2009
World's best restaurant a surreal experience
...five times. Once the dust settled, the planning began. El Bulli's chef, Ferran Adria , a man renowned for extreme cuisine, is dubbed the Salvador Dali of the food world. His restaurant seems eccentrically remote from major cities, yet in...
In this article: Salvador Dali, El Bulli, Joan Miro, Ferran Adria, Finnair, Barcelona, Sydney, and Paris
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The Press and Journal | November 09, 2009
Tayside student's quilt to be shown at top museum
21-year-old's piece will appear in london alongside work by Tracey Emin and Grayson Perry Published: ARTWORK designed by a Tayside student will be displayed next to textile pieces created by some of Britain 's most acclaimed artists.
In this article: Tracey Emin, Grayson Perry, Dundee, Turner Prize, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and Britain
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washingtonpost.com | November 07, 2009
Book Review: 'Monument Wars' by Kirk Savage
...notion of the celebratory memorial has not lost its hold on significant parts of the populace and the Congress. While it is true that Maya Lin 's Vietnam Memorial is "a victim monument, not meant to glorify the deeds of the soldiers but...
In this article: National Mall, Maya Lin, Washington, Pierre L'Enfant, George Henry Thomas, John A. Logan, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Reuters | November 06, 2009
Yoko Ono looks back on early activism
By Burton Frierson No one knows better than Yoko Ono how far celebrity activism has come in the last 40 years. With late husband John Lennon she sparked a generation of celebrity cause campaigning with their 1969 "Bed-In" honeymoon to...
In this article: Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Imagine, Itunes, Gimme Some Truth, World Hunger Year, Hard Rock International, Paul H. O'Neill, and Live Aid
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Yahoo! News | November 06, 2009
Yoko Ono looks back on early activism (Reuters)
...Ono looks back on early activism By Burton Frierson Burton Frierson - 10 mins ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - No one knows better than Yoko Ono how far celebrity activism has come in the last 40 years. With late husband John Lennon she...
In this article: Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Imagine, Itunes, Gimme Some Truth, World Hunger Year, Hard Rock International, Paul H. O'Neill, Live Aid, and Farm Aid
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The Japan Times: All Stories | November 06, 2009
Yoko Ono , forever a force for peace
...a normal procedure for my work in a way. I mean, I had been criticized all the time up until then." Yoko Ono was born on Feb. 18, 1933, in Tokyo. Both of her parents were from wealthy families of bankers, and as a child she went to the...
In this article: Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Sean Lennon, John Cage, Gakushuin University, Sarah Lawrence College, Tokyo, London, Plastic Ono Band, and Mojo
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | October 12, 2009
Art market news
...Spr�th Magers London Tate Modern opens a major exhibition today for the Los Angeles artist John Baldessari. Now in his late 70s, Baldessari made his name in the Sixties with conceptual word and text paintings, one of which consisted of...
In this article: M F Husain, John Baldessari, London, Grosvenor House, and India
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FT.com - Arts & Weekend | October 02, 2009
The gently rebellious artist John Baldessari
...Climbing Exterior Wall of Tall Building / Person on Ledge of Tall Building / Person on Girders of Unfinished Tall Building (2003) John Baldessari's home and studio are located in a preternaturally quiet side street of southern...
In this article: John Baldessari, Louisiana, Tate Modern, London, New York, San Diego, Frank Gehry, Rolex, and National City



