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Andy Warhol was at the center of the pop art movement in the 1960s. He is responsible for coining the phrase "15 minutes of fame."
Andy Warhol was at the center of the pop art movement in the 1960s. He is responsible for coining the phrase "15 minutes of fame."
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John Adams tests his own faith tackling the Crucifixion of Jesus
Losing your religion may be an occupational risk for artists who like to weigh in on the Big Questions. But when John Adams set out to write music representing the Crucifixion of Jesus, the composer underwent what he calls "a good old-fashioned crisis of...
Tags: Fine Artists, Roman Catholicism, Johann Sebastian Bach, Religion and Belief, Opera (genre)
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Andy Warhol piece among high-priced artworks stolen in Detroit
The FBI is looking for 19 contemporary artworks worth millions, including a "Flowers" silkscreen by Andy Warhol, stolen last month from a collector in Detroit. The pieces were being stored temporarily at the collector’s business in the city’s...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Theft, FBI
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Cannes 2012: Brandon Cronenberg takes a (sort of) familiar path
24 FramesDavid and Brandon Cronenberg are the first father-and-son tandem to premiere movies in Cannes in the same year. The 32-year-old Brandon's first feature, a horror-movie-cum-social-critique called “Antiviral,” had its premiere in the Un... -
Andy Warhol's 'Double Elvis' brings in $37 million at auction
A version of Andy Warhol's "Double Elvis" that has ties to Los Angeles brought in $37 million at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday in New York. The silkscreen work, which depicts Presley in a cowboy pose, was offered for sale by an unidentified American...
Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Arts, Auction Service, Francis Bacon, Museums
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James Franco grabs another role with MOCA show on 'Rebel Without a Cause'
James Franco is an actor-turned-artist-turned-author-turned-actor-playing-an-artist-named-Franco in the soap opera "General Hospital" — who has made a movie, "Francophrenia," that documents the experience. He's about as "meta" as it gets. Now...
Tags: Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, James Franco, Fine Artists, Edward Ruscha
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'Men in Black 3' was no easy sequel to make
Often film sequels are slam dunks at the box office, a seamless continuation from where a previous hit left off. But as the new installment of the 15-year-old franchise "Men in Black" proves, getting to the big screen isn't always a cakewalk. One of...
Tags: Sony Corp., Holidays, Companies and Corporations, Tommy Lee Jones, Memorial Day
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Quick Takes: TBS snags 'Cougar Town'
"Cougar Town" is packing up and moving to a new address. The ABC sitcom starring Courteney Cox, which has a loyal fan base but has never drawn a huge audience and may have been close to getting axed, has been given new life by TBS. The series is moving...Tags: Jordana Spiro, Satellite and Cable Service, Francis Bacon, Awards and Prizes, FBI
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A Second Look: 'Being John Malkovich' is a surreal mind trip
One of the greatest first films in all of American cinema, "Being John Malkovich" (1999) introduced audiences to Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman, two of the most distinctive voices in contemporary movies. A mad scramble of surrealist tropes and...
Tags: Jorge Luis Borges, Catherine Keener, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (movie), John Cusack, Franz Kafka
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Review: Warhol odd man out in MOCA's 'The Painting Factory'
Is a strain of recent abstract painting obsessed with revitalizing the celebrated tradition of the 1950s New York School? A peculiar new show at the Museum of Contemporary Art says yes, proposing that a vigorous revival of Jackson Pollock's drips, Mark...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Jackson Pollock, Elizabeth Taylor, Arts, Soups
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Gay life celebrated in avant-garde films at the Egyptian
The love story in Penelope Spheeris' "I Don't Know" is more than boy-meets-girl. The 18-minute black-and-white short shot in 1972 starts in an elevator where a lesbian meets a transgender man and the two become lovers (then exes) while French music plays....Tags: AIDS, Civil Rights, Penelope Spheeris, Literature, Gays and Lesbians
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Keith Haring, Pop star and lawbreaker, gets a Google Doodle
Keith Haring, recipient Friday of a Google Doodle, was among a group of art school students who considered themselves Pop Art heirs to Andy Warhol. But although Haring was dead by age 31, the artist made his own imprint, and it wasn't on a soup can....
Tags: AIDS, Kutztown, Fine Artists, Arts, Milan (Italy)
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Keith Haring, a pioneer of street art, gets a Google Doodle
The Google Doodle of the day is dedicated to street artist and activist Keith Haring in honor of what would have been his 54th birthday. The search engine’s logo has morphed into Haring’s signature bold lines, vivid colors and active...
Tags: AIDS, Services and Shopping, Fine Artists, Arts, Robert Henri
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