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Staying In: New ways of seeing In his C4 documentary series, art critic Waldemar Januszczak attacks long-held beliefs about the history of art
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Waldemar Januszczak (right) has got it in for the Germans. Not
because they always beat us in penalty shoot-outs or because they
invariably bag the best sun-loungers with their towels, but because
in the late 18th century they dreamt up the myth of civilisation, an
efficient compartmentalisation of art history into pigeon-holes
marked "Renaissance", "Baroque" and "Rococo". Januszczak's response
is The Truth About Art, a thought-provoking three- part documentary
which traces the history of ar...
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Go shopping online for art
Chicago Sun-Times
; ... enjoyable viewing. For a copy of a booklet, "Investing in Fine Art," send $2 plus a long, self-addressed stamped envelope to L&M, PMB 229, PO Box 413005, Naples, Florida 34103-3005. Be sure to mention the pamphlet title. Scripps Howard News Service
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Art as a healing force: a new movement uses art to heal the sick.
Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada
; Art can make people feel better. This simple fact has been known since the days of the first artist -- the shaman. In those days of sitting around the fire, art and healing were one. The artist created in order to change the world, to increase game, to improve a crop, or to contact the spirits. The
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Boy, your lovin: suffering, empathy, art and the greater good.
C: International Contemporary Art
; Art is for empathy, and empathy is for the reduction of suffering. That's the way I've always justified it as my vocation. Otherwise, what's it for? What else does it do for humanity? On the one hand, I feel that the artist has a responsibility to reduce suffering in an abstract, global sense which
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Art and politics: from Javanese court dance to Indonesian art.
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
; 'Art equips us for survival, conquest, and gain' (Goodman 1976: 256). To speak of art is to speak of representations: their production, their form, their reception. Anthropologists may justify the use of categories such as 'art' and 'aesthetics' as a necessary form of analytical meta-language or
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Art In Motion.
Playthings
; Art In Motion, a publisher of fine art reproductions, is a lea ding source of decorative and fine art imagery for the home decor and specialty markets. In addition to producing open edition prints, Art In Motion works to maximize the value of its artists' collections by licensing the imagery to top
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Improving the teaching of art.
School Arts
; Several art educators and advocates of art education across the United States welcomed the recent federal government's declaration of art as a core curriculum subject with a feeling of vindication; that is, vindication from past criticism of art as a less essential subject in the curriculum. Along
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OUT of the VOX: MARTHA ROSLER ON ART'S ACTIVIST POTENTIAL
Artforum
; Art with a political face typically gains visibility during periods of social upheaval. "Marxism and art" of the '70s and "political art" of the '80s are among only the most recent examples. A good proportion of artists typically aim their work into the thick of things, but institutional
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Artful interiors: art introduces a symphony of texture, light and color to your home.
Sarasota Magazine
; Art. It can be an intimidating subject, a stimulating hobby, a downright obsession. Where you fall in this broad continuum is reflected in your home--in the furniture and accessories you have chosen, and by the ambience and energy within. The truly artful interior is compelling, provocative and
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CUBAN ART: A LONG TRIP OVER A SHORT DISTANCE
The Boston Globe
; "Art that rides the bus" is how Cuban critic Gerardo Mosquera describes the work young Cuban artists are making today. "Not in the tower" is how one of those artists puts it. In addition to being down in the streets, shoulder to shoulder with the people, this is art that deals with the mix of
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Archbishop Williams teacher believes his students really want to learn to draw Where art is not a gut course
The Boston Globe
; BRAINTREE -- Art provides unique opportunities for students to express themselves creatively. But too often, the study of art is a nicety rather than a necessity. Adding insult to injury, many students think of art as an easy elective, says according to art teacher Jim Coughlin, honored last year
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