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Germano Celant
Celant, Germano (1940– ). Italian art critic. He studied at Genoa University, where he gained a doctorate in art history. In 1967 he coined the term Arte Povera and he is best known as the chief propagandist for this kind of art, although he has also written on other subjects, including the... Read more |
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Lucy Lippard
Lippard, Lucy (1937– ). American art critic, a woman of radical views who is particular known for her writings on Conceptual art and Feminist art. She was born in New York and studied at Smith College and the New York Institute of Fine Arts. In 1969 she was one of the founders of the Art... Read more |
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Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons In the tradition of Marcel Duchamp, Dada, and Pop Art, American artist Jeff Koons (born 1955) created controversial works of art that forced the spectator to reexamine the impact of consumerism and popular culture on both the individual and contemporary society. Jeff Koons was... Read more |
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Aestheticism
Aestheticism. A term applied to exaggerated expression of the doctrine that art is self-sufficient and need serve no ulterior purpose, whether moral, social, political, or religious. Both the doctrine and its exaggeration are succinctly expressed in the phrase ‘art for art's sake’,... Read more |
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Flags
FLAGS FLAGS. Flags are the most pervasive symbol of allegiance in American society. While the American Stars and Stripes is the most ubiquitous symbol of loyalty, flags exist for every state in the union, each branch of the federal government and military, and for corporations, ethnic groups,... Read more |
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Theophile Gautier
Théophile Gautier , 1811-72, French poet, novelist, and critic. He was a leading exponent of art for art's sake—the belief that formal, aesthetic beauty is the sole purpose of a work of art. An important manifesto of this theory appeared in the preface of his novel Mademoiselle de... Read more |
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Flag Day
Flag Day anniversary of the adoption of the American flag in 1777. It is celebrated on June 14 but is not a legal holiday.... Read more |
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American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters honorary academy of notable American artists, writers, and composers. The National Institute of Arts and Letters, founded in 1898, served as the parent body for the American Academy of Arts and Letters, founded in 1904, until the two were... Read more |
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Saltus, Edgar (Evertson)
...first of a long series of novels whose melodramatic plots were clothed in...as Van Vechten and Huneker, in whose novel Painted Veils he is a minor...dependence upon an aesthetic doctrine of art for art's sake to a belief in theosophy, in ... |
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Royalty
...original prompt-copy for the sake of the small fee they might...systematically was Ben Jonson, whose collected plays and masques...also been secured through the Arts Council, either indirectly...increase in the number of companies whose grants enable them to ... |
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pornography
...pornography is considered ‘obscene material whose intention is to provoke sexual arousal...the human spirit, ‘science’ and ‘art’ escaped the charge of obscenity. Only ‘smut for smut's sake’ (to paraphrase US Judge Curtis Bok... |
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church in medieval Ireland
...practice of peregrinatio or exile for the sake of the gospel was another feature...important patrons of all branches of the arts. With this increase in prestige came...dioceses were established. The movement, whose chief promoter was St Malachy, also introduced... |
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art
...executing).art for art's sake the idea that a work has...of the 5th century bc, whose aphorism ‘life is short...encountered in learning the art of medicine or healing with...derived from this.See also art deco, ... |
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ART FOR WHOSE SAKE?
John Zeaman, Record Art Critic The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-17-1991 ART FOR WHOSE SAKE? -- EVERY MAJOR MUSEUM WANTED WALTER...COLLECTION. IMMORTALITY'S LURE AND ART-WORLD POLITICS MADE HIM GIVE IT TOTHE... |
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Art for whose sake?
...Jerusalem Post 01-30-2004 Headline: Art for whose sake?Byline: Liat Collins and Herb...definition of "diplomacy" is: "The art and practice of conducting negotiations...remove the display. Ora Regev, whose son Nir was killed in the attack... |
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Art for whose sake? Another Lottery sculpture looks down on Tyneside
...born American Di Suvero, whose huge public sculptures are internationally...brought 100 works of public art to the North-east. From Darlington...admitted Jenny Volkers of Art on the Riverside, which co...this is money set aside for arts projects. If we had ... |
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Art for whose sake? Reading Pound's reputation in Timothy Findley's Famous...
...this modernist predecessor, whose fascist sympathies have not precluded...poetry from his politics, the art from the man. Findley's works...de Pound de sa politique, l'art de l'homme. Les ecrits de...disturbing legacy of Ezra Pound, whose fascist sympathies ... |
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Art for whose sake?(News)
...Cardiff City Hall will be attended by Arts Council of Wales chairman Geraint Talfan...designers from all over Europe. 'Public art in its many forms is essential,' said...Chepstow's latest piece of public art has been commissioned through the national organisation for public ... |
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Art for whose sake, ask Rio's poor
...1940s. The Guggenheim, one of the world's most high-profile art foundations, has its headquarters in New York, with sites in...public funds and improper licensing of contracts. Meanwhile, art experts contend that the success of the Guggenheim- Bilbao has... |
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Still suffering for the sake of their art; Laura Davis meets two of the...
...home." Although Hsieh admits he did suffer for his art, his art was not about suffering. "There was no masochistic reason...time, life is free-thinking." After completing No Art Piece - 12 months spent avoiding anything connected to... |
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'for Art's SAKE' opens at Gallery M in Harlem
...disability.In viewing "for Art's SAKE" one may attempt to trace...popularlyassociated with Outsider art in the works shown here...nave and unorthodox use of art concepts,there is also...discussions with theartists, whose presence is a ... |
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Art's Sake: Is Garfunkel headed to Scarborough Fair? No, the Rock and Roll...
...Exponent 11-09-2000 ART'S Sake: Is Garfunkel headed to...taking '60s.And when Art Garfunkel artfully blended...wilderness.The duo, whose soundtrack to "The Graduate...tookother courses of action.Art took art history at ... |
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OLY: Olympians shed their clothes for art's sake
...Olympians shed their clothes for art's sake By John Coomber SYDNEY, June 22 AAP...on horseback. In the interests of art, she shelved plans to pose with Oaklea...subjects for the 12 photographers whose work features in the book. "We hope... |
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