It has been 40 years since the horrendous killing spree by Charles Manson's "family" shocked the world. The rampage took place on August 9 and 10, 1969 in Los Angeles, terrorizing the whole city, making headlines across the globe, and still remaining as one of the most morbid...
The UK's acclaimed Tate art galleries have taken a bold step into the digital realm by making a collection of more than 400 audio, video, films, commentaries and performance art pieces available for free download...
London's infamous and excellent Tate Modern contemporary art gallery has been approved "for an extension designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron" that is expected to cost $391.5 million. The proposed...
Instead of being lauded and applauded with congratulations on his win, artist Mark Leckey is being derided for winning the UK's 2008 Turner Prize.Critics of the controversial art prize, which has previously...
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An athlete running at top speed is a beautiful thing and something that's very hard for the sculptor or painter to capture so controversial Brit artist Martin Creed gives us the real deal - his latest work is real...
Susan Atkins, former Manson follower and convicted murderer of Sharon Tate and four others, has requested to be released from prison on 'compassionate release' as she has less than six months to live.I say.......
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Four artists have been nominated for this year's Turner Prize, with film and sculpture dominating the nominees. "Artist Mark Leckey has been included for his solo exhibition Industrial Light & Magic, which...
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cool video of the assembly of the Maison Tropicale by Jean Prouvé at the Tate in London. The iconic, lightweight metal building was purchased last year at auction by New York hotelier Andre Balazs."Andre Balazs"
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Trendy Islington council realises the value of Banksy artwork.."Graffiti removal teams in north London have been ordered to preserve work by guerrilla artist Banksy.
Islington council said the policy was in...
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"The walls are bare, the gallery is empty. But the lights switch on, and within five seconds, back off. Martin Creed's signature work is ready for opening night.The Scottish artist's creation - which goes on...
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"The trustees of Tate Modern have admitted that the collection fails to give adequate recognition to female artists and that they need to rectify the gender gap.
The gallery's trustees acknowledged the imbalance...
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Francesca MartinWednesday February 7, 2007The Guardian
It's
had giant sugarcubes, a blood-red sunset and swirling fairground slides
- and now the Turbine Hall in Tate Modern is going architectural.This
June, inspired...
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This looks amazing. We need a mega Tate-like artspace for electronic art here in Vancouver. Which large, cheesy nightclub should we nominate for conversion? "Berlin’s legendary Tresor techno club is to reopen in an old steam-heat generating plant in Mitte as early as March....
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"Eeeeeeyow. Gud gaad. Aintit fonkeenah? James Brown knew how to freak the tribal speak and the tribal feet alike—the tribal neckbone and irrepressible tribal hambone too. Being a poet, a boxer, and a onetime Pentecostal supplicant, the Godfather knew a thing or two about...
"DETROIT - Police searched for a gunman after a series of shootings
killed two people and wounded three others in the span of 10 minutes
Thursday morning."