Mark Leckey Wins 2008 Turner Prize

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...

_UGLY_ Author Wins Court Case Against Cruel Mother

CONSTANCE Briscoe, 51, who made a fortune from her "misery" genre novel Ugly, in which she claims she was called "Miss Piss A Bed" by her cruel mother and had a sexual pass made at her by her stepfather, has today...

Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time

"Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time Video Gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry where over two (2) billion video game titles have been sold. Below, we examine the top twenty five best selling video games of all...

Art Market Review October 2008 Video

Art Market Review October 2008 VideoThis video is a review of the art market since the beginning of the financial crisis with analysis of the current state of the art market and predictions on the future of the...

'West Side Story' Broadway Revival Announces Full Cast

The full cast list has been announced for Arthur Laurents' planned revival of the classic Broadway musical "West Side Story".The leading role of Maria will be performed by Josefina Scaglione and the role of...

Small Talk: the New Orleans Saints Cheerleaders in London

"[Attempting to come up with a question that doesn't make Small Talk sound patronising, like a pervert or a patronising pervert]. So, DiAnne and Ashlyn do you come to London often? DiAnne: We've been here...

Work in Progress: Site-specific Public Art Mural for Educational Institution ...

Video: Featured film captures work in progress of project that has been titled "Our Global Connections". Contemporary conceptual artist Chitra Ramanathan was chosen as Artist in Residence. The project...

Niagara federal candidates art-rated

Niagara-area candidates in the upcoming Canadian federal election have received rather mixed reviews for their understanding and support of arts, culture, and heritage.   The assessments were made in an...

Jacqueline Ditt & Mario Strack - "Edition 08"

The artist couple presents: "Dance Competition" expressionistic paintings by Jacqueline Ditt "She Said" illustrated music / VideoClip by Mario Strack Besides ritual and sporty aspects the dance is even today a...

Fairytales more than a book store

Fairytales is more than just a bookstore for kids. It’s a fun place for the whole family. The owner/president Tammy Derr  and her husband John, a strong supporter by her side, have dreamed of this day for...

Urgent Spencer Finch Buy Alert

Spencer Finch’s work is well worth the effort. And by well worth the effort I mean well worth taking the time to engage with. Ok, so it can take a bit of time to truly engage with Finch’s work which is something many people don’t like about contemporary art but, as a...

More Free Online Art Magazines

Due to the level of interest in my last post that listed some free online art magazines I spent several more long (but enjoyable) hours slaving over my computer searching for awesome art magazines that are available. I managed to find a few more top quality digital...

Philip Glass Working on Walt Disney Opera

Composer and musician Philip Glass is set to produce and write an opera about the final days of quintessential American Walt Disney's life. The opera will be based on the novel The Perfect American by Peter...

Harper, Dion, Layton and May All Pushing Hard for Canadian National Election

Things aren't looking so hot for the Liberals, with the front page of the Globe and Mail stating a very interesting observation: very few liberals are talking about Stephane Dion becoming prime minister. Ouch, harsh."Not one, not a single serious Liberal is talking about...

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