London's Tate Gallery Is Masters' Battleground Oct 22, 2009
A Tate Gallery exhibition compares JMW Turner to the Old Masters he emulated. More on the arts. (Newsmax)
Hirst tumbles down art power list Oct 15, 2009
ART POWER LIST 2009 1 Hans Ulrich Obrist - Director, Serpentine Gallery 2 Glenn D Lowry - Director, Museum of Modern Art, New York 3 Sir Nicholas Serota - Director, Tate Gallery 4 Daniel Birmbaum - Director, Venice Biennale 5 Larry Gagosian - Owner, Gagosian Gallery Source: ArtReview magazine. Entrants from Germany have increased this year, reflecting the growing importance of Berlin as a centre of art. (BBC News -- UK)
Damien Hirst in Vicious Feud with Teenage Artist Over a Box of Pencils, Arifa Akbar, The Independent Sep 9, 2009
"A statement from Tate Gallery confirmed: "On Saturday 4 July 2009, a member of the public removed a box of pencils from the desk in Damien Hirst's installation Pharmacy. The matter is being investigated by the police. (Harper's Magazine)
University launches coastal research vessel Jul 24, 2009
" Lady Sheila Newby, wife of Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Howard Newby, will officially name the vessel outside Liverpool's Tate Gallery on Tuesday, 28 July at 10.00am.. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Masters art exhibit in Columbia, S.C. Apr 11, 2009
In fact, when Gwendoline offered to lend C;zanne s The Fran;ois Zola Dam to the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery in London in the 1920s, it was initially rejected as being too modern. Today, the American Federation of Art s Lisa Small, who helped coordinate the tour, counts The Fran;ois Zola Dam as one of the show s most significant pieces. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Steves: Traveling to Europe on the cheap Mar 18, 2009
In Italy, to see Michelangelo's "Last Judgment," Leonardo's "Last Supper" and Botticelli's "Birth of Venus," it will cost you about $50; but in London, seeing the Tate Gallery, British Museum, and National Gallery won't cost you a pence. And when the seats at London's Royal Albert Hall are sold out, standing-room spots are often available. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Hariri court opens at The Hague Mar 2, 2009
Page last updated at 14:22 GMT, Sunday, 1 March 2009. The 2005 assassination caused outrage in Lebanon. (BBC News -- Africa)
Drag film sees off Jonas Brothers Mar 2, 2009
Morph 'flashmob' at Tate gallery. Blair visits war-torn Gaza. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Morph 'flashmob' at Tate gallery Mar 2, 2009
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Justice deficit Mar 2, 2009
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Pro-Kremlin party leads in polls Mar 2, 2009
Page last updated at 06:13 GMT, Monday, 2 March 2009. Votes were cast in 79 of the Russian Federation's regions. (BBC News -- Europe)
Spain enters recession Mar 2, 2009
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Grudge between Lord Myners and Si... Feb 28, 2009
He has also served as chairman of the Low Pay Commission ironic, given his current row with Goodwin as a trustee of the Tate Gallery and as a member of the Court of the Bank of England. Those who know him say Myners, possibly because of his time at The Daily Telegraph and Guardian, has always regarded himself as good at media work. (New York Post -- Business)
A homecoming for Francis Bacon in Madrid Feb 24, 2009
The show, which drew hordes to the Tate Gallery in London over the past few months, runs in Madrid until April 19 and then moves to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Madrid was quite a late discovery for Bacon," says Michael Peppiatt, an art critic and biographer of Bacon. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Gamecocks Host Ole Miss for Pink Zone Game Sunday Feb 8, 2009
The Tate Gallery Freshman guard is another young player who will need to step up as the Gamecocks fill the injury holes. The six-foot newcomer had played in just two SEC games for a combined 10 minutes before left the Vanderbilt game with an injury. (Uscsports.com)
