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At recent sales of contemporary art at Sothebys and Christies in London, Chinese works were the Asian tiger in the auction houses engines. They included works by Shi Xinning, Liu Ye and Yue Minjun but there were also Western artists represented, like Jean Michel Basquiat, Francis Bacon and Gerhard Richter.

Oct. 31 Bloomberg First Republic Bank, which Merrill Lynch Co. bought in September for 1.8 billion, has been snared in the biggest U.S. art market mess since the price fixing scandal at auction houses in the 1990s.

Madeleine Grynsztejn, a senior curator of painting and sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, will become the new head of Chicagos Museum of Contemporary Art.

Miami University police Tuesday removed a student art display that included several nooses and a tire swing hanging from a tree on Patterson Avenue on the universitys Oxford campus.

Art Orange Crush: Lynnwood Library Gallery juried art show featuring paintings, textiles and ceramics, all using the color orange. 10 a.m. 9 p.m. Mondays Thursdays

39Best Political Cartoons of the Year39 Collection is Coming Editor Publisher 16 hours ago By EampP Staff NEW YORK quotThe Best Political Cartoons of the Year 2008quot is scheduled to be released in early December. Despite its title, it will obviously

The Age Why Democracy Bloody Cartoons The Age, Australia 20 hours ago The blurb accompanying Bloody Cartoons says the series does not offer a solely Western perspective, which is encouraging. Yet this film, about cartoons

Plug In music The Hives Love Cartoons IGN, CA 11 hours ago For those who might not cotton to watching cartoons long enough to catch a taste of the song or, heaven forbid, find themselves too grown up for cartoons The Hives Pen Song For Cartoon Channel Ahead of their new album Gigwise The Hives provide Cartoon Network theme song Punknews.org The Hives Pen Cartoon Network Theme Song PR Newswire press release all 7 news articles

Mechel Announces Commissioning of two Drawing Mills at its CNNMoney.com 5 hours ago The commissioning of two modern drawing mills at Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant OAO39s BMP Workshop No. 12 to produce 1.4 mm 2.4 mm diameter spring wire

New Statesman Back to the drawing board New Statesman, UK 9 hours ago At one point, the cartoon drawing of Sebastien gives Bathurst a cartoon parcel, which he adroitly transforms into a real object.

Hayward drawing the line under Browne era Financial Times subscription, UK 17 hours ago prices in the US in 2004 is another indication that Tony Hayward, the groups new chief executive, is drawing a line under his predecessors era.

New York Times Starry Eyed Innkeeper Plans to Buy a Painting for van Goghs Final New York Times, United States 5 hours ago Mr. Janssens, an affable 59 year old Belgian, knows exactly which painting he wants and he says he has a rare opportunity to get it: The Fields also

CBC.ca O39Keeffe Museum Challenges Painting Deal The Associated Press Oct 15, 2007 AP Georgia O39Keeffe39s most famous painting quotRadiator Building Night, New Yorkquot and 100 other works won39t be going to Arkansas if the museum that OKeeffe Museum Asks Court to Stop Art Sharing Deal by University New York Times O39Keeffe museum challenges Fisk39s deal with Wal Mart heiress International Herald Tribune O39Keeffe museum moves to block sale of art left to university CBC Prince Edward Island all 61 news articles

Wall Street Journal Francis Bacon 39Rent39 Painting Sold The Associated Press Oct 15, 2007 LONDON AP A Francis Bacon painting the artist donated to an art college in lieu of rent decades ago has sold for 16.4 million at an auction where solid Bacon painting fetches 16.5M at auction United Press International Art sales: Asian tigers roar to auction records Telegraph.co.uk Francis Bacon rent cheque painting highlight of Christie39s sale AFP Bloomberg Bloombergall 184 news articles

Valuable painting restored, returned to church sanctuary Cincinnati Post, OH 20 hours ago By Vicki Prichard Until now, the only look Thomas Lippert had at his grandfather39s life size painting of Christ was from a 1958 high school yearbook.

Painting the town quotspookyquot Asbury Park Press, NJ 3 hours ago While the window painting has been a longstanding tradition in town, this is only the 13th annual quotofficial celebrationquot with the various organized and

Uganda: Entebbe Set Painting Deadline AllAfrica.com, Washington Oct 16, 2007 AS the clean up exercise ahead of CHOGM intensifies, Entebbe Municipality set yesterday as the deadline for painting premises. The Mayor of Entebbe,

International Children39s Painting Competition Saipan Tribune, Micronesia 6 hours ago The International Children39s Painting Competition on the Environment is organized annually by the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP,

Spray painting vandals strike Collinsville homes Belleville News Democrat, USA 4 hours ago BY ELIZABETH DONALD More than 20 cases of spray paint on houses, cars, sheds and walls were reported to Collinsville police.

Jeanie Rae with Alexandra Gardner39s painting which sold for 800 Glasgow Evening Times, UK 2 hours ago And this year alone they39ve raised 1400 thanks to 800 from the sale of a painting donated by Glasgow artist Alexandra Gardner, 62.

CBBC Newsround Elephant has passion for painting CBBC Newsround, UK 5 hours ago A 16 year old African elephant is keeping busy with a new hobby by trying her trunk at painting. Five, who lives at the West Midland Safari Park in

The chocolate portrait by artist Vik Muniz, the 30,000 dragon topiary and the fantasy concert are on offer in the latest holiday gift guide from luxury retailer Neiman Marcus only for the most adventurous and well heeled gift seekers, of course.

The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, will be honored Tuesday at the Smithsonian Institutions National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

The Canadian government is floating a plan to convert an Ottawa building into a private center for functions hosted by the prime minister. One problem its the same building scheduled to become the home of the National Portrait Gallery.

Londoners baffled by Ottawas plan for site intended for portrait gallery

A Cardiff artist wins a national self portrait competition and Rolf Harris will present him with the prize.

Mega Millions jackpot increases to 26 million MLive.com, MI 2 hours ago AP ATLANTA AP The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to 26 million Wednesday. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday39s 16 No winner of Mega Million jackpot WQAD Illinois Lottery Lotto jackpot grows to 13 million WQAD all 21 news articles

FIVB World Cup 2007: drawing of lots in Tokyo SFCPressPoint press release, FL 15 hours ago The draw was conducted by Takako Shirai, Olympic gold medallist in Montreal 1976, and by Kenji Shimaoka, an Olympic champion in Munich in 1972,

Stadium noise still drawing complaints Towanda Daily Review, PA 4 hours ago BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN TOWANDA The high level of noise coming from the Towanda School District39s new athletic stadium is again an issue with the Towanda

Paid parking goes back to drawing board Aspen Daily News, CO 7 hours ago By going back to the drawing board with expanded paid parking, Ireland said council members are responding to what they39ve heard in the community.

Yamal39s Lead and Zinc Drawing Investors Financial Information ServiceRegistration, Russia 5 hours ago SALEKHARD, October 3. /FIS/. Comiquest International and Nefteresursi as well as Polar Ural Geologic Prospecting Expedition and Ural Industrial Ural Polar

Calcutta Telegraph Now, workers drawing upto Rs 10000 eligible for bonus Times of India, India Oct 1, 2007 The proposal envisages an amendment in the Bonus Act 1965, which will enable workers drawing wages upto Rs 10000 per month as eligible for annual bonus. Salary limit for bonus goes up Hindu Govt raises salary limit for bonus NDTV.com all 32 news articles

CU39s Hawkins drawing on Rox Denver Post, CO 15 hours ago By Tom Kensler CU coach Dan Hawkins, seen here during the Buffs39 27 24 upset of Oklahoma, is now drawing on the Rockies stretch run with his team.

Artist attempts to break record for world39s largest caricature drawing Channel News Asia, Singapore Oct 1, 2007 The subject of 23 year old Peter Draw is a smiling Jackie Chan. And it looks like Peter too will be smiling soon. His attempt is already twice the size of

Head sized pumpkins can earn chance in zoo drawing News Leader.com, MO 17 hours ago People donating pumpkins bigger than their heads for Dickerson Park Zoos Spooktacular will be eligible to register for a drawing for three prizes.