Tokyo and #39;s edgy art scene is scattered across the city in bathhouses, backstreets and skyscrapers. Ashley Rawlings selects his favourite contemporary galleries • As featured in our Tokyo city guide SCAI The Bathhouse Tucked away in an old neighbourhood of traditional wooden houses and temples, SCAI The Bathhouse is one of Tokyo and #39;s most prestigious contemporary art galleries and perhaps also the most …

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A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook and #39;s offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.

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Last-chance syndrome works wonders where big names are concerned.

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Last-chance syndrome works wonders where big names are concerned.

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NewUrbanJazz, now in its third season, is gaining traction with audiences, and the word is out among local artists of national stature that the concert series is a useful forum for delving into formats they don’t often explore.

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Canvases that consist of the day, month and year of its making, recorded in simple white sans-serif text on a solid background, make up many of the works on view in On Kawara’s show “Date Painting(s) in New York and 136 Other Cities,” at the David Zwirner Gallery.

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With their simple geometric shapes and quirky details, the small works in “Anonymous Tantra Paintings” at Feature Inc. are not intended foremost as art but as aids to meditation rituals.

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“Van Gogh Up Close,” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, examines the artist’s relationship to nature at its most intimate.

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Artist Mike Kelley, whose unsettling installations helped define contemporary art in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 57.

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London exhibition of works of art by elephants and apes

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Jourdon Anderson, wrote to Colonel P.H. Anderson in 1865 (pictured right) explaining that since he had been emancipated, he had moved from Big Spring, Tennessee to Ohio, was being paid for his labour and could support his family.

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The most neglected of all the and #34;Big Beasts and #34; of British art, Peter de Francia, has died at 90. Will this at last trigger a re-evaluation , especially of his extraordinary Drawing-Cycles’ Despite his 14 years as Professor of Painting at the RCA (1972-86) de Francia never became a household name. There is no monograph on his work, and there has never been a comprehensive retrospective, though in the …

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Christie’s International (CHRS) said there was a surge in demand for contemporary art as an investment, after its sales climbed 9 percent in 2011.

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LA-based artist has sold pieces to the likes of actor Steve Martin as well as art lovers across the US, but still goes round colleges and schools teaching young people his craft.

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In ways that are not immediately obvious, today’s overheated art market can help us understand the recent collapse of the overleveraged global economy. Though few have made the connection, developments in the art market have been following the changing investment strategies in financial markets. The global growth in the art market parallels the worldwide spread of finance capitalism. In recent …

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Could arts education and teaching artists be a strategy for improving the quality of teaching in American schools’

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and #34;The Artist and #34; had a big win at the Screen Actors Guild awards last night after dominating the Golden Globes earlier this month. But sadly, one of the film and #39;s biggest stars is about to retire.

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Michel Hazanavicius is named best director at the Directors Guild of America awards, putting him in pole position for the Oscar.

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The art dealer, Robert Scott Cook, is accused of secretly selling a client and #39;s works.

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A Harold Harvey painting of two tin miners in Cornwall in the 19th Century sells at auction for nearly £41,000.

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Two years after the quake, voodoo binds Haitian emigrants

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From Mondrian and #39;s grid paintings and Gustav Klimt and #39;s The Kiss to Damien Hirst and #39;s spot series and Marcel Duchamp and #39;s Fountain. These classic works of 20th century art, recognised the world over, have now been imortalised again – in sandwich form.

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The American version of London and #39;s annual Frieze Art Fair, which makes its debut in New York in May, it has commissioned eight artists to construct what is calls and #34;a temporary pop-up village and #39; and #39; on Randall and #39;s Island, where the fair will take place.

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Arty U.S. duo Brittany Powell and Tae Kitakata have used their loaves to recreate tasty versions of Mondrian and #39;s grid paintings and Gustav Klimt and #39;s The Kiss to Damien Hirst and #39;s spot series and Marcel Duchamp and #39;s Fountain.

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A collection of paintings by acclaimed Norfolk ornithological artist J C Harrison has smashed initial estimates by fetching £535,338 at an auction in London today.

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Christie’s and Sotheby’s Old Master auctions start today in New York, with as much as $194 million of cupids, Madonnas and Venetian views — and bargains, relatively speaking.

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Did artists and #39; collective cross the line at the Alamo’ express-news Copyright 2012 express-news. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:59 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Más Rudas and #39; field trip to the Alamo didn and #39;t last long. Shortly after the members of the Chicana arts collective arrived, dressed as an Aztec princess, a mariachi …

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THE owners of a new art gallery in Ewell are promising activities for the whole family.

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An annual summer art exhibition in a beacon church on the Norfolk coast blends the spirited and the spiritual. Ian Collins reports. Each summer since 2001 Salthouse church, high above the wild and wonderful north Norfolk coast, has become a new kind of beacon – for contemporary creativity.

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Derek Stafford, who taught Hockney at Bradford College of Art, said the works on display at his old pupil and #39;s new exhibition in London were and #39;too gaudy and #39;.

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The Artist continues its awards success, taking the top honour at the Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

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After bumping into lots of friendly faces and one too many champagne waiters, we set out in a bid to explore the show and discover some new favourites… drum roll please!

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Somali artists hope to showcase their work in public galleries but there are not enough spaces in the war affected country.

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If you google and #34; sandwich art , and #34; tons of images of expertly-designed sandwiches appear — everything from a Spongebob Squarehead sandwich to Hello Kitty in bread form.

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Joining its hometown industry and betting on the success of YouTube and #39;s new initiative to promote original content, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles announced that it would start an online video channel in July featuring news and talk-show programming, among other art-focused shows.

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By Elisabeth Adlington elisabeth.adlington@archant.co.uk THE Parndon Mill Gallery in Harlow is celebrating its third anniversary with a special exhibition. Around 70 local artists and art lovers gathered at the gallery, off Elizabeth Way, for the launch

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The critics love it, and it and #39;s set to be the big winner at the Oscars. But that hasn and #39;t stopped some from demanding their money back

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Children across Norfolk are being given the chance to take part in an Olympics inspired competition that could see their work displayed at a city art gallery.

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The UK and #39;s largest art fair for Modern British and contemporary art begins today in London.

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Art Stage Singapore is an international art fair held annually in Singapore. The second edition of Art Stage Singapore takes place at the Marina Bay…

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Britain and #39;s largest modern and contemporary art show, the London Art Fair, will present works from more than 120 major galleries from Jan. 18 through Jan. 22

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Warders say trying to watch two rooms at once allowed attack on Poussin paintings The Leonardo exhibition at the National Gallery in London faces disruption by strikes action from this week. Warders say cuts leave works vulnerable to damage or theft. They are planning two-hour stoppages on 19 and 28 January and 2 and 4 February, with other possible dates to follow. The strike follows the gallery …

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Silent movie The Artist leads this year and #39;s Bafta awards with 12 nominations, including best film and best director.

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Paintings by greats such as Vincent Van Gogh and Camille Pissarro from the art collection of late Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor are to be sold at auction.

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“The Artist” won three Golden Globes, boosting the financial prospects for Weinstein Co.’s silent, black-and-white movie and its chances to win at next month’s Academy Awards.

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After a four-year renovation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals its smartly updated New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts. 

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After a four-year renovation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals its smartly updated New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts. 

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When we define the photograph as a motionless image, this does not mean only that the figures it represents do not move; it means they do not emerge… they are anaesthetised and fastened down, like butterflies. and #34; That, at least, was the view of the philosopher Roland Barthes. The artists showcased at Photo50 would no doubt disagree.

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The Chapman brothers and #39; sneering sculpture of Stephen Hawking sickened me in 1995, and still does now. What do you think is the most hateful work of modern art’ What is the most detestable, the most repellent, and the most pointless work of art you have ever seen’ This week I remembered the most hateful work of modern British art, and maybe a candidate for the most repugnant of modern times. In …

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The controversial artist has put 300 of his and #39;spot paintings and #39; simultaneously on display at Gagosian Gallery and #39;s 11 locations around the world.

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