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Art dealer Edelman sued over loans
Asher Edelman, a former corporate raider who became an art dealer, has been sued by Emigrant Bank for more than $3.1 million after allegedly defaulting on some loans, including one to buy a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti.
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Calif. art patron's collection to be sold in NYC
A late philanthropist's modern art collection featuring a rarely seen work by Pablo Picasso is being auctioned in New York City.
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'The Art of the Steal' wades into the move of the Barnes collection
The documentary likens the relocation to a hijacking. Critics say the movie presents a one-sided view. Call it art appreciation as battle royal.
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Art Notes: Oberlin masterpieces on exhibit in New York City
Art Notes: Oberlin masterpieces on exhibit in New York City
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Queens Museum of Art to hold Earth Day event
More than 150 Queens residents, government representatives and United Nations officials will gather March 20 at the Queens Museum of Art to celebrate International Earth Day with interfaith prayers, song and dance.“We want to create awareness that this earth is our home,” said John Tandana, vice president of the...
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Senior’s self-portrait ends her run at art show with top prize
ENGLEWOOD — Abby Rapp first entered the Englewood Youth Art Show when she was in sixth grade.“I think my mom has all the ribbons in a scrapbook,” she smiled. Now a senior at Miami Valley Career Technical Center, she ended her run at the annual exhibit with a “Best of Show” award for her self-portrait in colored pencil.
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Second-grader wins river parade art contest
Eleven students earn art supplies, art camp scholarships in Texas Cavaliers' River Parade art contest.
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Jenny Holzer, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
We live in a jaded world where we are bombarded by information, much of it in the form of text. It must have been quite different when Jenny Holzer was setting out in the 1970s. She made her name in the pre-digital media stone age on the cutting edge of the New York underground art scene, pitching for the attention of passers-by with fly posters carrying a few well-chosen words pursuing ...
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The World's Billionaires
Carlos Slim Helu takes the No. 1 spot on Forbes' annual list of the world's richest as a record 164 billionaires return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.
Bill Gates No Longer World's Richest Man
Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World's Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.
Mexican mogul Slim edges out Gates as world's richest person
Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.
Women's World Cup Downhill Results
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Results Wednesday of the final women's World Cup downhill of the season: 1. Maria Riesch , Germany , 1 minute, 34.82 seconds. 2. Lindsey Vonn , United States , 1:35.30. 3. Anja Paerson , Sweden , 1:35.95. 4. Nadja Kamer , Switzerland , 1:36.04. 5. Julia Mancuso , United States, 1:36.13. 6. Johanna Schnarf , Italy , 1:36.17. 7. Nadia Styger , Switzerland, 1 ...
Men's World Cup Downhill Results
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Results Wednesday from the final men's World Cup downhill of the season: 1. Carlo Janka , Switzerland , 1 minute, 58.45 seconds. 2. Mario Scheiber , Austria , 1:58.47. 3. Patrick Kueng , Switzerland, 1:58.52. (tie) Erik Guay , Canada , 1:58.52. 5. Hans Grugger , Austria, 1:58.56. 6. Werner Heel , Italy , 1:58.58. 7. Manuel Osborne-Paradis , Canada, 1:58.60 ...
Mexico's Slim named 'world's richest' person
Mexico's Carlos Slim, the son of an immigrant shopkeeper who amassed a $53.5 billion fortune and bought a major stake in the New York Times, became the first person from a developing nation to be named the world's richest person.
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