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Is the Met a Death Trap of Plummeting Sculpture? An Exhibit Designer Explains

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2008-07-01 16:00:39 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...sculpture by Andrea della Robbia from the wall of the Metropolitan Museum's European Paintings wing has us a little bit worried. Does this happen a lot? Is the Met a death trap? Whose fault is this? And how on earth do they not know when it happened? We called Vulture brother Dennis Kois, a former exhibit designer at the Met and currently the...
 
Tags: museum, metropolitan museum, death trap, exhibit designer, terra-cotta sculpture falls, thomas crown affair, fault, wall, single ordinary gallery
 
 
 
 
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Sculpture from ancient Rome looks like Elvis Presley's twin

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2008-07-25 08:17:08 by HASH0x8b77638 in Luxurylaunches.com
...sculpture from 1,800 years back that bears an uncanny resemblence to the King of Rock n Roll. This Roman acroterion is carved in marble on the corner of a sarcophagus dating from the second century AD(wow, that's old). Graham Geddon, an art dealer from Melbourne has the good fortune of owning this Roman ornament that is expected to fetch at...
 
Tags: elvis presley, elvis, elvis presley lives, sculpture, marble, marble sculpture, graham geddon, ancient sculpture, geddon
 
 
 
 
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What Does That Crucified-Frog Sculpture Look Like, Anyway?

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2008-08-28 11:15:48 by Editor in Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
...Sculpture Troubles the Pope." ("I am troubled," we like to imagine him saying to an archbishop, stroking his papal chin.) But then the paper's editors commit their own mortal sin by not showing us a photo of Martin Kippenberger's sculpture, which so troubled the Pontiff! Is the frog smiling? How green is it? Does it really represent an artist...
 
Tags: frog, sculpture, crucified-frog sculpture troubles, pope nyt, reuterscourtesy museion museumhandout, pope, york times, times, mortal sin
 
 
 
 
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Louis Vuitton pigs banned from art exhibition - Living sculpture

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2008-11-07 14:00:00 by Josh Loposer in Styledash
...sculpture that find their way into museums these days, where exactly does one draw the line between art and plain old weirdness? For the curators of the Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, the line is apparently drawn at pigs and their body art . According to the Telegraph , officials in Shanghai decided to ban Wim Delvoye's infamous tattooed...
 
Tags: pigs, louis vuitton pigs, art, art exhibition, body art, sculpture, ban wim delvoye, louis vuitton handbags, stylelist blog
 
 
 
 
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Tree sculpture gift to symbolize eternal love

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2008-01-21 09:30:00 by Caroline Humphreys in AisleDash
...sculpture makes a stunning wedding gift. The design, by Walt Mendenhall, was inspired by two real Oregon Oak trees that became entwined as one. The trees signify the strength that develops as two individuals grow together through the ups and downs of life. After creating the original piece, Mendenhall crafted two replicas as wedding gifts for...
 
Tags: sculpture, eternal love, walt mendenhall, art lovers alike, mendenhall, design, original piece, gift, gifts
 
 
 
 
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On Location: NOLA's Sculpture Garden

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2008-02-13 11:00:42 by casasugar in CasaSugar -- Home sweet home.
The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden features 57 sculptures by artists from around the world. Check out the slideshow to find out more about the Sculpture Garden and to see a selection of the amazing art. Photo courtesy of Snujiins Start Slideshow
 
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Gilt Hand Foot Chair Sculpture welcomes you to sit comfortably

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2008-03-17 09:49:23 by HASH0x8c064f0 in Loadedshopper.com
...sculpture dazzles in gold finish. Carved out of wood and finished in gold leaf, the chair features a classic hand seat on an anatomical foot base. Well for me, this seating furniture reminds me of the classic KinKong movie. May be the star of the movie, Ann Darrow, felt the same when she was picked up by the giant Gorilla and sat on his huge...
 
Tags: hand, classic hand seat, classic kinkong movie, movie, anatomical foot base, huge palm, 20th century, furniture reminds, unique piece
 
 
 
 
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Sculpture mediums / materials ... mold making

2008-04-27 10:35:36 by gius in the Fashion Spot
 
...sculpture? Pouring liquid used after mold-making For example wax iron / bronze silver resin latex I'm hoping to create something transparent or translucent . I read resin can do this, but you'd need a respirator and proper ventilation I'm hoping for safer /easier-to-use alternatives any suggestions And what do you like to use when making...
 
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Bruno Torfs Fantasy Sculpture Garden Tour

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2008-05-02 14:35:28 by kpriss in StyleFrizz
...sculpture garden. He bought a property (including a generous piece of sub-alpine forest) and after five months of hard work, he opened to the public Brunos Art & Sculpture Garden Besides having a gallery with 200 artworks (paintings, sketches and small sculptures) from allover Europe, the garden had fifteen life sizes sculptures. That was...
 
Tags: dream world, sculpture, dream, life, real life, fantastic artistic creations, public brunos art, vanity fair portraits, allover europe