Sep 24th, 2008 · The cover art for Kira Lynn Cain's debut, The Ideal Hunter, depicts the San Francisco-based chanteuse bearing an uncanny resemblance to 1940s actress Veronica Lake. That, along with the dark background and bright red block lettering of the album's name, makes the artwork seem more like a film noir poster than a CD sleeve. The design choices make sense after listening to The Ideal Hunter, which begins with the haunting song "White as a Dove." The track features eerie cello strokes layered with piano and an occasional, ominous drum beat lurking beneath Cain's breathy vocals.
Keywords: CD · San Francisco · actress · songs · album · cello · 1940 · Lynn · eeriness · artwork · Caine · noir
Sep 23rd, 2008 · A Brooklyn artist is giving Wall Streeters the opportunity to vent their irritation with corporate America. Geoffrey Raymond takes his over-sized paintings of CEOs to Wall Street, then asks passers-by to write comments on his artwork.
Keywords: Wall Street · artists · corporate · America · CEO · Brooklyn · artwork · irritation · passers · Wall Streeters · Geoffrey Raymond
Jun 28th, 2008 · Scientists working at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg say that the vibrations from rock concerts in nearby Winter Square may be damaging their collection. Research shows that vibration from 10 concerts above 82 decibels ages the artwork by a year.
Keywords: protections · Scientists · research · music · concert · Petersburg · artwork · vibrations · Hermitage Museum · Winter Square · decibels
Mar 2nd, 2008 · At the State University of New York College at Brockport, a little-known treasure trove of artwork by poet E.E. Cummings is in urgent need of repair. The popular poet produced more than 1,600 oil paintings, drawings and watercolors in his lifetime.
Keywords: Colleges · lifetime · Treasure · Trove · poet · watercolors · Brockport · artwork · EE
Oct 6th, 2007 · On Monday, the board of trustees of Randolph College voted to sell at auction four works from its valuable collection of American art -- despite a pending lawsuit filed by alumni and former staff at the school's Maier Museum to block the sale of artworks. The director of the museum resigned in protest the next day, calling the removal of the paintings a "raid." Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.
Keywords: protests · director · Americans · students · lawsuit · Colleges · schools · museum · alumni · Joel Rose · WHYY · auction
Oct 4th, 2007 · Urban artwork that you can hear. New York City artist Michael Dory hides small sound devices that make cricket-like sounds in containers around the city.
Keywords: city · artists · urban · York City · apple · artwork · Cricket · Michael Dory
Oct 2nd, 2007 · Most often associated with his role in "Cheech and Chong" -- the irreverent comedy duo of the 70s and early 80s -- today, Richard "Cheech" Marin is one of the world's foremost collectors of Mexican-American artwork.
Keywords: world · Americans · Mexican · comedy · duo · comedian · Collector · artwork · Mexican American · Chong · Cheech · Richard Cheech Marin
Jun 23rd, 2007 · Near the town of Alliance, Neb., stands an installation called Carhenge. The artwork replicates Stonehenge in England, but in the form of 38 vintage American cars, half buried in the ground. Carhenge draws about 30,000 tourists a month during the summer, and it turns 20 this weekend.
Keywords: Town · Americans · alliance · england · Vintage · replicate · tourists · artwork · monument · Neb · Stonehenge · Stonehengesque
