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Do-It-Yourself Painting Restoration Not a Hit in Spanish Church
By Richard Amada on Aug 23, 2012 | In Visual Arts | Send feedback »
The small Spanish town of Borja is reeling from an amateur artist's attempt to help them out with an unsolicited "restoration" of a church fresco of Christ. According to the Associated Press, 80-year-old Celia Gimenez thought the 82-year-old painting o… more »
Russian Punk Group Gets Two Years
By Richard Amada on Aug 18, 2012 | In Performing Arts, Music | Send feedback »
The Russian punk band, Pussy Riot, was found guilty of hooliganism for its protest performance that took place in a church, and the members were sentenced to two years imprisonment. Not surprisingly, the verdict and sentence are meeting with a large am… more »
Free Speech or Hooliganism?
By Richard Amada on Aug 13, 2012 | In Performing Arts, Music | Send feedback »
By now you've probably heard about the trial in Russia of the punk rock group known as Pussy Riot. Those of us who like to keep tabs on free speech issues are all waiting for the verdict to come down on this one. If found guilty, the three women on tr… more »
Appropriate Appropriation Appellation
By Richard Amada on Aug 2, 2012 | In Visual Arts | Send feedback »
I came across an article in the publication known as ARTnews in which it discussed what is often referred to in visual art circles as "appropriation art." That is, it's art created by appropriating someone else's art and tweaking it to some degree.
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