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Is Spencer Tunick Breaking the Law?
By Richard Amada on Mar 2, 2010 | In Visual Arts
Photographer Spencer Tunick has done it again – this time down under. Mr. Tunick, who’s best known for taking photos of groups of nude people in public places, just added to his portfolio by photographing more than 5,000 nude people in a massive group s… more »
A New Warning...Photoshop Could Be Dangerous to Your Self Esteme?
By Richard Amada on Dec 8, 2009 | In Visual Arts
With all the ruckus that's been made over the years about the so-called impossible-to-duplicate-in-real-life images of women that grace the magazines and billboards, I'm surprised this proposal didn't originate on this side of "the Pond."
There are le… more »
How Suite It Is for Some Artists
By Richard Amada on Dec 1, 2009 | In Visual Arts
A friend brought up a topic the other day. She said she heard about some law where an artist who sells a work for a relatively small amount of money early in her career can be entitled to a small percentage of the profits if that work is later sold agai… more »
Even Warhol Can't Paint from Beyond the Grave, Can He?
By Richard Amada on Nov 24, 2009 | In Visual Arts
Oh, you've just gotta love this story out of the Salt Lake Tribune...
It seems a couple of people in Utah sold an art collector a painting by Andy Warhol that was a 1996 portrait of Matthew Baldwin, one of the famous Baldwin clan of actors. Just two… more »
Norwegian Museums Need to Munch on Security
By Richard Amada on Nov 18, 2009 | In Visual Arts
What is it about the paintings of Edvard Munch that makes them regular targets of art thieves? And, perhaps more importantly, why do these thieves repeatedly manage to successfully steal the Norwegian master's work from the museums that house them?
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