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Yesterday | Houston Chronicle

Will Henry's landscape paintings mix beauty, quiet humor

Because they're under glass, Houston artist Will Henry's gouache-on-paper paintings of nocturnal Southwestern landscapes can be difficult to see in the light-filled room they occupy at Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery, especially on a sunny day.

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Related Topix: Arts

Wed Dec 16, 2009

Highline Times

'The Passage' leaves Burien

The Burien Interim Art Space is no more as the largest sculpture. "The Passage" was in the process of being taken down Wednesday, Dec.

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Related Topix: Burien, WA, Arts

Sun Dec 13, 2009

Reno Gazette-Journal

Use 'viral' media to get word out

We don't need a marketing firm to come up with a slogan to brand northwest Nevada and attract more visitors.

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Related Topix: Reno, NV, Reno Metro, Arts

Fri Dec 11, 2009

Fast Company

Obama Burned in Effigy by Chinese Artist ... in a Good Way

At first glance, this burning bust of Barack Obama seems like an affront against the president, much in the same way that some consider burning the flag a threat against the U.S. But Chinese artist Liu Bolin claims his bronze bust, built in honor of Obama's visit to China, is actually a celebration of the president.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Arts

Thu Dec 10, 2009

Resident Advisor

Carl Cox preps GU mix, launches Intec Digital

The English DJ/producer will compile the 38th mix in Global Underground's flagship series as well as launching the digital arm of his label.

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Related Topix: Techno, Carl Cox, Arts, Tiefschwarz, House

Tue Dec 08, 2009

SpoonFed

Burning Man London Decompression by Musical Mana

Evolution, dusty memories and drum'n' bass: Chris Baker decompresses with the London Burning Man crew fresh from the playa.

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Related Topix: Arts

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Stevens Point Journal

Feel Good Festival gets new life

When it was announced last month that the Feel Good Festival would end after five years, many were disappointed, but none more than Stevens Point businessman Jim Powell.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI, Arts

Mon Nov 16, 2009

LA Weekly

Star of Alleged Burning Man Inspiration 'The Wicker Man' Dies

UK's Uncut magazine reports the death of Edward Woodward , star of cult TV shows The Equalizer and Callan , and, more crucially, the 1973 film version of The Wicker Man .

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, The Wicker Man, Musical Movies, Arts, Callan, Edward Woodward, Nicolas Cage, Christopher Lee

Fri Nov 13, 2009

FashionTribes

Your Aura, Your Past Life, Your Perfume. A Profile of Yosh Han

I have always have felt a strange attraction to two fragrances: one, a limited edition but now-discontinued perfume called La Contessa created to celebrate Burning Man - that annual art event and temporary community based on radical self expression and self reliance in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.

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Related Topix: Arts, Aspen, CO

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Psychology Today

Bad for Teeth, Good for Society

Community building on All Hallows' Eve. By Sonya Sobieski , published on October 30, 2009 - last reviewed on October 31, 2009 Halloween harkens back to ancient bacchanalias.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Halloween, Psychology, Science, Pagan/Wiccan, Arts

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Psychology Today

Burning Man

The idea that one can do drugs, barter for goods and live out fantasies in a controlled environment for a short time before rejoining society makes Burning Man appealing to all kinds of folks.

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Related Topix: Arts

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Laughing Squid

Spider Ball, A Black Rock Arts Foundation Benefit

Spider Ball is an annual fundraising Halloween extravaganza hosted in tandem by The Bently Reserve and Playa Love , a Burning Man camp dedicated to promoting local organizations and communities both on the playa and at home.

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Related Topix: Arts

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Reno Gazette-Journal

Electric Auto group to discuss art exhibit

The Electric Auto Association of Northern Nevada is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility, 8500 Clean Water Way.

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Related Topix: Nevada, Arts

Sat Oct 24, 2009

New Yorker

Andrea K. Scott: Michael Smith, at the SculptureCenter.

A toddler is lost in Long Island City. His name is Baby Ikki, an alter ego of Michael Smith, the New York performance artist who first wobbled out the pre-verbal, diaper-clad character in 1975.

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Related Topix: Long-Island-City, NY, New York Metro, Arts

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Examiner.com

Burning Life 2009: rangers on the playa

In Burning Man , the playa is the dry, ancient lake bed where the event is held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.

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Related Topix: Arts

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Bay Guardian

"Burning Opera": The fire's almost out

By Molly Freedenberg. Photos by Michael Rauner . Time is running out on the beloved Burning Opera: How to Survive the Apocalypse, the Mark Nichols/Erik Davis vehicle that attempts to both explain and capture the ethos of SF's favorite festival: Burning Man.

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Related Topix: Arts, Musical Theater, Theater

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Edge San Francisco

How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Burning Opera

If Burning Man is the self-described "annual art event and temporary community based on radical self expression and self-reliance in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada," And while the opera may quite not offer the transformative experience for audience members that it claims is to be had by attendees of the festival, it certainly provides an evening ...

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Embarcadero (San Francisco, CA), San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Theater

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Examiner.com

Burning Life 2009 is open

Burning Life is open! Second Life 's version of Nevada 's Burning Man will be open through October 25.

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Related Topix: Arts

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Night Owl: Oakland's NIMBY art group asking for help

Just a few months ago, everything seemed to be coming up roses for NIMBY despite a fire that forced the arts collective out of its longtime space on 28th Street in West Oakland.

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Related Topix: Oakland Metro, Oakland, CA, Arts

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Trend Hunter Magazine

Delusional Desert Photography - Hector Santizo Captures the Desolate at Burning Man 2009

Burning Man 2009 is the latest iteration of "an annual art event and temporary community based on radical self expression and self-reliance in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada." Basically Burning Man is the ultimate in odd, the Mecca for the creative, and THE PLACE for freaks to come out and play.

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Related Topix: Arts

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