Top Stories from Newser (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
The French edition of Elle magazine puts Michelle Obama at the top of the "political chic" category in its yearly best-dressed list—ahead of French first lady Carla Bruni, a former supermodel. Elle said it favored strong personalities and distinctive styles in this year's selection, and marveled that "Mrs Obama...
The Pittsburgh Business Times (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Dozen Bake Shop kicked off the opening of its fifth area location by giving away mini cupcakes to its first 500 customers.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
It would be too strong to say that Harper Simon's gorgeous debut album is false advertising for his live shows, but anyone expecting him to sound like the record was probably disappointed Wednesday night at the Andy Warhol Museum. Simon's debut sounds like a long-lost solo album by his father Paul, with flowing melodies, poetic lyrics and Harper's breezy delivery. But that polish wasn't there, maybe...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
New York's modern string quartet Osso, whose members have worked with such varied artists as Jay-Z, The New Pornographers and Antony and the Johnsons, bring an adventurous tour to the Andy Warhol Museum on Wednesday. Osso is showcasing its new project on Asthmatic Kitty Records, a re-arrangement of Sufjan Stevens' electronic instrumental song cycle "Enjoy Your Rabbit." Osso previously worked...
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Culture Monster has reported on many art museums and we know firsthand just how humorless they can be. (No, we will not name names.) So we take our hats off today to New York's Museum of Modern Art for its...
More Cowbell (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
OX-OP ARTS PRESENTS: Non Consensual Post Dada Constructivist Cerebral Warts Art/Music/Film Festival 2009 OCTOBER 22nd- 25th • SOO Visual Arts Center On October 22nd through 25th, SOOVAC Gallery will host a conceptual tour de force seldom seen outside the two coasts. The large main Gallery will feature a major retrospective of two hometown Minneapolis heroes of the international flatstock design...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The artist Shepard Fairey said an error over the Barack Obama “Hope” poster he designed should not be viewed as “premeditated and sinister,” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
Top ART News (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
LOS ANGELES -- T he LAPD would like to speak with art collector , Richard L. Weisman , the owner of 11 Andy Warhol paintings which he reported stolen from his home in early September. That is, if they can track him down. The elusive Weisman has apparently decided not to collect on his insurance policy for the missing fine art , estimated to be worth $25 million. It seems unthinkable that anyone would...
My Buenos Aires Travel Guide (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Malba (Buenos Aires Latin American Art Museum) presents "Andy Warhol, Mr. America" , the first great exhibition dedicated to Andy Warhol in Argentina, in collaboration with Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. A selection of 140 works, presenting the popular and political culture of United States through the eyes of Andy Warhol. The list of works includes 26 paintings, 58 engravings, 39 photographs,...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Photo: Diamond/WireImage Cee-Lo and the rest of Goodie Mob keep their reunion going with a month’s worth of new dates, Harper Simon hits the road in support his RS-approved new self-titled album and the Flobots focus on their native Colorado on their late autumn tour. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. Goodie Mob Oct. [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
(Relaxnews) - On October 2, to celebrate the exhibition of Andy Warhol: The Last Decade , the Milwaukee Art Museum, an architectural landmark by Eero Saarinen and Santiago Calatrava will light up pink. The first US museum to focus a show on the seminal pop artist's final years, the survey runs through January 3, 2010, before heading on a national tour.
Obama Foodorama (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
A menu that's equal parts arty, local, organic, sustainable... During the Pittsburgh Summit 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a luncheon for G20 Spouses at the Andy Warhol Museum last Friday, Sept. 25, and the White House released the menu a week after the event. It was created and overseen by Pittsburgh caterer Bob Sendall , who also had the mind-boggling responsibility for doing the opening-night...
The Pittsburgh Business Times (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Last week, Dozen Bake Shop opened a new location in the Andy Warhol Museum on the North Side.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
How charming it's been to see photographs of the "Obama's looking cute" waiting for their guests to arrive at the G20 dinner in Pittsburgh. We are told that the leaders of the world's strongest economies dined on organic food, giving the nod to Michelle Obama's organic food garden at the White House and also connecting the summit to the principle of sustainability.
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