• December 14, 2007

    Date posted: December 14, 2007 Author: jolanta

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    International Top News

    British Firm to design Arabian Museum

    The British firm Foster + Partners Ltd, founded by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Norman Foster, has won the international design competition for the Sheikh Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi, AME Info reports. The seven-month competition asked for a unique and defining public monument for a national museum in honor of the founder and former president of the United Arab Emirates. (Artinfo, December 14, 2007)
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    Fecal Art

    Artist Santiago Sierra is using human feces to bring audiences face to face with the lives of scavengers, or "untouchables," one of India’s lowest castes, which has traditionally cleaned private toilets and outhouses in the country, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. (Artinfo, December 14, 2007)
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    Openings and Art Events on Saturday, December 15

    New York:

    — "Masquerade Benefit Ball 2007," 9pm @ Shangri-La Studios www.swoonmagazine.com
    — Group Show, "Jam," 6-8pm @ Gallery Onetwentyeight  www.galleryonetwentyeight.com
    — Eugenie Tung, "16 Windows," @ New Lots Avenue Station L Line www.eugeniestudio.com
    — Poul Kjaerholm @ Sean Kelly Gallery  www.skny.com
    — Paul Balmer @ Campton Gallery  www.camptongallery.com
    — Group Show, "Works on Paper," 4-6pm @ DFN Gallery  www.dfngallery.com

    National:

    — Matthew Barney, "Drawings from Guardian of the Veil," 6-8pm @ Regen Projects, Los Angeles, CA  www.regenprojects.com
    — Group Show, "Delicate Nuances," 7-10pm @ Leche-Vitrines Art Gallery Fort Lauderdale, FL  www.lechevitinesart.com

    International:

    — Lu Cheng, "Illusion," @ SHiNE Art Space Shanghai, Shanghai, China  www.shineartspace.com

    Openings and Art Events on Sunday, December 16

    New York:

    — "The Pampplemousse Annual Gala Event: Art Auction and Concert," 5:30-7:30pm @ Safe-T Gallery  www.safetgallery.com

    Art Fair and Biennial Reminders from Art Fairs International

    — PragueBiennale3, May 16 to Sept 16, Prague, Czech Republic
    — Edinburgh Art Festival, July 26 to Sept 2, Edinburgh, Scotland
    — Art Nocturne Knocke, Aug 4 to 15, Knokke—Heist, Belgium
    — DigiFestival, Aug 15 to Sept 15, Florence, Italy
    — Helsinki Festival, Aug 17 to Sept 2, Helsinki, Finland
    — Montreal World Film Festival, Aug 23 to Sept 3, Montreal, Canada
    — ANTI Contemporary Art Festival, Aug 31 to Sept 30, Kuopio, Finland
    — The Mercosul Biennial, Sept 1 to Nov 17, Porto Alegre, Brasil
    — 10th Istanbul Bienniale, Sept 8 to Nov 9, 2007, Istanbul, Turkey
    — Time—Based Art Festival, Sept 9 to 18, Portland, USA
    — The Athens Biennial, Sept 10 to Nov 18, Athens, Greece
    — 20/21 British Art Fair, Sept 11 to 16, 2007, London, UK
    — Bienniale de Lyon, Sept 17 to Jan 6, 2007, Lyon, France

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