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12/01/2008
An ownership battle for a cache of Mexican art (International Herald Tribune)
Somewhere a great collection of 20th-century Mexican art has been hidden as a legal battle unfolds over the collection's rightful ownership.
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12/01/2008
Artist Mark Howard's public art projects shine across Cleveland, elsewhere (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Lisa DeJong/The Plain DealerMark Howard is a sculptor and painter whose works of public art can be seen across Northeast Ohio. If you like reading about art, you might want to check out Steven Litt's story about a deal between...
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12/01/2008
$300,000 sculpture destroyed en route to Art Miami show (Miami Herald)
It was seen by hundreds of thousands of people in art shows at Venice and Beijing. Until Wednesday, Art Miami attendants were promised the same.
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12/01/2008
Satellite industries support Art Basel (Miami Herald)
Knowing which fairs and auctions to attend, which galleries to patronize and which emerging artists to collect takes not just money but experience and a background in art history as well.
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12/01/2008
The dying art of conversation (The Courier Mail)
THE conveniences of modern life have turned the art of conversation into a dying art, laments writer Catherine Blyth in a book about the topic.
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12/01/2008
Walters is on team to save Iraqi art (Baltimore Sun)
For decades, ancient Iraqi ivory and other art has languished in Iraq's poorly kept storage facilities, gathering mold.
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11/30/2008
Sales drop by half in Christie's Asian art sale in HK (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Half the lots in Christie's evening sales of Asian contemporary and Chinese 20th century art went unsold on Sunday, reflecting the bleak global economic outlook and cooling Chinese art market.
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12/01/2008
Lucas County art loan program will end (The Toledo Blade)
A program offering low-interest loans to help Lucas County residents buy the works of artists from throughout the county is winding down because of a lack of participation. Three people have received the loans at 1 percent interest since the county-funded Art Assist program launched in July, 2007, with enthusiastic support from county Commissioner Ben Konop, who introduced and modeled the ...
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12/01/2008
Veterans' art goes on exhibit (Asbury Park Press)
HOLMDEL: The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation, in cooperation with the Brooklyn Veterans Affairs, will host a veteran art exhibit entitled, "Visions of Veterans" starting Tuesday and running through Feb. 15, 2009. The exhibit will be held in the lobby of the Vietnam Era Educational Center on the grounds of the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel.
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12/01/2008
Ohio county ending art loan program (FOX 19 Cincinnati)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The county that includes Toledo is ending low-interest loans to people buying American art because few residents have been taking advantage of the program.
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  • Asian Art Gallery - Online gallery of Buddhist art.
  • Asian Arts - Exhibition of Asian Arts.
  • Buddha Image Archive - Several dozen Buddha images for downloading.
  • Buddhism Gallery - Small online gallery of Buddhist paintings, thangkas, statues, and icons.
  • Buddhist Art and Architecture - About the symbolism behind hand mudrus and mandalas, and the perfect proportions behind every Buddha figure.
  • Buddhist Manuscripts of the Great Silk Road - Virtual tour of the
  • Chinese and Japanese Art links - Chinese and Japanese Art History Virtual Library Links
  • Contemporary and Computer Buddhist Art - hosted by BuddhaNet's online magazine - BuddhaZine.
  • Dharmapala Centre - School of Thangka Painting in Nepal
  • Dunhuang Cave Art - Dunhuang was at the hub of cultural exchanges between China and the West along the
  • Everyone's Mandala Coloring Book - Monique Mandali, M.A., is a transpersonal psychotherapist in private practice in Billings, Montana. Monique uses mandalas in her own work with clients and presents workshops and retreats that heal body, mind, and spirit.
  • Himalayan Art - The Himalayan Art Project web page features over 1500 artworks from Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, China and Mongolia.
  • The Huntington Archive Home Page - Archive of Buddhist and Related Art. A Photographic Research and Teaching Archive at Ohio State University.
  • Isisdownunder's Kuan Yin Pictures and Information - Pictures and explanation of Kuan Yin.
  • Korean Sokkuram - World Heritage Stone Cave Hermitage, featuring Korean Buddhist Images, Deva and Boddhisattva images.
  • Mahayana Art by Brian Barry - A selection of artworks, translations, and articles by this Seoul-based American Buddhist artist
  • The Maitreya Project - Building a 500 foot statue of Maitreya, the future Buddha at Kushinagar in eastern Uttar Pradesh India. A symbol of loving kindness for the world.
  • Mandala - Information about the Tibetan Mandala.
  • Nezu Institute of Fine Arts - Includes paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, metal, wood, and Buddhist art.
  • Psychedelic Art by Hans Taeger - A gallery of psychedelic sketches and diary pages of the early 70's by Hans Taeger. Quotes concerning the interrelations between psychedelics, Buddhism and meditation.
  • Stupas - Stupas are Buddhist monuments traditionally containing relic(s) of the Buddha. This site covers their history, meaning, symbolism; and links to stupas both finished and under construction all around the world.
  • Urthona Magazine - Explores the arts and Western culture from a Buddhist perspective providing insightful coverage of the arts
  • The World of the Buddha Footrprint - In early Buddhism the most popular symbol was of the Buddha's footprints. Scholar Dr. Waldemar C. Sailer presents studies about the history and significance of the Buddha footprints existing in 15 Asian countries.
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