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BEAU DUNN SETS AUCTION RECORD WITH $126k GLAM BARBIE SERIES SALE AT PHILLIPS  Beau Dunn has set a new auction record with $126,000.00 sale of a completed set of six (6) Glam Barbies today at Phillips Auction House in New York City. Adorned with hundreds of thousands of Swarovski Crystals, Dunn’s Glam Barbie series was part of the 20th…

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The Untitled Space is pleased to present “Old Talks with New Icons” a solo exhibition of works by artist Philip A. Robinson Jr. on view from November 20th through December 17th, 2021. “Old Talks with New Icons” presents a collection of life-sized figurative wood mixed media wall sculptures as well as a series of hand-cut works on paper…

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The Al Hirschfeld Foundation presents its latest online exhibition, “Hirschfeld’s New Season,” now live at AlHirschfeldFoundation.org/exhibitions through December 6. With a new season of the arts finally happening and audiences back in theaters, concert halls and museums, the exhibition explores how Al Hirschfeld viewed a new season. What did he draw, and what does it…

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THE BRITISH FASHION COUNCIL ANNOUNCE TIKTOK AS PRINCIPAL PARTNER FOR THE FASHION AWARDS 2021 The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to welcome TikTok, the leading destination for short- form mobile video, as the Principal Partner of The Fashion Awards 2021. The BFC and TikTok will work together to evolve The Fashion Awards as a…

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The Untitled Space is pleased to present “WET DREAMS” a solo exhibition of watercolor paintings by artist Fahren Feingold on view from October 21st through November 13th, 2021. “WET DREAMS,” curated by Indira Cesarine, premieres the latest series of works on paper and panel by the artist known for her ethereal feminine nudes that emphasize…

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   NEW YORK CITY BALLET 2021 FALL FASHION GALA RAISED 2.5 MILLION AND CELEBRATED BALLET AND FASHION WITH TWO WORLD PREMIERES AND COLLABORATIONS BY: Choreographer SIDRA BELL and Designer CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROGERS  Choreographer ANDREA MILLER and Designer ESTEBAN CORTÁZAR On September 30, 2021, the New York City Ballet hosted the Ninth Edition of the Fall…

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Findlay Galleries’ eagerly anticipated exhibition for John Ferren (1905-1970) will open to the press and invited guests this Friday, October 1st.  The exhibition will open to the public Monday, October 4th and will run through Friday, November 12th. From Paris to Springs is a broad reaching exhibition with a focus on the 1950s and 1960s. …

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The Manolis Projects is excited to debut its latest gallery exhibition of world-renowned and legendary artist Hunt Slonem’s BUNNY PAINTINGS. The global fame of these highly recognized and collectible paintings has earned Slonem the title of “the Andy Warhol of our time.” Coinciding with the Little Haiti + Little River Arts District Progressive Art Brunch, collectors, creators,…

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Eve is viewed as a famous femme fatale because she brought about the fall of humankind and in turn introduced sin and death into the world. She succumbs to the temptation of the serpent in the Garden of Eden and is responsible for Adam’s fall. She tempts him with her beauty and sexuality to eat…

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The 8th Annual Collaborating for a Cure Ladies Luncheon benefitting the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF), took place at the T-Bar Restaurant in Southampton, NY. The luncheon honored philanthropist, TV host and author of the book “Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life By What You Give”  Jean Shafiroff for her continual support of SWCRF as well as her…

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While the exact history of human interaction with cats is still somewhat vague, a shallow gravesite discovered in 1983 in Cyprus, dating to 7500 BCE, during the Neolithic period, contains the skeleton of a human, buried ceremonially with stone tools, a lump of iron oxide, and a handful of seashells. In its own tiny grave…

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Stefanie Batten Bland created a new series of pieces which dive deep into core personal life thematics. With whom does society deem it appropriate to be intimate? To share our lives with? The first of this series began in the woods of Horton Bay, Michigan at Benjamin Cheney’s artist residency, Crojik’s Croft, and at Juilliard…

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts presented the world premiere of You Are Here, a free public sculpture, sound, and live performance installation conceived by Andrea Miller, award-winning choreographer and artistic director of movement-based production company GALLIM.Visitors first experience You Are Here as a free sculpture and sound installation open to the public on Hearst…

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Kilts, craftsmanship and love for Sir Sean Connery were on full display at this year’s Dressed to Kilt after taking a hiatus due to COVID. The hugely popular Dressed to Kilt Scottish fashion show was held on Long Island Saturday, July 24th and the Sir Sean Connery Tartan was revealed to the public for the…

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The dog days in fashion are clearly over as the industry’s fascination with the cat has only intensified over the past few decades. As if anyone still doubted whom the power animal of fashion is! For decades now it has been the fantastically fabulous feline – the cat. One may ask where this fascination with…

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Throughout many cultures cats are considered to be mystical creatures whose eyes are windows peering in from other worlds and if you’re a cat owner yourself you may have wondered that yourself at 3 in the morning when your cat is demanding food while pawing at your chest. Cats have always been objects of folklore…