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| Duct tape as art of war
Duct tape, the all-purpose
silver tape, is finding its way into a surprising
amount of art as of late. In response to the government
touting the tubular tape as a precautionary measure
against biological weapons, artists have incorporated
it and other unusual items into their work.
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| The saga of the presidents’ wives shown on stage
Barbara Wynn Bansley has been creating the blues
for more than 12 years. No, she’s not a
musician, she’s an artist—an innovative
artist—who has created a beautiful ballroom–style
stage at the Glass Curtain Gallery, 1104 S. Wabash
Ave., titled “The Wit of America’s
First Ladies.”
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| Greek love exposed in art
The Malovat Art Gallery, 1630 N. Milwaukee Ave.,
caters to the more traditional styles of sculpture,
painting and drawing. The newest exhibition “Ars
Amoratis—The Art of Love” features
artists from various parts of the United States
and Europe, as well as eight locals, who portray
the romantic escapades of the gods and goddesses
of Greco-Roman mythology.
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| ‘Fashionistas’ full of passion, fashion
Ever since the success of the Bridget Jones books,
a new genre has been built around the young, single,
career gal. You can now add Fashionistas by Lynn
Messina, a magazine industry insider herself,
to that growing list.
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| UPN premieres sub-par ‘Sopranos’ knockoff
Thanks to the “The Sopranos,” we all
suffer.
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| Hip-hop culture hits mainstream TV with ‘Platinum’
LOS ANGELES (AP)—“Platinum,” a
UPN series billed as the first network hip-hop drama,
is poised to make its debut next month.
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| Placebo returns with some ‘ghosts’
Placebo’s Brian Molko’s lyrics are
never quite as they seem. One usually has to dig
deeper into the words to find the true meaning.
This can be frustrating for the audience when
listening to the cryptic lyrics from the title
track off 1998’s Without You I’m Nothing:
“I’m unclean, a libertine/And every
time you vent your spleen/I seem to lose the power
of speech.” But it can also be an asset
because the listener is forced to determine what
the lyrics mean, making it far more personal.
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| Aries encounters new confidence, romantic invitations
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