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Grow/Move/Change signifies new beginning for modern dance major

By Ashley Wilson · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 9:29 p.m.

Under the glow of red stage lights, four dancers fluidly moved their bodies to the sounds of Radiohead's "Kid A" to open a program that was anything but traditional. The IU Contemporary Dance Program hosted "Grow/Move/Change," its fall concert, last Thursday and Friday. As promised, it showed the audience an eclectic evening of dance.

The art of genitalia: How gender makes you an artist

By Ryan Brown · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 9:28 p.m.

In her article "Unfathomable, repellent, delightful" in The Guardian, Iwona Blazwick argues that despite controversy, awards in the arts should be divided into categories distinctly for men and women. She argues that despite its potential sexist and segregating aftereffect, it is necessary in arts competition to divide men and women due to extreme differences in style and the impact feminist art has had on the art world.

The Complete Morons' Guide to: Major movements in Western art

Friday, Jan. 12,2007 1:24 p.m.

To become a high-browed arts expert, you can take one of the many classes that the IU art history department offers. Or you can just consult this little guide.

This weekend in the Jacobs School of Music

By Eric Anderson · Friday, Jan. 12,2007 2:35 a.m.

On Saturday night the atrium of IU's celebrated Art Museum will be transformed into a medieval French cathedral as the Jacobs School of Music presents 'Fleury,' a 12th-century liturgical, or church, drama. "Fleury," an anonymous manuscript, contains 10 separate dramas that address a variety of biblical stories, such as Christmas, Easter and the conversion of St. Paul.

Casino mogul pokes $54 million hole in his Picasso

By Larry Neumeister · Thursday, Jan. 11,2007 9:10 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Casino mogul Steve Wynn sued Lloyd's of London Thursday, saying the insurance company failed to act properly on his demand to pay $54 million in lost value for a Picasso that was damaged when Wynn accidentally poked a hole in the canvas with his elbow.

Evolution of book clubs: What would Oprah say?

By Chelsea J. Carter · Thursday, Jan. 11,2007 12:50 a.m.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- Lori Richardson perused the book shelves, picking up one book for consideration and then another. At first glance, there was little that appeared to tie the widely varying authors and genres together. But a closer inspection revealed shelf tags and signs promoting local book club selections.

Fully Exposed

By Katie Ingmire · Thursday, Jan. 11,2007 12:50 a.m.

A tall, slender woman leans forward and firmly grasps the metal attachment on the canister of a vacuum cleaner with both hands. She places the attachment underneath a small, rectangular table, sucking up whatever dust remains on the gleaming tile floor. This description could conjure up images of a Dirt Devil advertisement if it were not for one element: Besides a pair of high heels and a garter belt to hold up her sheer stockings, the woman is entirely nude.

Mexican artist reinterprets brutal Aztec ritual

By Kimberly N. Chase · Thursday, Jan. 11,2007 12:50 a.m.

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican artist Hector Velazquez leaned in close and picked dust from one of his sculptures in a dim alcove of his exposition space. "They attract flies," he said in a disheartened voice.

'Attractive' roommates collaborate for art show

By Michelle Manchir · Thursday, Jan. 11,2007 12:50 a.m.

What do you call a mixture of bananas and mayonnaise in a jar with a mock-up of an actual mayonnaise label? At least three Bloomington residents call it art.

Around the Arts

Wednesday, Jan. 10,2007 11:45 p.m.

Awkward Silence comedy WHEN: 9 p.m. Thursday WHERE: IMU Frangipani Room MORE INFORMATION: Free improvisational comedy.

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Wednesday, Jan. 10,2007 9:47 p.m.

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Italian film producer Carlo Ponti, husband of Sophia Loren, dies

Wednesday, Jan. 10,2007 9:46 p.m.

ROME -- Italian producer Carlo Ponti, who discovered a teenage Sophia Loren, launched her film career and later married her despite threats of bigamy charges and excommunication, has died in Geneva. He was 94.

Mathers Museum displays culture

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Tuesday, Jan. 9,2007 9:10 p.m.

A can of Coke and a Papua New Guinean portrait skull share common ground in an exhibit at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. They are both parts of culture in the exhibit titled "Thoughts, Things and Theories ... What Is Culture?"

John Waldron Arts center features abstract quilts inspired by nature

By Jessica Andrews · Tuesday, Jan. 9,2007 9:08 p.m.

The Bloomington Area Arts Council recently unveiled its first exhibit of the new year at the John Waldron Arts Center. The Rosemary Miller Gallery, where the opening reception was held last Friday, features artists Linda Meyer Wright, Daren Pitts Redman and Dixie Ferrer. The Flashlight Gallery will feature the quilts of Linda Cole. The exhibit will run through Jan. 27.

Saxophonist has no need to toot her own horn

By Katie Ingmire · Tuesday, Jan. 9,2007 9:02 p.m.

IU doctoral student Stacy Wilson's office is indistinct. Only posters of saxophonists lining the walls and a CD player on a table distinguish it from any of the music practice rooms on campus. After hearing the melodious strains of Wilson's alto saxophone emerge from this room, however, one realizes that this office is not a place of mediocrity -- it's a hub of greatness.

HPER celebrates 60 years of growth, movement, change

By Ashley Wilson · Tuesday, Jan. 9,2007 9:01 p.m.

You won't find any tutus or pointe shoes at the IU Contemporary Dance Program's fall concert "Grow/Move/Change," which will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Ruth N. Halls Theatre.

Heavenly painting of Jolie in Wal-Mart sparks interest

Monday, Jan. 8,2007 10:14 p.m.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina artist intrigued by the public obsession with celebrity has found herself feeding that obsession with a painting of actress Angelina Jolie as the Virgin Mary hovering over a Wal-Mart checkout line.

First lady presents awards to top 6 public institutions

Monday, Jan. 8,2007 7:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The White House honored six cultural institutions Monday for their creativity and public service in what first lady Laura Bush described as one of her favorite events.

Van Gogh and daily life: How 'Starry Night' affects your favorite movies

By Ryan Brown · Monday, Jan. 8,2007 7:38 p.m.

In a recent random survey of about 30 students living in Forest Quad, 94 percent were familiar with Vincent van Gogh's 19th-century painting "Starry Night." It has become such an important icon for art that almost everyone has seen it on a poster, in a calendar, or in other random places.

Actress Sophia Bush discusses role in horror movie remake

By Lindsey Hoepner · Monday, Jan. 8,2007 7:37 p.m.

Sophia Bush's latest character, Grace Andrews, learns the danger of picking up strangers in a remake of the 1986 horror film "The Hitcher."

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