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Submitted by DaveO on Tue, 04/04/2006 - 10:44am.
My buddy Cosmo - and knowing that i am an enthusiast of Vincent Van Gogh and modern-ish art in general - passed along an Olympian article (now that i live in North Vancouver, i thankfully don't read it much ;-)) about a exhibition in Seattle put on by the friendly billionaire Paul Allen.
» In short, the exhibition will juxtapose works of art from different eras in an attempt to emphasize the similarities of concept or intent despite the apparent differeces in medium or technique (i.e. Monet next to Jimi Hendrix). In other words, art is art is art unless it is not art. Here's the roster (BTW, I am totally gonna see this stuff and try to resist my art thief impulses): “The DoubleTake: From Monet to Lichtenstein
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