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07.04.09

Today's Featured Article Hachette Book Group USA: The Education of American Dream And More... The Education of An American Dreamer: How a Son of Greek Immigrants Learned His Way From A Nebraska Diner To Washington, Wall Street. And Beyond by Peter G. Peterson published by Twelve (a division of Hachette Books Group USA) in 2009. Written with humor, painful honesty and irony, this is a story about man’s life journey, his rise to the top with details about the price he paid. As the youngest Cabinet member in the Nixon administration, he explores his survival techniques in White House… He was doing well by doing good. Now, he is 80-year-old billionaire, and lives with his wife in New York. His is a father of 5 children and grandfather of 9. I Hate People! Kick Loose from the Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want Out Of Your Job by Jonathan Littman & Marc Hershon published by Little, Brown and Co. (a division of Hachette Books Group USA) in 2009. This very relevant book will teach you how to avoid those irritating encounters that can trash your career. I Hate People! is filled with the real-life methods that business managers and CEOs use at Fortune 500. This book offers directions to help you navigate your work place and leave the idiots behind. Jonathan Littman is the author of many acclaimed books, and contributing editor for Playboy. Marc Hershon is a branding expert, and helped to create the names for the Blackberry, Swiffer, nuvi, and other product. How Successful People Think by John C.Maxwell published by Center Street - a division of Hachette Book Group - in 2009. America's expert on leadership, John Maxwell explores the successful people's mentality, willing to help to his readers achieve life success. This invaluable guide to success will be your pocket book that will teach how to reach the top of excellence... The speaker and founder of several leadership organizations, including Maximum Impact, John Maxwell is a New York Times bestselling author who has written over thirty books. Randolf Cliff Supported by Edinburgh College of Art and the National Galleries of Scotland, and curated by Clémentine Deliss and Charles Asprey, Randolf Cliff has successfully completed its second year. Guest artists in residence for 2008-2009 were Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Joseph Kosuth, Laura Letinsky, Sanna Marander, Dan Peterman, David Schutter, Dexter Sinister, and Frances Stark. Perched over an abrupt rock face in Edinburgh's eighteenth century New Town, Randolph Cliff looks out over the Dean Bridge to the Water of Leith, and forty miles further to the estuary of the Firth of Forth. Over the centuries, the house, with its impressive Georgian façade, has inspired Edinburgh's leading optometrists and specialists of anaesthesia and claustrophobia. During their time at Randolph Cliff, guest artists are encouraged to engage in the preclusive or formative phase that leads to the generation of new work. The College of Art and the Gallery of Modern Art seek to assist this period of fluid enquiry between artists, scholars, and students in Edinburgh. In addition, Randolph Cliff is building up a special research collection based on initial propositions and blueprints donated by visiting artists. In the Winter Semester 2009, Edinburgh College of Art shall hold a series of seminars to debate the conceptual, physical, and legal shape that future research or study collections might take. These seminars, developed in conjunction with the University of Edinburgh's School of Arts, Culture & Environment and the Talbot Rice Gallery, will include forthcoming artists in residence at Randolph Cliff, in particular Thomas Struth, Zvi Goldstein, Joseph Grigely, and Antje Majewski. An international conference on "Future Collections" supported by the Royal Society of Edinburgh will take place in Spring 2010. Field Work is the first publication of A/S/N Mutual Press, a new imprint based on a micro-savings association established by nine graduates of Art/Space/Nature, the interdisciplinary Masters of Fine Art course directed by artist Alan Johnston at Edinburgh College of Art. Art/Space/Nature at Edinburgh College of Art is unique in that it offers postgraduate students from fine art, architecture, landscape architecture, and design the opportunity to study and engage with a wide range of sites from arctic Greenland to coastal Slovenia and urban Chicago, as well as several locations in Scotland including the islands of Orkney. FIELDWORK gathers together a series of recent conversations with leading international artists who stayed at Randolph Cliff, plus interviews with anthropologists, landscape architects, and composers. Each interview reveals a complimentary vision of what it means to do fieldwork today, and the stimulating challenges of site-specific enquiry and interdisciplinary practice. FIELDWORK 128 pages; b/w illustrations, 32 page colour section; A5; edition of 1000 of which 100 dated and numbered; original dust jackets printed on letterpress. Publication price 6GBP plus P&P. Limited edition of 100 dated and numbered 10GBP plus P&P. Contributors: Jacob Bee, Ronald Boer, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Clémentine Deliss, Valerie Dempsey, Erin Gleason, Florian Graf, Naomi Hennig, Eelco Hooftman, Tim Ingold, Alan Johnston, Joseph Kosuth, Melissa MacRobert, Julia Martin, Martin Parker, Dan Peterman, and Christine Wylie. Consulting Editor: Dr. Clémentine Deliss, Future Academy and Randolph Cliff, Edinburgh College of Art. 2nd NeoPopRealism Starz International Art Competition Erotica As A high Artistic Aspiration: Introducing Milan Kuzica (Prague, Czech Republic), 1st Honorable Mention When a child, Milan Kuzica was completely obsessed with just a pencil drawing. Milan touched the clay for the first time relatively late, probably when he was eight. He said: “From as far as I can remember, I was always interested in visual arts. And it was not based on my decision, it was given to me. To name the sources of my inspiration I would have to travel through centuries or even millenniums. Today I‘m in a mood for Calder, but month ago I would have chosen some unknown Aztek or Egyptians… But I live under the star of Greece antiquity and its late periods…” Milan Kuzica thinks that Art is the human manifestation of free mind, and it gives opportunity to the artist capture, depict, reflect and open up his inner world, no matter medium he uses - pen, brush, music, or film… “Is art irreplaceable?” Milan Kuzica continues his thoughts. “It is irreplaceable in its potential to record daily human emotions and memory.” If you will ask Milan “what is your wildest dream?” He will respond: “To be able to support myself solely on independent production.” And probably it is the dream of every artist. Milan Kuzica was born November 12, 1962. In 1981, he graduated from High School of Fine Arts and Design in Kremnica (Slovakia). In 1991 - from Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (Slovakia). In 1992, he graduated from Komenius University in Bratislava. In 1996 - 1997 Milan was teacher at TAFE University in Perth, Australia. He was working as a sculptor, industrial designer, graphic designer, and participated internationally in exhibitions and symposiums - in Australia and Belgium, Czech Republic and Holland, Slovak Republic and USA. Milan is a Member of the Slovak Union of Artists. Now he lives in Prague. “Artwork of Milan Kuzika ‘Ordinary Seed’ is a sensuous expression of man’s erotic side. Milan’s sense of humor is blooming with originality, and artistic touch gives birth to fresh and unique idea transformed in to an object,” said juror Nadia Russ. Continue...

In The News When Art Gallery Mimi Firzt Turns in to Mimi Lazt Many things had happened in this legendary New York City gallery since many-breasted Chemiakin's sculpture was removed from SoHo and New York as an ugly object. Mimi Firzt art gallery even changed its location. But the most important is that the new millennium's art life, seems, left this gallery in a fog. Now, this "Russian Art Center" has nothing to offer to the viewer, nothing that would remind the full of life, motion and innovations new millennium. New group exhibition carries the same old ideas of new and young artists who have nothing to say. Primitivism is in its worst meaning, the figurative - without energy that should make you feel involved; dirty paint and dark works filled the gallery space and give feeling that Russian contemporary art is dead. But is that really true? Probably not. Probably, there are two-three artists in X-USSR and Russian immigrant community there, who could present their work and give to the viewer some fabulous feeling of quality, contemporary life and its enjoyment and thrill. Or did Russian gallery and its curators stuck in a fog with its "Assorted Figures" forever? Michael Jackson Died What killed the 50-year-old "King of Pop" just weeks before his long-awaited series of comeback concerts? Authorities have scheduled an autopsy for Friday, June 26. But they cautioned it could take weeks to determine a cause of death, which will likely have to wait for the return of toxicology tests. Those tests will determine if Jackson had any drugs, alcohol or prescription medications in his system. Michael Jackson, who became one of the best-selling pop artists of all time before his accusations of child molestation, died Thursday afternoon at a LA hospital. He had rushed to the hospital in full cardiac arrest after collapsing at his nearby home. Jackson's passing filled social networking sites that were bombarded with messages and tributes from fans and musicians. "It's so sad and shocking," Paul McCartney said. "I feel privileged to have hung out and worked with Michael. He was a massively talented boy man with a gentle soul. His music will be remembered forever." Michael Jackson was unconscious and not breathing by the time he arrived at UCLA Medical Center. Doctors were unable to revive him. Billy Joel and Katie Lee Are Confirming A Split In a statement, they said that they remain "caring friends with admiration and respect for each other." Billy and Katie got married five years ago at Joel's mansion on New York's LI. It was the Billy Joel's third marriage, Katie's first. The 60-year-old Billy is one of pop's most successful singer-songwriters; Katie Lee Joel hosted the first season of Bravo TV's "Top Chef." Billy recorded the song "All My Life" as an anniversary gift to his 27-year-old wife two years ago. The Next Generation of Media And Entertainment Centennial College in Toronto Canada is pleased to announce a new joint post-graduate program, where innovations in robotics technology, the power of the mobile internet and 3D cinematic storytelling will merge to create the next generation of media and entertainment experiences. The new Media Engineering Design Integration (MEDI) program, starting in January 2010, is a unique post-graduate course offered jointly by Centennial's School of Communications, Media and Design and the School of Engineering, Technology and Applied Science, focused on the development of innovative products and interactive environments that are changing the way we think about media. And amidst a global economic crisis, that could also mean the promise of new ideas, new products and potentially new jobs for the Canadian media industry. Nate Horowitz, Dean of the School of Communications, Media and Design at Centennial College said that this program will help to build a new future for the media sector, and create a need for careers that we never dreamed possible 10 years ago. This program is about inventing what's next, engineering with media and combining these two disciplines to create the future of information and entertainment products. Toronto is ideally positioned to take advantage of this new era in media, given its proximity to a number of integrating sectors in media, design, technology and engineering creating an energetic and cross-connecting creative cluster. Designed as a unique post-graduate and hybrid program, MEDI is focused on design, production and management of media products and applications for wireless devices, interactive museum and retail installations, digital signage systems and networks and more. Courses will range from an introduction to media engineering, to design and development, to understanding the marketing cycle, and complemented with an industry field placement. But most important, the program will prepare students to think entrepreneurially and to thrive in a state of constant change and progress. Continental Breakfast 2009 Event will take place at the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 under the patronage of Jan Figel, Member of the European Commission, responsible for Education, Training, Culture and Youth. It is the Fourth CEI Venice Forum for Contemporary Art Curators from Central Eastern Europe. Pass 2009 is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, the 3rd of June, from 9.30am to 1pm and from 2.30pm to 6pm, at the UNESCO Office in Venice-Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe (BRESCE). The meeting will be the fifth edition of a biennial event which will be opened to Central Eastern European (CEE) experts and curators and to the commissioners of the Venice Biennale responsible for the national pavilions of the CEE countries. It will be organised under the patronage of Central European Initiative (CEI). The Venice Forum is promoted by the Trieste Contemporanea Committee in collaboration with the UNESCO Office in Venice - UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe (BRESCE) and is an activity of the international project Continental Breakfast, that fosters and supports the creation of partnership projects and multidimensional capacity building exchange programmes in the field of contemporary art in Central Eastern Europe and is composed at present by a network of institutions in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey and United Kingdom. Apart from the presentation of contributions by the representatives of most CEI countries, the programme will include case studies and comprehensive debates with the public. The 2009 Venice Forum will include a Special Section for the first time dedicated to curators and critics from Central Asia. In the European Year of Creativity and Innovation, the 2009 CEI Venice Forum wishes to offer a challenging critical standpoint to the issue, focusing on current debates in the art field. In order to inquire how art curators would be able to forward new issues concerning the role assigned to art in the production of visual meaning with regard to the new use of images created for mediation and transmission, the Forum's key questions will include: - what are the criteria of evaluation and acknowledgement currently used by curators for defining and distinguishing the cultural innovation and the responsibility of contemporary visual arts? - which are today the appropriate and delegated places for receiving and promoting artistic creative innovation? which, after the experimental edition of 2001, adopted the Venice Forum as one of its Feature Cultural Events. Skyhorse Publishing Skyhorse Publishing opened its doors in 2006 and committed to bringing to the world a broad mix of books. With more than 300 books already in print and approximately 150 planned for the next year, Skyhorse Publishing has been thrilled with the response they've received from the press, booksellers, and readers. Their core categories include adventure, sports, nature, country living, with a good dose of politics, true crime, history and military history, reference and humor. Whether you are looking for a practical guide to fly tying, a lively read about organized crime or the world of politics, or a unique book to give as a gift, Skyhorse Publishing hopes you'll find what you are looking for. Skyhorse site www.skyhorsepublishing.com lists all books - published and forthcoming. A Cold-Blooded Business: Adultery, Murder, and a Killer’s Path from the Bible Belt to the Boardroom by Marek Fuchs published by Skyhorse Publishing in 2009. This intriguing title contains everything: eager betrayal and lust, murder and love that goes wrong… A Cool-blooded Business provides character studies of Mark and Melinda, killers who seemingly returned to normalcy after one night of violence. Marek Fuchs covered the David Harmon murder case for three years for The New York Times’ National, Metro, and Westchester section. He has also contributed to the New York Daily News and other publications. He teaches journalism at Manhattan College in New York. Currency Wars: How Forged Money Is the New Weapon of Mass Destruction by John K. Cooley published by Skyhorse in 2008. In Currency Wars, John Cooley explores the dirty matrix of war and politics, sabotage and subterfuge. He shows new evidences and disclosed documents. John K. Cooley writes about the machinations of today's states echo attempts in antiquity by Persia and China, Greece and Rome. He is the author of Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America, and International Terrorism. Continue...