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September 20, 2009 - September 26, 2009 Archives


William Morgan: $3,700 post-card art for the departed

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By Robert Whitcomb    Email

Comments and photograph by WILLIAM MORGAN New England has always been known for its rich tradition of gravestone carvings -- the 18th-Century death's head and hour glass is one of the iconic sculpted visions of American art, not to......

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Empire falls into pixileration

6:47 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Whitcomb    Email

inline;"> From Colin Williams's "Empire" video, which can be seen at Sol Koffler gallery, at 169 Weybosset St., in downtown Providence. This is part of the 5 Traverse/Sol Koffler galleries' quirky show "Pixilerations:The Great Disruption, '' whose cohering element is......

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Dragon-boat drama; Up in the Air; famished dairy farmers

4:18 PM Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Robert Whitcomb    Email

inline;"> One of the most entertaining events in the region every year is the dragon-boat races, organized by Taiwan in Pawtucket. This year's races start at 10 a.m. in the Seekonk River, just below the Pawtucket Falls at Festival......

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