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The worlds most expensive sculptures at auction CNN 1/7/2021 © Giacometti Foundation "Chariot" (1950) by Alberto Giacometti Humankind has had artistic impulses dating back to at least the Paleolithic era, when the earliest known cave paintings and stone figurines were created. And for untold years, humans have collected these works of art. Christies and Sothebys, the auction house duopoly, have brought buyers and sellers together for centuries, with buyers competing in adrenaline-pumping b...

KUNC Gene Bracegirdle, a firefighter and EMT trainee from Yampa, receives his first dose of Modernas COVID-19 vaccine from Roberta Smith (right), Routt Countys director of public health. The county launched its mobile vaccine clinic in late December to help vaccinate rural front line workers. On Christmas Eve, Roberta Smith decided to do something special at work. She put on a Santa costume, complete with bells and striped stockings, and got in her car. In the back seat sat a toolbox. Inside, ...

Is computer-assisted decision-making the way to go? Zoonar/Alamy Stock Photo Why are some organisations worth saving and others not, post the ravages of Covid-19? A software tool, Spotlight, developed by the Tory MP Michael Gove’s office—which claims to bring “greater confidence, efficiency and speed to decision-making”—has been used to vet applications for the government’s Covid-19 Cultural Recovery Fund, so far helping to allocate more than £1bn of the £1.57...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net   by Robin Pogrebin (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- One of the headliners of the New York Philharmonic’s fall gala last month was Leonard Bernstein, leading his old orchestra in the overture to “Candide.” Yes, Bernstein died three decades ago. But since the gala, like so much else, was forced to go remote, the Philharmonic had some fun with the format, filming its current players performing to historical footage of Bernstein wielding his baton. The virtual gala had ...

Sarah Mayhew Craddock on an edgy show exploring the art of political protest and dissent Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I’ll begin… Situated in a warehouse on the edge of Oxford’s city centre, OVADA never fails to feel edgy. With its current exhibition Resistance is Fertile bringing together leading photographers, poets and protest artists, never has this felt more the case. Artist friends the length and breadth of the country had a lot to say about the results of the recent Gene...

Susie Atkins Susie “Sue” Atkins, loving wife of 66 years, mother, and grandmother left this Earth to be with her Lord and Savior on December 15, 2020 at the age of 87. Sue always placed others before herself, she had a servant’s heart and spent her life serving and caring for others. Some of the joys of Sue’s life still flourish in her garden, as she spent many hours using her green thumb to cultivate beautiful roses and plants of many kinds. She enjoyed preserving her garde...

Close From left are Dr. Todd Winters, Dean of Agriculture at UTM; Nick Carpenter; Dan Strasser, Tennessee Council of Cooperatives Representative; and Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, professor, Agricultural Economics at UTM. featured Dec 11, 2020 Dec 11, 2020 From left are Dr. Todd Winters, Dean of Agriculture at UTM; Nick Carpenter; Dan Strasser, Tennessee Council of Cooperatives Representative; and Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, professor, Agricultural Economics at UTM. The Ten...

A protester holds a sign reading, "We are all essential!" on Lincoln Avenue on Dec. 4 as part of a “Save Routt County” rally against local COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo by Dylan Anderson) STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Saturday after Veterans Day, Nov. 14, a group of a dozen moms gathered together to talk about their children and how they felt COVID-19 restrictions were affecting them. “We came together, because we had all been discussing how this forced shutdown of our county is having a seri...

Diners stay warm outside at Mountain Tap Brewery as restaurants get creative with the outdoor-only dining restrictions. (Photo by Kari Dequine Harden) STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — With the onset of colder weather, tightening restrictions due to COVID-19 and no help from the federal government since the spring, the restaurant industry is in peril. According to the National Restaurant Association, more than 110,000 restaurants nationwide have closed due to the pandemic, and a list of restaurants in the ...

The most important moments in art in 2020 Noah Davis, Untitled, 2015 © The Estate of Noah Davis. Courtesy The Estate of Noah Davis. by Holland Cotter, Roberta Smith and Jason Farago NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- The year was a 12-month stress test. When I asked friends, “How are you?” the repeat answers came: “Anxious,” “depressed,” “bored.” The first two I could relate to, but bored is something I rarely am. As a journalist, I’m addicted to art-specific information, to taking it in,...