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NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Anything can substitute art: George Maciunas in SoHo, a singular exhibition that has brought never seen before Maciunas pieces held by the Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center in Vilnius, Lithuania to the United States opened at The Cooper Union Gallery in New York on December 11. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121213/DC29471) Lithuanian-born artist, architect, designer, and "chairman" of Fluxus, George Maciunas (1931-1978,...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Icelandic charity The Benefit Society of Children With Disabilities has launched its ninth Globe of Goodwill project - this time spearheaded by Yoko Ono, and titled "Draw Your Own Map." The project sells hand blown glass ornaments decorated by Ono and celebrated Icelandic artists. (Photo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111205/NY17293</font> ) Ono herself made the announcement at a...
NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Theatre Within today announces the November 15th release of a live album chronicling the sold out, star-studded 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute, Live from the Beacon Theatre NYC. The 15-song release will be available digitally via iTunes, Amazon and other major online music outlets. The album can be pre-ordered now at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/the-30th-annual-john-lennon/id475506130. Proceeds from the sales of the digital release will be...
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- See Note Music announces the launch of a new music entertainment network at http://www.SeeNoteMusic.com. See Note Music is a new media music experience for Real Artists with Real Stories. The network features everyone from emerging artists to music legends in a new video format that rises above the noise, dedicated to pursuing quality entertainment that is delivered in a manner that is both visually compelling and informative. See...
Judges from Pixar, UTA & Industrial Light & Magic, moderators Charlotte Huggins (Journey To The Center Of The Earth), and Oscar Nominee J. Todd Harris (The Kids Are Alright) join programming of films from around the world and will include World, North American, and Los Angeles Premieres. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 8, 2011 3D, Yoko Ono Music, and Jason Alexander become part of the line up for 2nd Annual New Media Film Festival 2011. This year's program includes film starring...
Prospect of repeating an experience can change how one remembers it, research saysWhen people think unpleasant events are over, they remember them as being less painful or annoying than when they expect them to happen again, pointing to the power of expectation to help people brace for the worst, according to studies published by the American Psychological Association.In a series of eight studies exposing people to annoying noise, subjecting them to tedious computer tasks, or asking them...
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- HandBookLive.com is pleased to announce a partnership with Tribe of Noise, a Netherlands-based organization which helps connect musicians with professionals who need music. HandBookLive was introduced to the company when invited by the Dutch government to attend an international conference in Amsterdam in September. The relationship between the two companies allows HandBookLive's vendors to request custom music from Tribe of Noise artists or use...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the worldwide release of eight remastered John Lennon studio albums and several new collections on October 5 (October 4 internationally), Yoko Ono and EMI Music have partnered with YouTube for exciting global tributes honoring the music legend on the occasion of his 70th birthday (October 9). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101008/LA78856) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20101008/LA78856) YouTube will honor John...
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York luminaries and an impressive array of avant-garde artists, filmmakers as well as friends and fans of the FLUXUS art movement attended the launch of Illegal Living: 80 Wooster Street and the Evolution of SoHo, a new book about the first successful artists' cooperative. The event took place on Tuesday, September 21st at the Christopher Fischer shop located at 80 Wooster Street itself. (Photo:...
VILNIUS, Lithuania, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Illegal Living: 80 Wooster Street and the Evolution of SoHo is a new book about the first successful artists' cooperative located in the area of New York City now known as SoHo. Reborn after seven decades of life as a manufacturing building, it assumed a vibrant new identity when it became the headquarters for George Maciunas, Lithuanian-American founder of the FLUXUS avant-garde art movement. Maciunas bought the building in 1967 and...
