Marilyn Manson and David Lynch Open Exhibition at Kunsthalle in Vienna

VIENNA.- It was in the nineties when Marilyn Manson (born in 1969) became well known as a shock rocker combining brutally hammering industrial sounds with thick theater make-up and controversial texts about serial killers and Satanism to a garish spectacle. His extreme personality, which incited the hatred of parent associations and representatives of the religious right, was soon pushing beyond the boundaries of pop music. Marilyn Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, played numerous minor parts in feature films [...]

2010 No Dead Artists Exhibition Announces Arts Professionals as Jurors

NEW ORLEANS, LA.- Three renowned arts professionals, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Fairfax Dorn and Donna Rosen, have been tapped to serve as jurors for the 14th annual No Dead Artists Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art. All three have extensive experience as curators and collectors and all three have close ties to the Whitney Museum of American Art as well as a number of other well-known art museums and institutions. A presentation of ArtDaily.org and the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, this year’s NDA [...]

Former Lawyer Patricia Cain Wins Scotland’s Premier Prize for Artists

LONDON.- A 46-year-old mother of two who gave up a lucrative legal career to become a struggling artist six years ago has been awarded Scotland’s premier prize for artists. This year’s Aspect Prize, which awards £15,000 to the overall winner, been given to Glasgow-based Patricia Cain, whose forensically detailed depictions of Glasgow’s new Riverside Museum under construction led to the judging panel voting overwhelmingly in her favour. The announcement was made last night (Monday 11 January) by the actor and [...]