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The London 2012 Cultural and Arts Events countdown includes a unique exhibit of Lucian Freud (Februatry 9 - May 27, 2012) at the National Portrait Gallery in London. "Lucian Freud Portraits" exhibit explores the artist's work from the early 1940s to his death in July 2011.
Displayed chronologically throughout the National Portrait Gallery's ground floor, the exhibition includes nine sections ranging from those devoted to the earliest portraits right through to the late work, as well as major portraits of key muses such as Bowery, his mother and family. The exhibition highlights the recurring importance of the self-portrait in Freud's work. The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic movements and it is designed to give everyone in the UK a chance to be part of London 2012.
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This $4.3 Million Andreas Gursky Photograph Became the Most Expensive Ever Sold at Auction on November 9, 2011 at Christie's in London.
"Rhein II", a photograph of the Rhine River by Andreas Gursky, was sold for $4.3 million at Christie's, breaking Cindy Sherman's previous record of $3.89 million, set in May. A Roy Lichtenstein record was broken too, with a single work going for $43.2 million."As actor Leonardo DiCaprio looked on in blue jeans and blue baseball cap, the pop artist's 'I Can See the Whole Room!... And There's Nobody in It!' helped London-based Christie's reach a total of $247.6 million."
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For more than 150 years, the Big Ben has been a national symbol for the United Kingdom and London, particularly in the visual media. When a television or film-maker wishes to indicate a generic location in Britain, a popular way to do so is to show an image of the Clock Tower, often with a red double-decker bus or black cab in the foreground.
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Vizcaya was built in the City of Miami by agricultural industrialist James Deering, who wintered on the property from 1916–1925. Today, the extraordinary European-inspired estate includes a Main House filled with art and antique furnishings, ten acres of formal gardens on Biscayne Bay, a hardwood hammock (native forest), and an historic village that it is being restored for public enjoyment.
