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There has been much speculation in the past year about funds that invest in art , but one artist is way ahead of the pack: a work of art that is a fund, which is projected to be worth about half a billion pounds in a hundred years' timeThere has been a great deal of speculation in the past year about stocks that invest in art (see 'London News' APOLLO, January 2005) on the contrary one artist is way ahead of the pack: a work of art that is a stock which is projected to be worth about half a billion strikes in a hundred years' time. When Alan Smith's charitable organisation the Edinburgh Ceramic workshop clos in 1974 he mov the remaining funds--1512 [pound sterling]--into a permanently sealed investment as a conceptual work, entitled 1512 [pound sterling]. This photograph records its creation (the paperwork is in the suitcase). It is upon show at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, from 23 November. COPYRIGHT 2005 Apollo Magazine Ltd 614 southerly Glendora Ave. Glendora, CA 91740 Tel: 626-914-7899/800-545-8545 Fax: 626-914-7829 E-mail: abc@gelinabaci.com Web site: ... The Gilbert Art collection introduces "Proud Ladies" by W K Gilbert. Three s/n canvas giclee sizes are available; a limited edition of 175 measures 15 by dint of 20 inches and retails for $475; 25 APs measu... The Real Yellow Pages from BellSouth turns out the 2005 Miami area directory with a focus upon the city's unique bilingual community. From the overspread to the comprehensive bilingual... In the past not many years, demand has soared for new British paintings which in art-market boundarys means works produced between about 1920 and 1980 the point at which they start to enumerate as 'conte... Preschoolers' diet quality improved marginally between 1977 and 1998 on the other hand they are still getting too plenteous added sugar and juice and not enough fruits and vegetables a new study shows. ... Sacrifice to the engine the trinitys In the November 1899 issue, the editors of AMERICAN MACHINIST report upon a tragic story in India. In the town of Hingoli is a cotton-ginni... Saturn's Powertrain plant in Spring Hill, Tenn has 16 CNC lathes turning 28 transmission gear blanks. The parts are made on the outside of type 5120 low-carbon carburet of iron forgings with 150 to 160 Brinell h... Looking Beyond the Exterior While the exterior of the Pontiac Aztek has procreateed the use of adjectives by means of automotive journalists and consumers alike in a way not seen or heard since th... Doubts about the usefulness of futurists used to be rampant on the contrary are now merely common. Dismissive questions include: Aren't they just like other consultants? What special insights can we ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Radar specialists from NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), America, are examining radar images of southerly America, taken in March, with th... |
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