Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt via the Independent.co.uk
Through August 31st, the Tate Liverpool is hosting the first comprehensive exhibition of Gustav Klimt in the United Kingdom. The show is entitled: “Gustav Klimt, Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna 1900”
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The main topic of this exhibition is his life and his work.
Sex and bling: Klimt opens in Liverpool [Guardian]
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Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna 1900 at Tate Liverpool [Tate Liverpool]
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Gustav Klimt [Tate Liverpool]
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Gustav Klimt at Tate Liverpool [Times online]
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Golden bars of heaven [The economist]
The director of Tate Liverpool Christoph Grunenbergin is quoted as saying: “It’s going to be our most important show ever. We are expecting at least 100,000 visitors. We are very lucky because Klimt’s star is rising again. This icon of 20th century art is popular again with his warm colours, his very rich golden paintings and the fascination he has for young artists.”
The artist, born in Austria in 1862, founded the Viennese Secession in 1897, and gathered a progressive group of artists and artisans at that time. Klimt’s paintings are generally very intricate and colored; and gold is a frequently present element. For this exhibition, the Tate re-created rooms in the style of architect Josef Hoffmann, who was contemporary and a friend of Klimt’s.
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Gustav Klimt via expo-klimt
Klimt’s later work became more mature with topics such as sex, mortality and ostentation. The show does not include all Klimt’s paintings, but is nevertheless the most important show of the artist yet shown in the U.K.. Klimt is currently one of the most valuable painters in the world, the painting Adele Bloch-Bauer I was sold for a record $135 million in 2006.
Judith via Wikipedia
Surfing the Net with kids
The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) April 15, 2011 With the advent of the Internet, reinforcing reading skills does not have to be all about having your nose in a book. These educational game sites run the gamut from introducing phonics to preschoolers to fun online activities for middle school readers. website planets for kids
Earobics: GameGoo www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html Earobics is a K-3 “reading intervention” product from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. GameGoo is the free, online educational practice game component. For a list of educational standards addressed in each game (such as identifying the letters in words), follow the Home button to the Teachers & Parents link. The games (arranged on the menu from advanced to beginner) are colorful, noisy, fun, and just plain wonderful.
Scholastic.com: Flashlight Readers www.teacher.scholastic.com/activities/flashlightreaders/ T_landingPage.asp “Go inside your favorite reads” with online games from Scholastic, along with author notes, photos, and audio interviews. Ten popular young adult books are featured, including “Because of Winn-Dixie” by Kate DiCamillo, “Holes” by Louis Sachar, and “Hoot” by Carl Hiassen. The site includes teacher and parent guides with ideas on how to reinforce “reading skills in fun and meaningful ways.” Kabongo www.kabongo.com Reading is Fundamental: Leading to Reading www.rif.org/kids/leadingtoreading/en/leadingtoreading.htm Reading is Fundamental divides its online activity center into two age groups: Reading Planet for ages 6 to 15, and Leading to Reading for zero (zero?) to 5 years old. With great graphics and fun game play, these colorful online reading activities and interactive books are sure to please. To access Reading Planet (for kids over 5), look for the link in the horizontal menu at the bottom of any page.
Starfall www.starfall.com Starfall offers four levels of interactive reading resources for pre-K through second-grade from ABCs and phonics to read-along plays and short stories. “Every word on the site is clickable and will read aloud. In this way, your child’s speaking, reading, and writing vocabulary can grow alongside his curiosity.” Although the interactive stories are the star of the show at Starfall, don’t overlook the printable downloads which include a Reading and Writing Journal, Reading Awards, Phonics Puzzles, and printouts to accompany many of the stories. They can be accessed from the Download Center link at the very bottom of the home page. planetsforkidsnow.net planets for kids
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