NEWS LITE : HOCKNEY ANGERED BY SALE OF WORK SENT TO SISTER.Artist David Hockney David Hockney, CH, RA, (born July 9, 1937) is an English artist, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. An important contributor to the British Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. is outraged over the sale of an old kitchen blind covered in drawings he once faxed to his sister. The blind, with the five drawings glued on, sold at auction in Brigg, England, on Wednesday for $18,150 to Peter Nelson, an entrepreneur who plans to open an art museum in northern England Northern England, The North or North of England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. Its extent may be subject to personal opinion and many companies or organisations have differing definitions as to what it constitutes. . The drawings were attached to the blind by Hockney's sister, Margaret. They were sold by Amanda Gresham, who bought the house in 1991 and was on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of throwing out the blind when Hockney's sister came to pick up some mail. ``I asked her about it, and she said her brother had done it and it was probably not worth anything,'' Miss Gresham said. Hockney condemned the sale in Wednesday's Independent. ``The whole point of the faxes I made in 1989 is that they were given away,'' he said. ``They cannot be sold - how would I be paid? . . . The philosophy involved was with this new device there was no difference between the original and a reproduction. Copy as many as you want.'' Policemen in hot water for Simpson pose Two Miami-Dade police officers who posed for snapshots with O.J. Simpson after responding to a 911 call last week have been placed on desk duty and face an investigation, the department said Thursday. Field Training Officer Ralph De Jesus, 42, and rookie trainee Lonnie Allen, 29, have been relieved of patrol duty, said Detective Vanessa Cook. The officers met Simpson, 52, on Sunday after responding to a 911 call he placed from his girlfriend's townhouse town·house or town house n. 1. A residence in a city. 2. A row house, especially a fashionable one. . According to a police report, Simpson said Christie Prody, 26, had been on a cocaine binge. Simpson later said that was a misunderstanding, and he had placed the call on behalf of one of Prody's friends. Simpson and Prody were having a verbal dispute, according to the police report. De Jesus and Allen gave Simpson a brochure on domestic violence. Then they posed for pictures. Rick Kolodgy, vice president of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association, said the officers might have used poor judgment, but he doesn't think they broke department rules. Simpson was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson Nicole Brown Simpson (May 19, 1959 – June 12, 1994) was the wife of American football player O.J. Simpson. Found murdered at her home in Los Angeles, California, along with her friend Ronald Goldman, her death led to one of the most controversial and widely-discussed criminal and her friend Ronald Goldman. He later was found liable for their deaths in a civil trial and was ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages. Crooners in love; Singing duo goes public It looks like Vince Gill and Amy Grant have stepped into the ``House of Love'' they once crooned about. The award-winning singers held hands and smiled at each other Wednesday during Gill's annual charity golf tournament in Oklahoma City. It was the first public outing for the couple since last weekend, when Grant told The Tennessean newspaper in her hometown, Nashville, that Gill is her boyfriend. Gill, a native Oklahoman and country music star, said he doesn't know what all the fuss is about. ``I'm a single man. She's a single woman,'' he said. ``Yes, she's my girlfriend.'' Gill, 42, divorced his wife, Janis, a member of the country duo Sweethearts of the Rodeo Sweethearts of the Rodeo was a popular country duo from the USA in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They consisted of sisters Janis Oliver and Kristine Oliver, who grew up in suburban Los Angeles. While still in their teenage years they performed as the Oliver Sisters. , in 1997. In June, Grant, 38, divorced husband Gary Chapman, also a recording artist and host of The Nashville Network's ``Prime Time Country.'' Giuliani's art stand inspires new song A little bit of the mayor's race in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. has made it to the heart of blues country. Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of wrote and performed a song Thursday at the Associated Press Managing Editors conference, tweaking tweaking Vox populi Fine-tuning to produce optimal results Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for his fervent opposition to an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art Brooklyn Museum of Art, museum in the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. Its predecessors were the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library (1823), the Brooklyn Institute (1843), and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (1890). that includes a painting of the Virgin Mary decorated with dung. The song, titled ``Call Rudy,'' includes the lyrics: ``Call Rudy if your art's a little queer, call Rudy, election year is near. Don't call the Whitney, don't call the Met, don't call MoMa, lest you forget. You can be a sensation on every news station, lines round the block to see your degradation. It's your duty, call Rudy.'' Sobule performed the song during an APME APME Associated Press Managing Editors APME Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe APME Applications, Programming Models, and Environments APME Asia Pacific and Middle East APME AsiaPacific MediaEducator panel discussion on music censorship. Sobule, who scored a hit with her 1995 song ``I Kissed a Girl,'' says she plans to record ``Call Rudy.'' U.S. conductor gets prestigious new gig Leonard Slatkin has been chosen to lead the BBC Symphony Orchestra The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain. History The orchestra was founded as a full time organisation in 1930, with Adrian Boult as its first chief conductor. , the first American ever selected for the most visible conducting job in Britain. Slatkin also will maintain his position as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra National Symphony Orchestra is used for the name of many orchestras in different countries. It may refer to the:
Huge cultural complex (opened 1971) in Washington, D.C., with a total of six stages, designed by Edward Durell Stone. The complex, surfaced in marble, makes use of the ornamental facade screens for which the architect was known. Center in Washington, the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. said Thursday. Already familiar to many Britons, Slatkin is known for his love of contemporary music and relaxed manner of chatting with the audience. Unabomber film fixes on brother Unabomber Ted Kaczynski's brother has a movie deal. The movie will focus on David Kaczynski's decision to turn in his brother to authorities in 1996, solving a series of bombings that killed three people and injured 22. David Kaczynski and his wife, Linda Patrik, will be consultants on the film, which will be made by Avnet/Kerner Co. of Los Angeles in conjunction with Disney, but they won't be paid for the film rights, said Elizabeth Guber Stephen, executive vice president of Avnet/Kerner. David Kaczynski, an Albany social worker, got a $1 million federal reward for turning his brother in. After using some of it to pay legal fees and taxes on the reward, he used the rest to set up a fund to distribute about $500,000 to victims of crimes committed by paranoid schizophrenics. Ted Kaczynski denies he has schizophrenia, but expert witnesses were prepared to testify that he does. Kaczynski pleaded guilty before a trial and was sentenced to life in prison. News Lite is compiled by Karen Duffy from Daily News staff and wire reports CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Striking healthy note Myron Floren, longtime ``Lawrence Welk Show'' accordionist, is welcomed back to the Norsk Hostfest in Minot, N.D., after missing last year's festival due to health problems. (2) Vince Gill and Amy Gant on Wednesday. (3) Hockney |
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