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...much of his early work was concerned with fairly recondite issues of process and materials, and with the fundamental question of what sculpture is. For a famous piece from 1968 called Splashing, Serra tossed ladles of molten lead against the wall of a warehouse provided by the dealer Leo Castelli. Around the same time, he also began a long series of works involving lead plates and pipes. Instead of welding them in the tradition of metal sculpture by Picasso or David Smith, he simply leaned them against one another in balancing acts that made gravity itself an element...
...William Castelli, director of the 36-year Framingham Heart Study on longevity, declares, "We can show you that for every pound you gain over the 1959 Metropolitan Life tables, your death rate increases 2% over the next 26 years." Until the doctors can resolve their conflicting interpretations, many Americans will find it prudent to hold back on that second helping of pasta . --By Ellie McGrath. Reported by Patricia Delaney/Washington and Barry Kalb/New York...
...those sprays and lasers and high-tech microscopes, it turns out, are expensive. "DNA analysis is used every six seconds on CSI," says Robert J. Castelli, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who was a police officer for 21 years. "To analyze properly a sample of DNA can cost as much as $10,000. You're not going to be using DNA analysis in every burglary." So prosecutors are now spending a lot of time trying to explain to juries that DNA evidence isn't always essential. Joshua Marquis, a pro-death-penalty district attorney in Oregon...
...1960s, Bontecou was a well-established name. Not a household word like Warhol but an artist who exhibited constantly in the U.S. and Europe. In the stable of dealer Leo Castelli, the ultimate launching pad for up-to-the-minute talent, she was also the only woman. LIFE, Cosmopolitan and Vogue put her in their pages, where they tended to treat her as the mouse that roared...
...were captured when French antiterrorist officers raided their house in Cahors. Police also discovered 448 kg of explosives and a number of firearms. Not So Immune, After All ITALY Two of the four parties in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's ruling coalition threatened to quit after Justice Minister Roberto Castelli tried to block an investigation into Berlusconi's business dealings. Castelli had vetoed the probe into Berlusconi's Mediaset company, but reversed the decision, with Berlusconi's agreement, after the coalition partners threatened to walk; Castelli then survived a no-confidence vote 166 to 121. Curbing the Generals TURKEY...