- Christie's London contemporary art sale down on 2011 Reuters - 4 hrs ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Christie's raised 41.2 million pounds ($62 million) from its combined London sales of post-war, contemporary and Italian art late on Thursday, towards … More »Christie's London contemporary art sale down on 2011
LONDON (Reuters) - Christie's raised 41.2 million pounds ($62 million) from its combined London sales of post-war, contemporary and Italian art late on Thursday, towards the lower end of pre-sale estimates and down on the equivalent auctions of 2011. The world's biggest auctioneer had expected to sell art worth 36.6-51.9 …
- China's popular Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize ALEXA OLESEN and LOUISE NORDSTROM - AP - 15 hrs ago
Novelist Mo Yan, this year's Nobel Prize winner for literature, is practiced in the art of challenging the status quo without offending those who uphold it. More »China's popular Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize
- James Levine plans Met Opera return in May AP - 15 hrs ago
James Levine plans to return to the podium at the Metropolitan Opera in May following a two-year absence, conducting from a wheelchair following a fall last year that … More »James Levine plans Met Opera return in May
James Levine plans to return to the podium at the Metropolitan Opera in May following a two-year absence, conducting from a wheelchair following a fall last year that left him partially paralyzed.
- Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize ALEXA OLESEN and LOUISE NORDSTROM - AP - 21 hrs ago
Novelist Mo Yan, this year's Nobel Prize winner for literature, is practiced in the art of challenging the status quo without offending those who uphold it. More »Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize
- A glance at the Nobel Prize for literature The Associated Press - AP - Thu, Oct 11, 2012
- NYC Museum of Modern Art to feature garage sale AP - Thu, Oct 11, 2012
A garage sale as performance art? More »NYC Museum of Modern Art to feature garage sale
A garage sale as performance art?
- China's Mo Yan feeds off suffering to win Nobel literature prize Sui-Lee Wee - Reuters - Thu, Oct 11, 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mo Yan, who has won the Nobel literature prize, was forced to drop out of primary school and herd cattle during China's Cultural Revolution and was … More »China's Mo Yan feeds off suffering to win Nobel literature prize
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mo Yan, who has won the Nobel literature prize, was forced to drop out of primary school and herd cattle during China's Cultural Revolution and was sometimes so destitute he ate tree bark and weeds to survive. But Mo, 57, credits this early suffering for inspiring his works which tackle corruption, decadence …
- Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in literature The Associated Press - AP - Thu, Oct 11, 2012
Winners of the Nobel Prize in literature since 1998: More »Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in literature
Winners of the Nobel Prize in literature since 1998:
- Nobel literature jury to announce 2012 winner AP - Thu, Oct 11, 2012
After the announcements of three science awards, the Nobel Prizes are turning to literature, one of the most talked-about and emotion-stirring categories of the prestigious … More »Nobel literature jury to announce 2012 winner
After the announcements of three science awards, the Nobel Prizes are turning to literature, one of the most talked-about and emotion-stirring categories of the prestigious awards.
- Monet's 'Water Lilies' to star at NYC auction AP - Wed, Oct 10, 2012
An auctioneer predicts a work from Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" series could go for $30 million to $50 million when it's put up for sale next month in New York Cit … More »Monet's 'Water Lilies' to star at NYC auction
An auctioneer predicts a work from Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" series could go for $30 million to $50 million when it's put up for sale next month in New York City.
- Louvre reveals dark faces of Old Master Raphael AP - Tue, Oct 9, 2012
Raphael, the third in the Renaissance trinity of Michaelango and Leonardo Da Vinci, is famed for his serene paintings of classic subjects — orderly, predictable and … More »Louvre reveals dark faces of Old Master Raphael
- New show opens Parisian window onto artist Hopper Reuters - Tue, Oct 9, 2012
PARIS (Reuters) - A major retrospective of Edward Hopper opening in Paris overturns some of the cliches about the 20th-century artist, uncovering the French and broader … More »New show opens Parisian window onto artist Hopper
PARIS (Reuters) - A major retrospective of Edward Hopper opening in Paris overturns some of the cliches about the 20th-century artist, uncovering the French and broader European influences that lie behind his label as the consummate "American" scene-painter. The show, which runs from October 10 to January 28 at the Grand …
- Tenor Saimir Pirgu continues his rise in opera VERENA DOBNIK - AP - Tue, Oct 9, 2012
The unlikely encounter between first-time opera director Woody Allen and a budding Albanian tenor began with about 20 minutes of near-silence at rehearsal. More »Tenor Saimir Pirgu continues his rise in opera
- Warhol Foundation takes on cosmetics with Nars LEANNE ITALIE - AP - Mon, Oct 8, 2012
Francois Nars had Andy Warhol coffee table books in his living room and Yves Saint Laurent in his closet growing up in the '70s in the south of France. More »Warhol Foundation takes on cosmetics with Nars
- Nobel literature award to be announced Thursday AP - Mon, Oct 8, 2012
The Swedish Academy says it will reveal the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, completing the schedule of this year's Nobel announcements. More »Nobel literature award to be announced Thursday
The Swedish Academy says it will reveal the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, completing the schedule of this year's Nobel announcements.
- Indianapolis symphony cancels 5th week of concerts AP - Mon, Oct 8, 2012
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is canceling a fifth week of concerts as contract negotiations with the musicians union remain deadlocked. More »Indianapolis symphony cancels 5th week of concerts
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is canceling a fifth week of concerts as contract negotiations with the musicians union remain deadlocked.
- Nobel Literature prize to be announced October 11 Reuters - Mon, Oct 8, 2012
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The 2012 Nobel Literature Prize will be announced at 7 a.m. EDT on Thursday, organizers said, with Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami the bookmakers' … More »Nobel Literature prize to be announced October 11
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The 2012 Nobel Literature Prize will be announced at 7 a.m. EDT on Thursday, organizers said, with Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami the bookmakers' favorite to win the 8 million crown ($1.2 million) award. Other hotly-tipped names include Bob Dylan, Chinese writer Mo Yan and reclusive U.S. novelist …
- AP Interview: Marina Abramovic, performance artist JENNY BARCHFIELD - AP - Sat, Oct 6, 2012
It's taken her 40 years, but performance artist Marina Abramovic says she's learned to relax the iron self-control that's at the heart of her craft. More »AP Interview: Marina Abramovic, performance artist
- Calif. artist wins $200K at ArtPrize in Mich. COREY WILLIAMS - AP - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Adonne Khare's carbon pencil on paper drawing "Elephants" isn't just a massive display of the lumbering yet beautiful mammals. It's a long look — spanning across a 13-foot-by-8-foot … More »Calif. artist wins $200K at ArtPrize in Mich.
- Chinese artist Ai Weiwei gets Smithsonian showcase BRETT ZONGKER - AP - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who helped design Beijing's Olympic Stadium and has since drawn tough scrutiny for his political activism, is opening the first North American … More »Chinese artist Ai Weiwei gets Smithsonian showcase
- Using his own blood, New York artist paints "Resurrection" exhibit Andrea Burzynski - Reuters - Fri, Oct 5, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many artists claim to put their blood, sweat and tears into their work, but Vincent Castiglia means it: he paints with his own blood. The New York … More »Using his own blood, New York artist paints "Resurrection" exhibit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many artists claim to put their blood, sweat and tears into their work, but Vincent Castiglia means it: he paints with his own blood. The New York painter has a new exhibit, "Resurrection," in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood that opened on Thursday and is due to run through October. It features a number …
- Kennedy unveils Picasso painting at JFK Library LINDSEY ANDERSON - AP - Thu, Oct 4, 2012
A Picasso painting the famous artist created in denouncing war has come to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to commemorate the 50th anniversary of … More »Kennedy unveils Picasso painting at JFK Library
- Bosnia funding dispute shuts 124-year-old museum Maja Zuvela - Reuters - Thu, Oct 4, 2012
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's 124-year-old National Museum sealed its doors on Thursday because the divided country's authorities could not agree on how to fund it, and … More »Bosnia funding dispute shuts 124-year-old museum
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's 124-year-old National Museum sealed its doors on Thursday because the divided country's authorities could not agree on how to fund it, and hundreds of people gathered in support of what they see as a cultural symbol. The museum complex in the center of the Bosnian capital has outlived the collapse …
- Bosnia's National Museum closes after 124 years AIDA CERKEZ - AP - Thu, Oct 4, 2012
It survived the breakup of the Austrian empire, two world wars, the longest city siege in modern history and a bloody war in the 1990s that killed 100,000 people. Yet … More »Bosnia's National Museum closes after 124 years
It survived the breakup of the Austrian empire, two world wars, the longest city siege in modern history and a bloody war in the 1990s that killed 100,000 people. Yet after 124 years, Bosnia's National Museum closed its doors Thursday due to dwindling state funding and disputes among rival ethnic groups.
- Museum is taking charge of Poe House in Baltimore AP - Wed, Oct 3, 2012
The city of Baltimore has turned over control of the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum to a nearby railroad museum as part of a plan to make the attraction self-suff … More »Museum is taking charge of Poe House in Baltimore
The city of Baltimore has turned over control of the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum to a nearby railroad museum as part of a plan to make the attraction self-sufficient.
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