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Italian, US artists to create works for Louvre Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Abu Dhabi's Louvre museum said Sunday it was commissioning artists Giuseppe Penone and Jenny Holzer to create artworks to be displayed at its grand opening nex...

Nov 14, 2016
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Munch, Monet, de Kooning to star in New York fall auctions

NEW YORK (AFP) -- New York's fall auction season kicks off this week with a sparkling array of masterpieces expected to draw bidders from around the world at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. From Edvard Mu...

Nov 14, 2016
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David Bowie art collection worth over $41mn at auction

LONDON (AFP) -- A London auction of music legend David Bowie‘s art collection has ended with sales totaling almost 33 million pounds ($41.5 million), after exhibits of the works drew record crowds, S...

Nov 13, 2016
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[Highlights] Arts and entertainment calendar

Classical Music A scene from Giuseppe Verdi’s “Macbeth” (Sejong Center) “Macbeth Opera”: The Sejong Center is gearing up to host its latest opera production, Verdi’s operatic rendition of the Shak...

Nov 11, 2016
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Elton John's photo trove displays beauty in black and white

LONDON (AP) -- He's one of the most colorful figures in rock ‘n’ roll, but when it comes to photography, Elton John embraces black and white. Scores of vintage images from the musician's collection ...

Nov 10, 2016
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Attic Caravaggio to go on display in Italy

MILAN (AFP) -- A painting discovered in a French attic that was controversially deemed to be a Caravaggio will go on display at a top Milan museum from Thursday alongside authenticated works by the R...

Nov 10, 2016
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Austria busts gang selling fake Picassos

VIENNA (AFP) - Austrian police said Monday that they have busted a gang allegedly trying to sell off forgeries of famous artists such as Pablo Picasso for millions of euros. The six men were arreste...

Nov 8, 2016
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Disputed Caravaggio discovered in France on display in Milan

MILAN (AP) - The director of the Brera Art Gallery in Milan is courting controversy by including in a new show a painting whose attribution to Caravaggio is disputed. Critics charge the decision to ...

Nov 8, 2016
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Page from Tintin moon adventure may raise $1m at auction

PARIS (AFP) - A page of original comic strip drawings from one of the best Tintin adventures, “Explorers on the Moon,” is expected to sell for up to $1 million when it goes under the hammer later thi...

Nov 8, 2016
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Hockney, de Kooning highlight NY contemporary art auction

NEW YORK (AP) -- Works by Gerhard Richter, Willem de Kooning and David Hockney will highlight Sotheby's contemporary art auction later this month. The Nov. 17 auction also will feature paintings by ...

Nov 7, 2016
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MMCA denies allegations of ‘Beautiful Woman’ forgery

The state-run National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art rejected forgery allegations against the late Korean artist Chun Kyung-ja’s renowned painting “Beautiful Woman” on Nov. 4. After visitin...

Nov 6, 2016
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France's only erotic museum shuts down

France’s only erotic museum is closing its doors, its owners said Thursday, after passions flagged in the “city of love” for its titillating though surprisingly tasteful collection of artefacts. Jus...

Nov 6, 2016
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Nobel laureate Bob Dylan’s artwork in major London show

LONDON (AP) -- The timing couldn’t be better for Saturday’s opening of “The Beaten Path,” a major exhibit of Bob Dylan’s artworks at the Halcyon Gallery on London’s pricey New Bond Street. Worldwide...

Nov 3, 2016
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24th annual Daesan Literary Awards announces winners

The 24th annual Daesan Literary Awards has announced the winners of Korea’s most valuable annual literary prizes for this year. This year’s winners are Lee Jang-wook for his book of poetry titled “B...

Nov 2, 2016
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Is Van Gogh's famous bed lurking in a Dutch attic?

THE HAGUE (AFP) -- A bed first made famous by Vincent van Gogh's 1888 painting “The Bedroom” may today still be lurking in a home or attic in a small Dutch town, an art historian said Sunday. Britai...

Oct 31, 2016
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