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Tintin drawing sells for record 1.55 mn euros in Paris

PARIS (AFP) - An original drawing from the popular Tintin adventure “Explorers on the Moon” sold for a record 1.55 million euros ($1.64 million) at a Paris auction on Saturday, auction house Artcuria...

Nov 21, 2016
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David LaChapelle on beauty and intuition

US photographer holds second exhibition in Seoul

Nov 20, 2016
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[Arts calendar] Musicals, exhibitions, concerts and more

Chung Kyung-wha (PRM) Classical music “Hyungi Kim Brahms Violin Sonata Recital”: Herald Philharmonic Orchestra violinist Hyungi Kim will tackle the works of Brahms in her upcoming solo recital. A ...

Nov 18, 2016
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‘Brexit: The Musical’ gives Boris star billing

LONDON (AFP) -- Wearing a blonde wig and bicycle helmet, a disheveled Boris Johnson sings and raps at a demonic Vladimir Putin -- Brexit as tragicomedy has hit the London stage. Five months after Br...

Nov 18, 2016
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Claude Monet painting fetches $81.4m in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) -- A painting from Claude Monet’s acclaimed “Grainstack” series fetched $81.4 million at Christie's New York auction of impressionist and modern art. Wednesday evening’s sale set a new...

Nov 17, 2016
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Artist Lee U-fan’s forgery scandal continues

Three people have been arrested for allegedly forging and selling copies of artist Lee U-fan’s paintings, the Seoul Metropolitan Police said Tuesday. An art dealer only identified by the surname Gu...

Nov 16, 2016
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Experts war over whether 'lost' Van Gogh notebook is real

PARIS (AFP) -- The discovery of 65 previously unknown drawings said to be by Vincent Van Gogh set off a bitter row about their authenticity Tuesday, with Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum dismissing as fak...

Nov 16, 2016
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Rediscovered Kahlo painting going to auction in NY

NEW YORK (AP) -- A rediscovered painting by Frida Kahlo is going to auction this month in New York. The 1929 portrait, called “Nieuroa con Collar” or “Girl with Necklace,” will be part of Sotheby’s ...

Nov 16, 2016
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Rome in shock as another historic landmark vandalized

ROME (AFP) -- Police in Rome are examining CCTV footage in a bid to identify vandals who damaged one of the city’s most famous pieces of public sculpture, Bernini’s “Elephant and Obelisk.” The landm...

Nov 15, 2016
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Berlin's wild charms make it first choice for Syrian artists

BERLIN (AFP) - From sculptors to actors and filmmakers, Berlin has become a magnet for Syrian artists fleeing their country's brutal violence to a place where they can express themselves without fear...

Nov 15, 2016
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Unpublished Van Gogh drawings to be unveiled

An unpublished sketchbook of Vincent Van Gogh will be presented in Paris on Tuesday, ahead of the release in several countries of a new book displaying the works. The sketchbook is owned by a privat...

Nov 15, 2016
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Munch's 'Girls on the Bridge' fetches $54.5m at auction

Edvard Munch’s “Girls on the Bridge” sold for $54.5 million in New York on Monday, the second-highest auction price paid for a work by the Norwegian painter, Sotheby’s said. The 1902 painting depict...

Nov 15, 2016
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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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