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Some of musician Bob Dylan's artwork, that has never been shown to the public, is to be displayed at Denmark's National Gallery. Curator Kasper Monrad said that the 40 acrylic paintings were specifically made for the Danish exhibition, which opens on Friday. The Brazil Series includes figurative scenes from Brazilian slums, farms and beaches. The exhibition will run until the end of January. The 69-year-old singer sketched the scenes during visits to the South American country and then painted them ...
September 3, 2010
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A metal detecting enthusiast has found what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain. Danny Mills, 21, made the find in a field near Sudbury in Suffolk. The area was dotted with plush Roman villas and country estates in the second century. The object, described as a rare example of Roman craftsmanship, has been donated to Ipswich Museum where it is now on display. In the autumn of 2009, Mr ...
September 3, 2010
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Ferrara - Experts in this central Italian city are hard at work preparing for Italy's first ever show on one of France's most influential artists, Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (1699-1779). The exhibition at Ferrara's Palazzo dei Diamanti is not due to start until autumn 2010 but preparations are already under way. The advance work is essential owing to the small number of surviving works by Chardin, around 100 in total. Their rarity means they are loaned out only on exceptional occasions and ...
September 3, 2010
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AMSTERDAM - Vincent van Gogh must have been horrified when he returned from the hospital to his studio in Arles early in 1889 to find one of his favorite paintings damaged by moisture. He pressed newspaper to the canvas to protect it from further deterioration, and later rolled it up and sent it to his brother Theo in Paris. Ella Hendriks could still see traces of newsprint when she looked at "The Bedroom" under a microscope, as she picked and ...
September 3, 2010
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Christie’s To Exhibit Kazakh Art
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The auction house has secured on loan 75 modern pieces of work from the central Asian state. They include three terracotta sculptures by Risbek Akhmetov depicting idealised scenes of traditional life. Also on show is a 1960 realist Soviet painting ...
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Fringe Box Office Breaks Records
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The Edinburgh Fringe has broken last year's box office record by selling almost two million tickets. The three-week long arts festival sold 1,955,913 tickets, up more than 5% on last year. Festival organisers calculated that there were 40,254 performances of ...
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California Lawmakers Approve Bill On Stolen Art Claims
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California lawmakers gave final approval Monday night to a bill that would extend the time period in which people can sue museums to try to recover what they believe are stolen works of art. A spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
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