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Crafting Art From Human Hair: All About China's Unique Embroidery Tradition
Artisans spend months on a single piece, preserving the tradition that turns human hair into timeless fine art.
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Saffron-White-Saffron: Row Over Colour At Kolkata's Academy Of Fine Arts
The back-and-forth over a coat of paint has since evolved into a symbolic clash over political identity.
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Fujairah's Musical Road Delights Drivers with Beethoven's Symphony
The musical road is a ground-breaking attraction that is redefining the daily commute in the UAE. Read on for details.
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Pop Star Grimes, Elon Musk's Partner, Sells Piece Of Her Soul. Literally
This week, the musician Grimes will debut her first fine art show in simultaneous online exhibitions on Gallery Platform Los Angeles (May 28 through June 3) and Maccarone Los Angeles (May 28 through Aug. 31).
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Black Students On Field Trip Told "No Food, No Drink, No Watermelon"
The field trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts was supposed to be a reward for good grades and excellent behavior.
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Denied Degree On Time, Ex-Student Sets On Fire University Office
A former student of fine arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University, who was at the centre of an "obscenity row" in 2007, allegedly set the head office of the varsity on fire as he was apparently angry over delay in conferring degree on him, the police said today.
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Museum Hires Dog For A Very Important Job
Riley, a Weimaraner puppy, has been hired by the museum to sniff out insects and other pests that could potentially damage valuable artwork housed at the museum.
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Newly Seen Francis Bacon Paintings Fetch 30 Million Pound in London
Two self-portraits by Irish-born British painter Francis Bacon, never seen before in public, sold for 30 million pound at a London sale on Wednesday, months after being rediscovered in a private collection.
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China 'Hogwarts' Students Embrace Ancient Tradition at Graduation
A Chinese university has earned comparisons with Harry Potter's Hogwarts due to its bizarre castle campus, but local traditions supplied the magic at a Confucian-style ceremony for its degree graduates.
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Mrinalini Mukherjee, Brilliant, Pure Artist With All That Entails
On May 31, "Transfigurations", sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee's stunning retrospective at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, will close after celebrating her 50-year career. Tragically, she did not live to see its success. Mrinalini passed away on February 2 of lung failure at the age of 65, just a few days after the show opened for publi...
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Boston Opens 'Oldest' US Time Capsule From 1795
It dates back to 1795, and has been dubbed the oldest time capsule in America. On Tuesday, a museum in Boston re-opened the relic, last seen over a century and a half ago.
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Boston to Open 'Oldest' US Time Capsule From 1795
It dates back to 1795 and has been dubbed the oldest time capsule in America. On Thursday, a museum in Boston will open the relic, believed to contain coins and papers.
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Swiss museum to inspect inherited Nazi-era art hoard
A Swiss museum that unexpectedly inherited a disputed hoard of priceless paintings, some likely plundered from Jews during World War II, plans to send a team to Germany to inspect the treasure.
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Arrest warrant issued against Indian antique dealer in US
The US authorities have issued an arrest warrant against an Indian antique dealer, who is currently in prison in Tamil Nadu, after they seized statues and artefacts stolen from Indian temples and valued at over USD 20 million from his Manhattan store. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of the Homeland Security Department executed...
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JJ Valaya 'clicks' with the LFW audience
Designer JJ Valaya presented a rich and opulent collection based on his love for photography.
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Crafting Art From Human Hair: All About China's Unique Embroidery Tradition
Artisans spend months on a single piece, preserving the tradition that turns human hair into timeless fine art.
-
Saffron-White-Saffron: Row Over Colour At Kolkata's Academy Of Fine Arts
The back-and-forth over a coat of paint has since evolved into a symbolic clash over political identity.
-
Fujairah's Musical Road Delights Drivers with Beethoven's Symphony
The musical road is a ground-breaking attraction that is redefining the daily commute in the UAE. Read on for details.
-
Pop Star Grimes, Elon Musk's Partner, Sells Piece Of Her Soul. Literally
This week, the musician Grimes will debut her first fine art show in simultaneous online exhibitions on Gallery Platform Los Angeles (May 28 through June 3) and Maccarone Los Angeles (May 28 through Aug. 31).
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Black Students On Field Trip Told "No Food, No Drink, No Watermelon"
The field trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts was supposed to be a reward for good grades and excellent behavior.
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Denied Degree On Time, Ex-Student Sets On Fire University Office
A former student of fine arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University, who was at the centre of an "obscenity row" in 2007, allegedly set the head office of the varsity on fire as he was apparently angry over delay in conferring degree on him, the police said today.
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Museum Hires Dog For A Very Important Job
Riley, a Weimaraner puppy, has been hired by the museum to sniff out insects and other pests that could potentially damage valuable artwork housed at the museum.
-
Newly Seen Francis Bacon Paintings Fetch 30 Million Pound in London
Two self-portraits by Irish-born British painter Francis Bacon, never seen before in public, sold for 30 million pound at a London sale on Wednesday, months after being rediscovered in a private collection.
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China 'Hogwarts' Students Embrace Ancient Tradition at Graduation
A Chinese university has earned comparisons with Harry Potter's Hogwarts due to its bizarre castle campus, but local traditions supplied the magic at a Confucian-style ceremony for its degree graduates.
-
Mrinalini Mukherjee, Brilliant, Pure Artist With All That Entails
On May 31, "Transfigurations", sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee's stunning retrospective at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, will close after celebrating her 50-year career. Tragically, she did not live to see its success. Mrinalini passed away on February 2 of lung failure at the age of 65, just a few days after the show opened for publi...
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Boston Opens 'Oldest' US Time Capsule From 1795
It dates back to 1795, and has been dubbed the oldest time capsule in America. On Tuesday, a museum in Boston re-opened the relic, last seen over a century and a half ago.
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Boston to Open 'Oldest' US Time Capsule From 1795
It dates back to 1795 and has been dubbed the oldest time capsule in America. On Thursday, a museum in Boston will open the relic, believed to contain coins and papers.
-
Swiss museum to inspect inherited Nazi-era art hoard
A Swiss museum that unexpectedly inherited a disputed hoard of priceless paintings, some likely plundered from Jews during World War II, plans to send a team to Germany to inspect the treasure.
-
Arrest warrant issued against Indian antique dealer in US
The US authorities have issued an arrest warrant against an Indian antique dealer, who is currently in prison in Tamil Nadu, after they seized statues and artefacts stolen from Indian temples and valued at over USD 20 million from his Manhattan store. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of the Homeland Security Department executed...
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JJ Valaya 'clicks' with the LFW audience
Designer JJ Valaya presented a rich and opulent collection based on his love for photography.
