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High-end art sales surge despite financial crisis
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Basel - 12 June 2013
1. Wide of visitor taking photograph of "Reclining interior Oval" by Henry Moore (1965-1968), on market for 9.8 million US dollars
2. Close-up of Moore exhibit
3. Wide of two men looking at "Figure...
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Van Gogh through video - a new projection exhibition opens
A new exhibition at Moscow's Artplay Design Centre is giving an old artist, a new lease of life.
'Van Gogh Alive' re-imagines the Dutch painter's most famous pieces through huge projections which light up the room.
A famous face seen in...
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First exhibition ever of Manet as a portrait painter
London - 22 January 2013
1. Close up "Self Portrait" (1878-1879)
2. Tilt up "Self Portrait"
3. Mid of woman taking picture of "Self Portrait" on mobile
4. Pan from close up of mobile phone picture being taken to close up of "Self...
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UK Royalty - Queen Elizabeth II and her husband tour the field of ceramic poppies at the Tower of London / Prince Harry joins teacher training session and rugby festival at Eccles Rugby Football Club / UK Queen sends her first tweet during Science Museum visit / Queen opens Flanders Memorial Garden, Prince Harry visits field of Remembrance / Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit 9/11 memorial / Prince William unveils memorial honouring Christmas truce during World War 1
Queen and husband tour field of poppies at Tower of London
London - 16 Oct 2014
1. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, arrive at Tower of London and walk down to art installation
Prince Harry joins teacher...
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Mermaids, angels and Eiffel Tower rise up from Acapulco beach
Mermaids, angels and even the Eiffel Tower rose up from the beaches of Acapulco as part of an annual sand sculpture competition.
Dressed in pink, hundreds of contestants spent six hours carving an array of sculptures for the event on...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: SPANISH KING JUAN CARLOS VISIT
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Spanish King Juan Carlos finished his state visit to Russia on Wednesday by taking the chance to see examples of both the country's cultural heritage and its free-market future.
Juan Carlos' three-day visit has included...
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Artists build giant hamster wheel to illustrate people's interdependence
Two Brooklyn artists have turned themselves into human hamsters for 10 days to illustrate people's interdependence.
Ward Shelley and Alex Schweder built a giant hamster wheel where they're now sleeping, eating and performing other...
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USA: IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART AUCTION
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One of the world's most famous auction houses is poised to be the scene of yet another sale of rare and important art works.
Christie's in New York City will be holding an auction of Impressionist and Modern art by great...
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Japan - Blind illustrator
A writer and illustrator of children's books, Masanori Namae lost his eyesight ten years ago after discovering he had severe diabetes.
At the time the 47 year old artist was working as a professional illustrator. He thought his loss of...
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Rare Manet and paintings by Andy Warhol to go on auction at Christie's, expected to fetch up to $130 million
After remaining in a private collection's hands for more than 100 years, a rare painting by the impressionist Manet will be offered up on the auction block on Nov. 5.
The mid-1860s work portrays a young French actress Jeanne Demarsy in...
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Exhibition sheds new light on Monet masterpiece
A new exhibition in Paris seeks to answer many of the mysteries surrounding a painting by famed French artist Claude Monet.
The painting "Impression, Sunrise" is one of his most famous works and has intrigued art historians for decades....
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Heavy weight galleries and upcoming artists at Dubai art fair
It may not stay intact for long, but this pink cube of confetti could fetch a high price at this year's Art Dubai.
It's on sale for 41-thousand US dollars, with a promise from the gallery to be boxed up and reassembled for any potential...
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Composers Gustavo Dudamel and Gustavo Santaolalla discuss music and film at LA event
A trio of music greats - Gustavo Dudamel, Gustavo Santaolalla and John Williams - converged at LA County Museum of Art, Monday (July 21) to discuss their roles in making movie magic.
"I have to say that I feel extremely honored to have...
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Get your child or your cat painted on your nail. The latest nail trends from Tokyo
Colourful and crazy, weird and wacky, the latest nail trends are on show at Japan's Tokyo Nail Expo.
Complex designs featuring your child's face, or your favourite pet painted on your nail are the talons du jour. The more intricate the...
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'Amy Winehouse:A Family Affair' exhibition reveals another side to the singer
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London 2 July 2013
1. Wide of exhibition entrance, pan to large photo of Amy Winehouse
2. Medium of the same photo
3. Wide of family tree, with tilt down to uniform and cookery book
4. Close of Jewish cookery book
5....
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American artist creates interactive model of Prince William
London - 7 February 2011
1. Pan from street to Stephen Friedman Gallery window
2. Wide of photographer taking pictures of Prince William wax statue
3. Wide of artist Jennifer Rubell posing with statue
4. Medium of artist Jennifer Rubell...
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Paris exhibit spotlights German master Cranach
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Paris, France, 7 February 2011
1. Exterior of Luxembourg museum in Paris
2. Pan, interior of "Cranach and his Time" exhibit room
3. Medium shot of 'Law and Grace' painting by Lucas Cranach (1529)
4. Various of 'Law...
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Distorted landrover takes centre stage at Abu Dhabi Art Fair
A custom designed Land Rover sporting cakes for wheels and a rhino on the bonnet is just one of the highlights at this year's Abu Dhabi Art Fair.
Renowned artists from around the world are being represented including Ai Weiwei, Matisse...
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These shoes aren't made for walking, killer heels on show in NY
A new exhibition in New York examines the love affair women have had over the centuries for killer heels.
From platform shoes made in the 1600s to modern day stilettos, the Killer Heels collection uncovers the mystique of designer...
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Influential and contemporary artists featured at curtain-raising art fair
Big, bold and up for sale.
Here at London's Art Fair, the UK's largest fair for Modern British and contemporary art, 130 galleries are exhibiting some of their most prized pieces.
Now in it's 26th edition, the Art Fair is hosting a...
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Long-underated cathedral finds its place in Gothic architectural history
The bells are ringing in Lausanne.
This beautiful city stands on the shores of Lake Leman in the French-speaking region of Vaud, close to Geneva.
150 metres above the lake stands a cathedral that dates back to the early Gothic period and...
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The darker side of Japanese manga comics
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Tokyo, Japan - 11 August 2013
1. Mid of cosplayer dressed up as character Pit from 'Kid Icarus'
2. Wide of photographers taking pictures of Kiki from 'Kiki's delivery service'
3. Close of cosplayer dressed up as Kiki
4. Pan...
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Beirut's graffiti evolves from political to artistic
These young artists are setting their creativity free on this wall.
After weeks of preparations, networking and locations scouting the day for the Beirut BBQ Burners graffiti jam is underway.
Some of the best Lebanese street artists...
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Fashion designer on exhibition in his honor at Brooklyn Museum
Jean Paul Gaultier can barely contain his enthusiasm to be in Brooklyn.
He arrived this week to christen the Brooklyn Museum exhibit "The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk."
"It's like a strange...