Japanese writer Haruki Murakami speaks during a ceremony where he was awarded the ''XXIII Premi Internacional Catalunya'' prize in Barcelona, June 9, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Generalitat de Catalunya/Handout By Yoko Kubota TOKYO | Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:56am EDT TOKYO...
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Sculptor Whiteread explores the simple life in new UK show
By Li-mei Hoang LONDON | Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:08pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Garden sheds, tin cans and other everyday objects form the backbone of a new show by British sculptor Rachel Whiteread which celebrates the simple things...
Producers, ousted director of Broadway’s "Spiderman" settle dispute
Director Julie Taymor poses at the premiere of her film ''The Tempest'' in Hollywood December 6, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Fred Prouser By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK | Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:52pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - The producers of...
Kenny Rogers to join Country Music Hall of Fame
Singer Kenny Rogers and his wife Wanda Miller watch the match between Rafael Nadal of Spain and Marin Cilic of Croatia at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 24, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Tim Wimborne By Vernell Hackett NASHVILLE,...
Chinese abstract painter Zao Wou-ki dies aged 93
Tweet Share this Email Print Analysis & Opinion Why techies don’t buy contemporary art Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » People » Arts » A visitor looks at a 2.8-metre by 10-metre triptych by Chinese painter Zao at Christie's...
Musicals strike upbeat theater note in weak U.S., UK economies
Actors Stark Sands (L) and Billy Porter are shown in this undated publicity photograph from the Broadway production of the ''Kinky Boots'' which opens on Broadway April 5, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Matthew Murphy Copyright/Handout By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON | Wed...
Cubist art valued at more than $1 billion donated to NY museum
Tweet Share this Email Print Related News New-look Rijksmuseum puts Dutch masterpieces into context Thu, Apr 4 2013 UK's Tate removes prints by artist guilty of child sex offenses Thu, Apr 4 2013 Actress Tilda Swinton sleeps in glass...
Photographer Salgado captures untouched nature in new UK show
Photographer Sebastiao Salgado talks to reporters at the preview of his exhibition ''Sebastiao Salgado: Genesis'' at the Natural History Museum, in London April 9, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett By Li-mei Hoang LONDON | Tue Apr 9, 2013 1:21pm EDT...
Painter Bacon’s portrait of lover to be auctioned in New York
Francis Bacon's ''Study for Portrait of PL 1962,'' an oil on canvas, is seen in an undated handout photo from Sotheby's. The painting is expected to sell for $30 million to $40 million when it auctioned at Sotheby's New...
Anne Frank’s step-sister highlights post-Holocaust traumas
The well-known first diary of Anne Frank sits on display in the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam April 28, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Cris Toala Olivares By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON | Mon Apr 8, 2013 12:53pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) - As...
UK’s Tate removes prints by artist guilty of child sex offenses
Tweet Share this Email Print Analysis & Opinion Same-sex marriage does not threaten birth rates or child-rearing Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Arts » When Hollywood stars head to Broadway. Slideshow Visitors to Tate Modern walk through...
Sex, murder and conspiracy sheds new light on Edward VIII-Book
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON | Thu Apr 4, 2013 4:05am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - King Edward VIII may be best known for giving up the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, but it wasn't the first time his...
Argentina’s Isol wins world’s biggest children’s book prize
Argentinian author and illustrator Isol poses in this undated handout picture. Credit: Reuters/Xavier Martin/Handout STOCKHOLM | Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:57am EDT STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Argentinian author and illustrator Isol won the world's biggest prize for children's literature on...
Asian art sales in New York exceed expectations
The main entrance to auction house Sotheby's is pictured on the day of their Sale of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture in New York November 28, 2007. Credit: Reuters/Jacob Silberberg By Chris Michaud NEW YORK | Mon Mar 25,...
Banksy street murals pulled from Miami auction after controversy
1 of 9. A rat is painted next to a section of wall that was removed and shipped to the U.S., in north London February 23, 2013. The section that was removed had a painting on it's surface, thought...
Andy Warhol works to be auctioned in cybersale
Gallery employee Maddy Adeane poses with Andy Warhol's ''Campbell's Soup II'' (1969) at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London June 19, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Luke MacGregor By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK | Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:52pm EST NEW YORK...
Actor Ben Foster replaces Shia LaBeouf in Broadway’s "Orphans"
Cast member Ben Foster poses at the premiere of ''Kill Your Darlings'' during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 18, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:39pm EST (Reuters) - Independent film actor Ben...
At Bolshoi, show goes on, month after acid horror
Sergei Filin, artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, speaks to journalists as he leaves a hospital in Moscow February 4, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Vselovod Kutznestov By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW | Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:25pm EST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Principal...
New proof said found for "original" Mona Lisa
David Feldman (R) , vice president of the Mona Lisa Foundation, shows similarities on a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci and depicting Mona Lisa to his brother Stanley, an art historian, during a preview presentation in a vault...
Mantel’s history novel picks up another major award
Author Hilary Mantel holds her award for the overall prize for her book ''Bring up the Bodies'' at the Costa Book Awards in central London, January 29, 2013. Mantel won the award for best overall book. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Winning...
UK show puts Schwitters "rubbish" art back in frame
Two gallery security guards pose in front of 'Unitled (heavy relief)' by Kurt Schwitters at the Tate Britain, central London, January 28, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Winning By Mike Collett-White LONDON | Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:29am EST LONDON (Reuters)...
Rome Trevi Fountain, symbol of Dolce Vita, to get big facelift
German designer Karl Lagerfeld (L) and Creative Director of Fendi, Silvia Fendi arrive to attend a news conference to present a project of cultural patronage that will involve Rome's Trevi fountain and others monuments, in Rome January 28, 2013....
Extended hours for major Edouard Manet show in London
1 of 8. A visitor looks at ''Madame Manet in the Conservatory'' from 1879 by Edouard Manet in an exhibition entitled ''Manet: Portraying Life'' at the Royal Academy in London January 22, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett By Mike Collett-White...
Art not only for "1 percent", says Christie’s chief
1 of 3. Christie's auction house CEO Steven Murphy is interviewed at his office in central London January 16, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Olivia Harris By Mike Collett-White LONDON | Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:02pm EST LONDON (Reuters) - When the...
Smile or grimace? Royal Kate portrait splits opinion
Glasgow-born artist Paul Emsley poses next to hisoil painting of Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the first commisioned portrait of her, at the National Portrait Gallery in central London, January 11, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Andrew Winning By Mike Collett-White LONDON...
No final settlement yet over Broadway’s "Spider-Man"
Former director of the musical ''Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'' Julie Taymor poses at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2011 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California November 12, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Danny Moloshok By Bernard Vaughan and Nate...
Art sleuth finds Matisse 25 years after Swedish heist
Christopher Marinello, executive director at the Art Loss Register in London, holds Henri Matisse's painting ''Le Jardin'' in this handout photo. Credit: Reuters/Ray Wells/Handout STOCKHOLM | Mon Jan 7, 2013 12:47pm EST (Reuters) - A British art sleuth has...
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home sold in Arizona, will be preserved
The Frank Lloyd Wright designed house in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, is shown in this undated handout image courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. Credit: Reuters/Scott Jarson/Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy/Handout By David Schwartz PHOENIX...
New York library unveils plans for overhaul of Beaux-Arts flagship
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK | Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:12pm EST (Reuters) - The New York Public Library released designs on Wednesday for an overhaul of its flagship Beaux-Arts building in Manhattan that will open to the public...
With new home, Mariinsky builds Russian roots
Ballet dancers perform during the premiere of a new production of the Russian composer Sergei Prokoviev's ''Metaphysics'' in the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg November 15, 2006. Credit: Reuters/Alexander Demianchuk LONDON | Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:31pm EST (Reuters)...
Sam’s "Casablanca" piano sells for $602,500 at auction
NEW YORK | Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:09pm EST (Reuters) - A piano used in the classic film "Casablanca" sold for just over $600,000 on Friday, falling far short of predictions that it could fetch $1 million or more....
"Fifty Shades Freed" most popular book on Amazon in 2012
E L James, author of Fifty Shades of Grey, poses for photographers during a book signing in London September 6, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Neil Hall Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:30am EST (Reuters) - E.L. James' erotic romance novel "Fifty Shades...
Rare "Metropolis" poster fetches high price in U.S. auction
By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES | Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:43pm EST (Reuters) - A film memorabilia collector paid $1.2 million for nine rare and early film posters, including the world's highest-valued poster of the 1927 film "Metropolis," in...
Exhibition celebrates millennium of Russian-German ties
By Gareth Jones BERLIN | Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:20pm EST (Reuters) - From beeswax and birch bark to war booty and gas pipelines, an exhibition now showing in Berlin chronicles the long, colorful and sometimes tragic history of...
Shia LaBeouf to make Broadway debut in "Orphans"
Actor Shia LaBeouf poses on the red carpet during a screening for the movie ''The Company You Keep'' at the 69th Venice Film Festival September 6, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Tony Gentile NEW YORK | Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:12pm EST...
