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Shakespeare's MacBeth meets Africa in Botswana's first opera
Author Alexander McCall Smith has given Shakespeare's Macbeth an African twist blending wildlife and intrigue in Botswana's first ever opera, staged in a restored garage in the capital.
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Iran's Kiarostami, Tanavoli exhibit in Dubai
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Art works of Iranian filmmaker and photographer Abbas Kiarostami as well as by sculptor Parviz Tanavoli have gone on display at a joint exhibition in Dubai.
UN declares Mandela Day
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
The United Nations General Assembly has declared July 18 "Nelson Mandela International Day" to honor the South African leader's contributions to global peace.
Berlin Wall dominoes in hot demand
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
German authorities reported on Tuesday strong demand for some of the more than 1,000 dominoes toppled along the route of the Berlin Wall in 20th anniversary celebrations the previous evening.
Unveiling the new Warhol
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Tim Burton, the man behind Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice, is hailed as the heir to the Pop throne with a new exhibition
Caesar rises: 20 years of water digs on display
Saturday, 7 November 2009
In a dark space in a new exhibition at Arles museum in southern France, underwater sounds play over looped video footage of scientists on underwater digs along the Rhone riverbed.
The Little Prince drops in on Brazil
Saturday, 7 November 2009
The Little Prince, the intergalactic boy traveler part of many childhoods around the world, is visiting Brazil in a show also honoring his adventuresome creator.
Sin city: Show celebrates Paris brothels
Friday, 6 November 2009
New exhibition sheds light on the risqué establishments where stars, men of letters and royalty mingled
Picasso's Japanese erotic inspiration on show in Barcelona
Friday, 6 November 2009
The Japanese prints that inspired some of the erotic works of Pablo Picasso are the subject of a new exhibition that opened at Barcelona's Picasso Museum Thursday.
Weekly global art events agenda: KUNST Zurich, Lady Gaga
Friday, 6 November 2009
Next week, Europeans can take advantage of the famous Salon d'Automne art fair in Paris, France, the KUNST Zurich contemporary art fair in Switzerland and a major exhibition of works by American painter David Hockney at the opening of the Nottingham Contemporary in the UK. Americans will be treated to a rare performance by Lady Gaga at the MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Los Angeles in celebration of the museum's 30th anniversary.
255 artists to meet pope to revive relations
Friday, 6 November 2009
More than 250 artists including Ennio Morricone and Bill Viola will meet Pope Benedict XVI this month to revive the Church's relations with the art world, a Vatican official said Thursday.
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