Huge chocolate statues spring up in Belgium
DURBUY, Belgium (Reuters) - It sounds like a chocoholic's dreamland - giant sculptures of elephants and flamingos all crafted from Belgian chocolate. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2E2202F
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'The world needs a sausage dog museum', so German owners provide one
A museum dedicated to the dachshund, Germany's short-legged, long-bodied "sausage dog", opens next week in the southern city of Passau, and will show more than 2,000 exhibits from dog-shaped bread to a giant golden statuette. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2GhvU9g
Van Gogh landscape expected to fetch millions at auction
PARIS (Reuters) - A landscape painting by Dutch impressionist Vincent Van Gogh that went on display in Paris on Wednesday is expected to fetch between 3-5 million euros ($3.7-$6.1 million) when it is auctioned in June. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2GyburQ
Destroyed by Islamic State, ancient winged bull rises again in London
LONDON (Reuters) - An ancient Assyrian winged bull sculpture destroyed by Islamic State (IS) fighters in 2015 and subsequently recast in recycled Middle Eastern food packaging went on display in London’s Trafalgar Square on Wednesday. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2GhWwD7
War gives sense of urgency to collaboration between two Syrian artists
BEIRUT (Reuters) - One is the grandson of an Armenian troubadour who fled to Syria in 1915. The other is a descendant of a Syrian army chief who died fighting the French in 1920. One hails from Aleppo, the other from Damascus. Both Syrian artists call New York, where they met 17 years ago, home. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2DZvVbP
Lebanese cleric's piano playing strikes wrong note for some
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Muslim cleric has been expelled from his seminary in Lebanon after a video of his piano playing, posted online, drew criticism from conservatives who felt it was undignified behavior for a man of the cloth, he said. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2GvYJOI
Homer's Odyssey gets modern art treatment at London exhibition
LONDON (Reuters) - Contemporary artists have drawn upon everything from comic books to Campbell's soup cans for inspiration in recent years, but New York artist Scooter LaForge has drawn his from an altogether grander source, with a new exhibition based on Homer's classic poem "The Odyssey." from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2FZPUx4
Oasis of calm in shattered region, Dubai steps out as art hub
DUBAI (Reuters) - As traditional centers of modern Arab art in Damascus and Baghdad have imploded amid disastrous wars, the sheeny city-state of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has stepped into the vacuum as a major hub for art sales. from Reuters: Arts http://ift.tt/2ubGPeR
Christie's to auction rare watch once owned by Egyptian king
DUBAI (Reuters) - A rare gold watch once owned by Egypt's King Farouk is expected to fetch $400,000 to $800,000 when it auctions this week at Christie's in Dubai. from Reuters: Arts http://ift.tt/2DK7L53
Flower power: Chinese artist hails east-west dialogue with petals
LONDON (Reuters) - The sweeping fields of flowers that fill the canvases at Zhuang Hong Yi's new London exhibition are more than just depictions of the natural world - he says they are a dialogue between the cultures that have shaped his work. from Reuters: Arts http://ift.tt/2FNWu9E
Rockefeller's Picasso could be part of biggest art collection ever sold
PARIS (Reuters) - A rare Picasso once owned by Gertrude Stein is part of an art trove belonging to the Rockefeller dynasty that could raise half a billion dollars this year, in what auctioneer Christie's says could be the most valuable sale ever of a private collection. from Reuters: Arts http://ift.tt/2GrDICf
Film maker George Lucas breaks ground on LA narrative museum
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Star Wars" film maker George Lucas broke ground on his new $1 billion story-telling museum on Wednesday, saying it will embrace art of all kinds. from Reuters: Arts http://ift.tt/2HBWjuB
Slovenia claims world's first blockchain monument
KRANJ, Slovenia (Reuters) - The first monument to the blockchain technology that underpins crypto-currencies took center stage on Tuesday on a roundabout in Slovenia, authorities in the country's fourth largest city said. from Reuters: Arts http://ift.tt/2Fzm7uW