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Cutting edge furniture and art made from scrap aeroplane parts
Pieces of furniture made from recycled vintage airplane parts are selling for thousands of dollars in Los Angeles.
Items include a mile high bed made from the tail fin of a DC-9 aircraft, office dividers made of afuselage parts and sofas...
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Exhibition traces global history of tattoos
These striking black images depict "fine line" and "black and grey" tattooing.
This type of body art has its roots in Hispanic neighbourhoods of East Los Angeles.
Before gaining mainstream popularity, this type of tattooing was created...
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Ancient clothing from Samurai Warrior jackets to shoes preserved, and painstakingly restored
This jacket was once worn by a Samurai warrior in 17th century Japan.
It is one of the items of clothing on display in Florence.
These pieces of clothing have all been painstakingly restored at the at the laboratories of the Opificio...
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Jeddah celebrates emerging contemporary art scene
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Jeddah - 25 February 2013
1. Various of artworks in exhibition at Hyatt Park hotel venue, part of Jeddah Art Week events
2. Various work featuring coffee cups, by Seema A. Al-Abdullah
23 February 2013
3. Various of artwork...
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Grayson Perry and Anthony Gormley launch the second 'Art Everywhere' project
British artists Anthony Gormley and Grayson Perry launched the "Art Everywhere" initiative on Wednesday (16 JULY) at London's Waterloo Station.
The nationwide movement, which is now in its second year, features works of art which are...
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Could Brexit see a diminished London art market
LEAD IN:International collectors are arriving in the British capital for London's annual Frieze art fair, an extravaganza of off-the-wall contemporary creations and bumper price tags.UK-based galleries are currently enjoying sales...
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Sculpture "colony" created inside ancient fortress
LEADIN:A "colony" of stone sculptures, crafted by a host of international artists, is turning an ancient courtyard into one of Bosnia's most individual art galleries.Those involved with the project claim the sculptures are also helping...
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Say cheese! London gallery launches selfie exhibit
LEADIN:Think 'selfie' photographs are just for teenagers and celebrities? Think again. Even famous artists - like Van Gogh and Rembrandt - took 'selfies', but they were called self-portraits back then.Now a new exhibit at London's...
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David Hockney exhibition to open at Tate Britain
DAVID HOCKNEY EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT TATE BRITAINIt's not often an artist finds himself occupying 12 rooms of London's leading museum of British art and the front page of populist tabloid The Sun. But David Hockney is unique.For curators...
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Muslim exhibit a hit at NYC Children’s Museum
An exhibition about Muslim cultures around the world is proving popular at the Children's Museum of Manhattan.The museum has seen an increase in visitors since the show opened of 11 percent to 13 percent, depending on the month, with a...
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800 year old Jain temple in desperate need of restoration
PAKISTAN TEMPLESOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5:10SHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYGori Temple, Virahvah, Nagarparkar, Sindh - 18 March 20171. Tilt up of interior of almost 800-year old Jain Temple...
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Soviet avant-garde art from Uzbekistan exhibited in Moscow
RUSSIA UZBEKISTAN AVANT GARDESOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 6:09SHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYMoscow - 6 April 20171. Pull out from Alexander Volkov's painting 'Brigade entering the field' to...
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Secrets of Balenciaga's design revealed
LEADIN:The first UK exhibition exploring the work of Spanish fashion designer Cristobal Balenciaga opens in London on May 27.The exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) primarily focuses the designer's most creative...
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Secrets of Balenciaga's design revealed
LEADIN:The first UK exhibition exploring the work of Spanish fashion designer Cristobal Balenciaga opens in London on May 27.The exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) primarily focuses the designer's most creative...
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Ancient Roman Forum hosts new contemporary art exhibition
LEADIN: A spaceship perched in an ancient Roman arcade and colourful banners hanging on a two-thousand-year-old wall. This is what happens when contemporary art meets ancient Rome. It's all part of a new exhibition opening this week...
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Carpet festival aims to preserve ancient weaving traditions
?LEADIN:?A Georgian medieval castle is providing a grand setting for an international carpet festival, showcasing unique weaves from the Caucasus and further afield.?Once a world-renowned weaving region, the carpet tradition is gradually...
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Carpet festival aims to preserve ancient weaving traditions
LEADIN:?A Georgian medieval castle is providing a grand setting for an international carpet festival, showcasing unique weaves from the Caucasus and further afield.?Once a world-renowned weaving region, the carpet tradition is gradually...
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From modest fashion to non alcoholic wine and halal delights
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From modest fashion to non alcoholic wine and halal charcuterie, the London Muslim Lifestyle Show claims to offer something for everyone.
More than two hundred Muslim-focused businesses set up shop in...
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Surrealism celebrated in Madrid exhibition
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Surrealism is being celebrated at a new exhibition in Madrid featuring some of the 20th Century's most revolutionary artists.
Duchamp, Magritte, Dalí and many other European artists are brought...
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Modigliani nude could fetch $150 million at auction
MODIGLIANI NUDE COULD FETCH $150 MILLION AT AUCTION
Sotheby's and Christie's spring art auctions showcase masters like Modigliani and Picasso, highlighting an auction season that could see record setting prices.
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Million pound portraits on sale at Islamic art auction
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Works of art from the Islamic world, as well as by contemporary Middle Eastern artists, will go under the hammer at Sotheby's in London next week.
The stars of the sale will be two Persian portraits...
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Art made from recycled objects is on trend in Beverly Hills
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Artworks made from reclaimed and recycled objects are catching the eye of art fans at the latest Beverly Hills art show.
It's one of the trends at the spring edition of the event, which takes place...
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Art made from recycled objects is on trend in Beverly Hills
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Artworks made from reclaimed and recycled objects are catching the eye of art fans at the latest Beverly Hills art show.
It's one of the trends at the spring edition of the event, which takes place...
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Modigliani painting fetches US$157 million at auction
A 1917 painting by Amedeo Modigliani of a reclining nude woman that was once considered obscene in Paris sold for over 157 million US dollars at an auction in Manhattan on Monday.
"Nu couche (sur le cote gauche)" was the...