Obama children's book `Of Thee I Sing' out Nov. 16
2010-09-14 14:56:43
Coming two weeks after Election Day, a book from President Barack Obama for some of the nation's nonvoters: inspirational stories for children about American pioneers.
Petra's ancient paintings emerge from campfire smoke
2010-09-14 09:03:45
Conservation experts almost gave up when they first saw the severely damaged wall paintings they had come to rescue in the ancient city of Petra.
"Nueva York" turns lens south to NY Hispanic roots
2010-09-13 09:39:35
A new exhibit at El Museo del Barrio turns an historic lens on New York's north-south relations, highlighting its long and deep roots with the Spanish-speaking world.
Yoko Ono stages anti-violence exhibit in Berlin
2010-09-13 09:39:47
Yoko Ono, whose husband John Lennon was murdered nearly 30 years ago, opened an anti-violence exhibition called "Das Gift" in Berlin on Friday.
British Museum secures $39 million donation
2010-09-13 08:19:32
The British Museum has received a 25-million-pound ($38.52 million) donation from the former head of the J Sainsbury supermarket chain to help pay for a new extension, a museum spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Murakami art show tests viewing public at Versailles
2010-09-10 09:16:15
Wild, otherworldly creations from the mind of Japan's foremost pop artist took over the Versailles palace this week, to the fury of royalists bent on keeping the site pure of modern influences.
Michelle Obama makes speech at a dance tribute to Judith Jamison
2010-09-08 12:02:20
US first lady Michelle Obama welcomes the audience to a dance tribute to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director Judith Jamison in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 7, 2010.
Marching to the beat of the auction hammer
2010-09-07 09:36:42
An exhibition showcasing a cross-section of China's contemporary art scene will run at Christie's Rockefeller Center in New York City from Sept 9 to Sept 26.
Raphael tapestries go on show in Britain
2010-09-07 09:23:48
Four priceless tapestries designed by the Renaissance master Raphael have gone on display with their original drawings for the first time at an exhibition in London to coincide with Pope Benedict's visit to Britain.
Jerry Hall to auction Freud portrait, Warhol
2010-09-07 09:23:34
U.S. model and actress Jerry Hall is selling several works of art from her private collection, including a portrait by Lucian Freud, as a way of letting go of a past she shared with Rolling Stone Mick Jagger.
Christie's expects Poussin to fetch up to $31 million
2010-09-06 16:06:53
Christie's expects a major work called "Ordination" by French master Nicolas Poussin to fetch 15-20 million pounds ($23-31 million) when it goes under the hammer in London on December 7.