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Titian masterpiece in Venice damaged by water after fire

Titian masterpiece in Venice damaged by water after fire - 2010-08-31

VENICE- Water sprayed by firefighters has damaged a painting by Renaissance master Titian at a Venice basilica, local authorities said Monday. "I saw water dripping from the painting for an hour"...

Paris art-mart revival attracts celebrity US dealer Gagosian - 2010-08-25

PARIS- Top US art dealer Larry Gagosian, known for his eye for contemporary and modern works, is to open his first gallery in Paris in a new sign that the recently flagging Paris market is at last...
Egypt arrests officials, guards over stolen Van Gogh

Egypt arrests officials, guards over stolen Van Gogh - 2010-08-23

CAIRO, Riad Abu Awad- Egypt on Monday arrested a senior culture ministry official blamed for lax security at a museum from which a Van Gogh was stolen, and also boosted security at the country's...
Italian Van Gogh thieves arrested at Cairo airport: minister

Italian Van Gogh thieves arrested at Cairo airport: minister - 2010-08-21

CAIRO- Two Italians were arrested at Cairo airport trying to smuggle out a Van Gogh painting stolen from a museum earlier on Saturday, Egypt's Culture Minister Faruq Hosni told AFP. "Two Italians,...

Exiled Indian artist's son keeps name alive with solo show - 2010-08-07

MUMBAI, Phil Hazlewood- Owais Husain has the most recognisable surname in Indian art -- his father, M.F. Husain, is the country's leading modern painter now living in exile after death threats from...
British sculptor's cast-iron humans conquer Austrian Alps

British sculptor's cast-iron humans conquer Austrian Alps - 2010-07-31

LECH AM ARLBERG- British sculptor Antony Gormley has stood 100 life-size human figures in the Austrian Alps in an new installation spread across kilometres that officially opened Saturday. Gormley...
Dispute over painting to be settled soon: report

Dispute over painting to be settled soon: report - 2010-07-09

VIENNA- A long-standing dispute over an Egon Schiele painting believed to have been stolen from its previous Jewish owner, may soon be settled out of court, according to the Austrian weekly News....
Wu Guanzhong, Chinese master painter, dies aged 90

Wu Guanzhong, Chinese master painter, dies aged 90 - 2010-06-27

BEIJING- Wu Guanzhong, who rose to international fame as one of the fathers of modern Chinese painting after years of persecution during the Cultural Revolution, has died aged 90, state media...
Ancient cave paintings found in Romania

Ancient cave paintings found in Romania - 2010-06-14

BUCHAREST- Romanian experts have discovered the most ancient cave paintings found to date in Central Europe, aged up to 35,000 years old, Romanian and French scientists said Sunday. "It is for the...

Rare exhibition of homosexual art opens in Warsaw - 2010-06-11

WARSAW- Poland's national museum on Thursday launched an exhibition of homosexual art ranging from ancient Greece to contemporary works, hailing it as a first for the strongly Catholic country....
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Michael Douglas optimistic despite serious throat cancer

Michael Douglas optimistic despite serious throat cancer
NEW YORK- Hollywood star Michael Douglas has admitted his throat cancer is more serious than first thought, but says he remains optimistic as he undergoes intensive treatment. "It's a stage four, which is intense, and they gotta go at it,"...