International recognition of Adam Zagajewski, one of the most talented Polish writers belonging to the "Generation of 1968," is chiefly owing to his achievements in verse. His poems-along with poems...
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A photographer may have discovered an experimental self-portrait drawn by Andy Warhol. While rummaging through some framed paintings and drawings at an estate sale this fall, New York photographer ...
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I’m not sure I can tell you the difference between a “personal history” and a memoir, but Jonathan Franzen’s contribution to the genre is so expertly shaped and composed, so...
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I’m not sure I can tell you the difference between a “personal history” and a memoir, but Jonathan Franzen’s contribution to the genre is so expertly shaped and composed, so...
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It would take one very large fig leaf to restore modesty to Milan's main park after the installation of a 70-foot floating sculpture of a naked man. The balloon self-portrait by Polish artist Pawel...
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It would take one very large fig leaf to restore modesty to Milan's main park after the installation of a 70-foot floating sculpture of a naked man.The balloon self-portrait by Polish artist Pawel ...
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The Hague (dpa) - A small oil-on-copper painting sold at auction
in Britain for some 2.2 million pounds (4.5 million dollars) may
according to a Dutch art expert be a genuin...
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A museum in the Netherlands said the portrait was not by Rembrandt, and the provincial auction house in England was only advertising it as a work by one of his followers — valued at $3,078.Bu...
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Given the horrific history of Germany in the modern era, it was not to be expected that German art from the period would have much to do with scenarios of sweetness and light. A culture of violence...
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Buenos Aires/Hamburg (dpa) - Frida Kahlo is well-known for her
numerous self-portraits and colourful painting. However, the life and
the art of this Mexican woman were packe...
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