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The mafias of Italy: the old guard and the upstarts

For years, the Sicilian Mafia terrorised the Italian public and state, with its highest-profile killings that of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1992.

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Girl with AI earrings sparks Dutch art controversy

At first glance it seems to be just a modern take on Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece "Girl with a Pearl Earring". But look more closely and things get a little strange. ...

2 years ago
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Forgotten auteurs : Rediscovering Ratna Asmara, Indonesia’s first female director

Having directed multiple successful films alongside a rich acting, singing and traditional dance career in the 1940s through the 60s, Ratna Asmara, Indonesia’s first woman director, should be a celebrated figure. Why has her name been forgotten? ...

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History in the making as Czech museum opens face mask exhibition

In a sign that the coronavirus will one day be history, the Czech National Museum is opening an exhibition of face masks worn to protect against the infection.

5 years ago
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Researchers find that visitors' breath is damaging Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'

A team of international researchers have identified human breath as the main reason for the deterioration of Munch's 1910 masterpiece, "The Scream", which belongs in the collection of the Munch Museum in Oslo.

5 years ago
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Italian woman wins Picasso painting in French charity raffle

An Italian woman on Wednesday won a Pablo Picasso painting worth 1 million euros in a French charity raffle that raised money for African water projects.

5 years ago
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Masked Ukrainian orchestra makes concert recording as lockdown eases

The symphony orchestra of Ukrainian radio held its first concert recording for TV, radio and online platforms since coronavirus lockdown measures were partially eased in early May.

5 years ago
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Researchers find ancient rooms under Jerusalem's Western Wall

Israeli researchers on Tuesday unveiled mysterious underground rooms with an unknown function, carved out of the bedrock near where the Second Jewish Temple is believed to have stood two millennia ago.

5 years ago
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Met museum in NY aims to open in mid-August after lockdown

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York said Tuesday it hopes to reopen in mid-August or a few weeks later with reduced visiting hours and no guided tours so as to encourage social distancing.

5 years ago
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Switching art back on at the NCCA in Darwin NT

Switching the Arts Back on - priNT 2020, a group exhibition of work by printmakers from the NT, Australia and Germany, opened midday Friday to an enthusiastic Darwin art community who during the event maintained safe social distancing.

5 years ago
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Rome's coronavirus-hit Raphael exhibition to reopen in June

An exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael will reopen on June 2 in Rome and its run extended until Aug.30, after it fell foul of the COVID-19 lockdown.

5 years ago
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Vienna Philharmonic says no increased virus risk for orchestras

Vienna's prestigious Philharmonic Orchestra said Monday that a study into how far musicians' breath travels when playing instruments showed they faced no added risk of transmitting the novel coronavirus when performing.

5 years ago
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Shakespeare's Globe theater warns of virus closure threat

Shakespeare's Globe, the replica open-air theater in London, has warned it could close without emergency government funds to get it through the coronavirus lockdown, documents showed Monday.

5 years ago
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Venice Architecture Biennale postponed until 2021

Italy's La Biennale di Venezia said on Monday its 17th International Architecture Exhibition would be postponed until 2021, the latest high-profile cultural event to be disrupted by the coronavirus crisis. 

5 years ago
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Olafur Eliasson creates augmented reality artwork in quarantine

The Danish-Icelandic conceptual artist has launched a new augmented reality (AR) project in conjunction with digital art app Acute Art.

5 years ago
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Mythical monster goes viral as Japan prays for end of pandemic

Move over Pokemon and Hello Kitty, in coronavirus-hit Japan, a new character has captured hearts and hopes: Amabie, a beak-nosed, long-locked mythical mermaid monster said to repel plagues.

5 years ago
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Warsaw's open-air Chopin concerts move online due to coronavirus

Lovers of Frederic Chopin's music who usually flock to a central Warsaw park on Sundays for open-air concerts will have to go online this season to hear the weekly performances because of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

5 years ago
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KAWS and Andy Warhol lead Christie's 'VICE' and 'VIRTUE' sales

Open for bidding through May 27, "VICE" features masterworks by Pictures Generation queen Barbara Kruger, sharp jokester Richard Prince, consumerism commentator KAWS and many more.

5 years ago
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Jordan memorabilia soars in value amid 'Last Dance' nostalgia

The immense global success of the documentary "The Last Dance" amid the coronavirus lockdown has boosted sales of collectibles related to NBA icon Michael Jordan, some of which are trading in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

5 years ago
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Polish pedophile film mars John Paul II centenary

A Polish documentary on child abuse by Catholic clerics put a damper Saturday on centenary celebrations of the venerated late Pope John Paul II's birth. 

5 years ago
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Glenn Fredly’s ‘Beta Maluku’ concert to be streamed this weekend

The 2011 musical concert is a legacy of the late versatile artist, a cantata of his love for the nation.

5 years ago
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Austria outlines plans to reopen theaters, cinemas

Austria on Friday outlined plans to start allowing seated cultural events of up to 100 people in two weeks' time, ramping up to 1,000 people from Aug. 1, as it eases coronavirus restrictions.

5 years ago
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Virus permitting, Bolshoi hopes for September curtain-up

The legendary Bolshoi Theater, whose dancers and singers are currently under virus lockdown, hopes to hold its first performances in September, the general director Vladimir Urin told AFP on Friday.

5 years ago
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Bid from home: Indonesian artists band together to fight pandemic

The pandemic has brought Indonesia's arts scene together to fight the good fight, one artwork at a time.

5 years ago
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Last-ditch bid to save Oslo building with Picasso murals

Activists in Oslo make a last-ditch bid to save a building adorned by Spanish master painter Pablo Picasso.

5 years ago
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'Pasar Rakyat Lasem' online marketplace supports batik artisans

A new online marketplace is helping batik artisans and small businesses in the Central Java town of Lasem to survive the pandemic.  

5 years ago
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Ai Weiwei to address the Rohingya refugee crisis in new documentary

The Chinese artist and dissident was producing documentaries and directing an opera in Italy when the coronavirus pandemic hit the country.

5 years ago
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France's 'little museums' looking to shine as lockdown eases

Often overlooked by tourists flocking to the Louvre, the Centre Pompidou and other superstar museums, France's more intimate galleries and cultural sites are preparing to open their doors as the coronavirus lockdown is progressively lifted.

5 years ago
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Transfer of sphinxes to Cairo square stirs controversy

In a bustling square of Egypt's capital, four sphinx-like statues stand in wooden crates ahead of a planned unveiling ceremony following their controversial transfer from historical sites.

5 years ago
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Remembering Symon, an iconic Bali artist

One of Bali’s most prominent artists — known by the pen name Symon — passed away on April 15 this year.

5 years ago
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Broadway to stay closed until at least September

New York's beloved Broadway theaters will not reopen until at least early September, its trade association announced Tuesday.

5 years ago
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Live classical music to return in London... at a distance

One of Britain's leading classical music venues on Tuesday announced a program of live concerts as the country eases out of lockdown measures.

5 years ago
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Holy Market art bazaar goes online amid outbreak

The Tokopedia e-shop will be the main transaction site while RURU Shop on Instagram provides the lookbook. 

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