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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.
2 years agoAt 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 agoHaving 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? ...
2 years agoLondoners will be able to see how dirty the British capital's air is through a public art installation launched on Tuesday, as pressure mounts to tackle the hidden killer.
5 years agoMultidisciplinary artist Ugo Untoro’s latest exhibition themed “Rindu Lukisan Merasuk di Badan” (Longing of Paintings Enter the Body), highlights the Yogyakarta-based artist’s penchant for deconstructing and reconstructing, this time with paintings as both medium and subject.
5 years agoFloods have always been a source of inspiration for visual artists.
5 years agoHis renegade anti-establishment attitude was an inspiration and vital essence in the pursuit of Balinese contemporary art.
5 years agoIndonesia’s first recording studio and music label, Lokananta, manages to thrive despite its old age.
5 years agoMost students participating in these activities are either on the severe end of the autism spectrum or have down syndrome or cerebral palsy.
5 years ago2020 will mark the beginning of a new decade with a year that will be rich in cultural events. Here are five exhibition picks that span contemporary art, fashion and wrapped monuments.
5 years agoA rare 1623 book that brought together William Shakespeare's works for the first time will go up for auction in April.
5 years agoA new scientific analysis of a large gold bar found decades ago in downtown Mexico City reveals it was part of the plunder Spanish conquerors tried to carry away as they fled the Aztec capital after native warriors forced a hasty retreat.
5 years agoFrench architects want the roof of the fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral to be rebuilt in wood and not in metal or concrete.
5 years agoMadame Tussauds waxwork museum has removed the figures of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan from its British royal family display, in response to the couple's announcement that they will be stepping back from royal duties.
5 years agoMikail Akar doesn't flinch as the cameras click around him. Born in 2012, the German artistic prodigy has spent half his life in the limelight.
5 years agoThe contemporary ballet dance was choreographed by Arya Yudistira Sjuman to tell the story of his parents, prominent Indonesian ballerina Farida Oetoyo and filmmaker Sjuman Djaja, as they pursued their studies and career in Russia in the 1960s.
5 years agoA giant swirl of replica whipped cream, topped with a sculpted cherry, fly and drone, is to appear in London's Trafalgar Square for the next two years, the mayor's office said Tuesday.
5 years agoA lone man is in search of hope in the wake of a tsunami. In the end, a new planet is born after atonement, gained through a path seeking the balance of nature.
5 years agoThe quality of air in Australia's capital was the worst of any major city in the world on Monday as smoke drifted in from fires, prompting shops and offices to tell staff to stay home and the national gallery to close its doors to protect its art.
5 years agoBoth Iran and the United States must observe a convention obliging states to preserve cultural sites, the UN's cultural agency said on Monday, after President Donald Trump threatened to target Iran's cultural heritage.
5 years agoIndonesian comic artist Sheila Rooswitha Putri and German book artist Gudrun Fenna Ingratubun recently joined forces to hold a workshop with German high school students on urban nature stories.
5 years agoA record 500-plus young pianists, nearly half from Asia, applied to take part in the 2020 edition of Poland's prestigious Chopin competition.
5 years agoA record 500-plus young pianists, nearly half from Asia, applied to take part in the 2020 edition of Poland's prestigious Chopin competition.
5 years agoLadino is a unique mix of medieval Castilian and Hebrew, with sprinklings of Turkish, Arabic and Greek, that emerged when Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492, with many ending up in the Ottoman empire.
5 years agoLadino is a unique mix of medieval Castilian and Hebrew, with sprinklings of Turkish, Arabic and Greek, that emerged when Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492, with many ending up in the Ottoman empire.
5 years agoThe year 2020 will be a bright one for Indonesia’s art scene.
5 years agoIt is an important time of year for the villagers of Yongchun county, a mountainous area of southeastern Fujian province that supplies much of the world's incense.
5 years agoBritish police have charged a man with criminal damage after a painting, reported by the BBC to have been by Spanish master Pablo Picasso, was attacked at a London gallery over the weekend.
5 years agoThe Palace Museum in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, announced plans to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the founding of the world's biggest architectural compound made of wood.
5 years agoThe museum is to host at least four exhibitions by local and international artists, showcasing paintings, sculpture, multi-screened videos, mixed-media installations and performance arts.
5 years agoThe Ballet in Batavia showcase was a bold crossover between ballet and Betawi dance, but it was more than just an experiment.
5 years agoThe local government at Perinthalmanna, a small municipality of about 50,000 people in the state of Kerala, is holding week-long New Year celebrations exclusively for women for the first time as a "women's empowerment" exercise.
5 years agoDespite differences, the two Southeast Asian creative cities have given modest attention to disadvantaged groups, such as disabled communities, people with HIV/AIDS and LGBT individuals.
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