In Kenya, rubbish reborn as art
by Zina DESMAZES Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- In a room that is both home and studio, Evans…
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New York’s Met Museum pulls in record 7.35mn visitors
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - New York's famed Metropolitan Museum of Art pulled in a record 7.35 million visitors…
8 years ago
‘African Mona Lisa’ mesmerizes after surprise rediscovery
by James Pheby Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- "I think of it as the African Mona Lisa," said…
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Van Gogh Museum unveils rare picture by peer Munch
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AFP) -- Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum unveiled a rare new purchase Tuesday, painted by Vincent's contemporary Edvard Munch,…
8 years ago
Turning e-waste into art at Ghana’s toxic dump
by Stacey Knott Agence France-Presse ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- Joseph Awuah-Darko sits on a stool at one of the world's…
9 years ago
Russian strongman appears as “Superputin” in new exhibition
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- From a musclebound Superman to ice hockey player to jet pilot, Vladimir Putin plays various heroic…
9 years ago
Photographer captures human face of endangered species
by Olivia HAMPTON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Can you love an animal to death? A new book…
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Holocaust survivor opens art museum in hometown Vilnius
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AFP) -- Painter and Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak on Monday opened a museum of his allegorical work inspired by Jewish…
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Da Vinci sells for $450 million in auction record: Christie’s
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A 500-year-old work of art -- believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci and…
9 years ago
Art project transforms historic Indian fishing dock
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Indian fishermen unload their morning catch as sari-clad women carrying buckets on their heads walk past street art…
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Psychedelic color storm takes over Washington art space
by Olivia Hampton Agence France Presse WATCH, United States (AFP) -- It all began by accident. After hurting his wrist,…
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi, first of its kind
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first museum to bear the Louvre name outside…
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