Chinese await 'Oba Mao' with T-shirts, flaming statue

Well once again I spluttered in my early morning coffee, Obama in a redguard uniform and Obama in flames, lol You just got to read this story especial about the artist that wants to give the US president a warm...

Paris: Cesar, exhibition of compressions, expansions and "empreintes humaines...

The Fondation Cartier presents a major exhibition of the work of French sculptor César on the tenth anniversary of his death. Jean Nouvel—the Fondation Cartier’s architect and a close friend of the...

Malawi Expo 2008 Marked as a Success

"SAN BERNARDINO, July 11, 2008 (Cheetah Index)-The Malawi Expo says it is overwhelmingly impressed with the turn out at Malawi Expo 2008 which commenced from Tuesday July 1-3, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in San...

US pop artist Robert Rauschenberg dies

Well-known American pop artist Robert Rauschenberg has died in Florida. He was 82."He was known for his use of odd and everyday articles, which earned him a reputation as a pioneer in pop art.Rauschenberg first...

Mega Pumpkin Sculptor: Job Idea Number 5

Halloween Night  My wife once took a job for a local florist painting a multitude of pumpkins for not as many dollars.  I suggested that her designs would have been less time consuming and more profitable had she offered them instead as themes for t-shirts or that...

Herzog and de Meuron win Praemium Imperiale prize

"The partners of Swiss architectural practice Herzog & de Meuron – whose works include the National Stadium in Beijing and the Laban Centre for Movement & Dance in London — will receive £90,000 prize money for the prestigious Praemium Imperiale award. The awards,...

The case of the vanishing sculpture

"Local sculptor, performance artist, and founding member of Main Street’s Drift arts festival Varouj Gumuchian had a nasty surprise a couple of weeks ago, compliments of the City of Vancouver. Gumuchian had built a large temporary sculpture in the triangular green space...

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