Multiple identities

The Shanaakht (Identity) Festival returned to Karachi on Monday. It is a three day festival organized by the Citizen's Archives of Pakistan. Each morning of the festival is reserved for visiting school children...

Art on the move

Rome the city of art embraces modern art with a gallery in the famed area of the Piazza di Spagna.  Contemporary artists working in Pop Surrealism are featured in an exhibition at Mondopop Gallery. ...

Art for Alternative Asset's Sake

" Art for alternative asset's sake FORGET any romantic notion of artists happily starving in a draughty garret as they pursue their vocation. The latest generation are proving hard-headed about the commercial side of their business. Consider this missive from "Scotland's...

ART OF MAKING A LIVING By Colin Cardwell, The Herald 27th Jan 09

ART OF MAKING A LIVING A good grounding in business can be an essential asset for emerging young artists, say Colin Cardwell There are two distinct sets of figures that dominate artist Frank To's life- the...

Nouveau Art: Finding Inspiration in Politics (Opinion)

I recently visited a very simple art exhibition in my hometown featuring Ahmad Zaki Anuar, a well known local artist. As habit goes, I've always prefer to go to such exhibitions during weekdays...

Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

"The chosen book for this year’s Dublin: One City, One Book is Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. Now in its third year, Dublin: One City, One Book is a project designed to encourage everyone in the city...

Real Virtuality Art Exhibit in Tel Aviv, Israel

An actual painting belongs to the real world: it has WEIGHT. You can hang it on the wall, you can touch it, smell it, and even destroy it.  A photo of an actual painting published on the WWW belongs...

Indonesian festival opens in Melbourne

""The trade volume between Indonesia and Australia in 2006 reached 10.4 billion dollars, making Indonesia Australia`s 13th biggest trade partner," he said. He said the Australian people would get better knowledge about the beauty of Indonesia through the festival. At present,...

A`lian investors interested in building retirement village in Bali

"Some Australian investors hoped that they needed some 25 hectares of land on which to realize their project, Minister Counsellor at the Indonesian Consulate General Jahar Gustom said here Sunday. According to Gultom, the investors of the retirement village were still...

Russian province gets set for 'Conception Day'

A Russian province, has launched a campaign to increase birth rates. The "Hero Mothers" are encouraged to give birth on June 12th, which is the traditional" Constitution Day". They have announced that they will...

Giant Monkeys Take to the Streets of Scotland

Massive monkeys have invaded Scotland's high streets, heralding the beginning of the Six Cities Design Festival. "Six giant inflatable monkeys have appeared in cities across Scotland. The 30ft creations are by...

Artist-Run Spaces in Berlin

still struggling economically, but its empty storefronts and deserted factories attract artists from all over the world. The affordable space also generates a rare phenomenon: artist-run galleries and project...

New Media, Modern Twist

" The Museum of Modern Art announced yesterday that it had created a new curatorial department to focus exclusively on the growing number of contemporary artworks that use sound and moving images in gallery...

Vancouver SWARMed by art, hipsters

"If you’re of the sort that exhausts the exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery and feels that the drink specials at your local bar are lacking a certain je ne sais quoi, consider this: SWARM, Vancouver’s...

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