Arts
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Group art exhibition titled ‘Mrinmoy Bangla’ at Gallery Cosmos
Sep 7, 2018fifteen-day long group art exhibition titled ‘Mrinmoy Bangla’ by artist Juton Chandra Roy, Suman Kumar Sarkar, Kamruzzoha and Maneek Bonik on 07th September 2018, Friday, 5:30 pm at Gallery Cosmos. Whenever we think about Bangladesh, she... -
UAE postpones Da Vinci unveiling at Louvre Abu Dhabi
Sep 4, 2018The UAE said Monday it had postponed the unveiling of the Louvre Abu Dhabi’s most prized acquisition — a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, bought for a record $450 million. The painting, which was bought... -
French-Bulgarian artist Nicolas Manev died in Paris at 78
Aug 26, 2018French-Bulgarian artist Nicolas Manev, who worked in France for 50 years, died Saturday in Paris at the age of 78, his family told reporters. Manev was hospitalized on Thursday after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage. His funeral... -
Art camp on Bangabandhu held at Shilpakala Academy
Aug 9, 2018A total of 50 famous artists today crafted different types of art works on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at an art camp at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city. Shilpakala Academy... -
‘Oldest known extract’ of Homer’s Odyssey discovered in Greece
Jul 16, 2018Archaeologists in Greece have discovered what they believe to be the oldest known extract of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey”. A team of Greek and German researchers found it on an engraved clay plaque in Ancient... -
Artist captures war as seen by children
Jul 16, 2018U.S. photographer Brian McCarty wants you to see the horrors of war, but through the eyes of a child. There is no blood or mangled bodies. Instead there are pink dolls and blue tanks. A bird... -
Spider-Man co-creator Stephen Ditko dies at 90
Jul 7, 2018US comics artist Stephen Ditko, co-creator of Marvel superheroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, has died. He was 90. Police in New York said he was found in his apartment on June 29, according to the Hollywood... -
Belgium beach plays host to Hollywood sand sculptures
Jun 21, 2018On a Belgium beach, an artist adds the final touches to an imposing sand sculpture of the Incredible Hulk and his bristling muscles ahead of the opening of the world’s biggest festival of its kind. There... -
Artist buried for three days under busy Australian road
Jun 18, 2018An artist has emerged from three days entombed in a steel box under a busy Australian road in a performance billed as a tribute to victims of totalitarian violence. Mike Parr, 73, fasted during his time... -
Kennedy Center to open US arts campus in 2019
Jun 13, 2018Between a parkway and a busy freeway, Washington’s Kennedy Center will open a massive campus next year where the public can view up close how art is made. Natural light floods the two-level sloping design dotted...
