HONG KONG (REUTERS).- Ai Weiwei may be languishing in Chinese detention, but the influence of the prominent artist and social activist has permeated Hong Kong’s burgeoning art scene, from glitzy art fairs to edgy street art. The cavernous halls of the …
Unsealed Jackie Kennedy Interviews to Air on TV
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A series of unsealed 1960s audio recordings of Jacqueline Kennedy talking about her life with husband and revered President John F. Kennedy will be broadcast on television, ABC News said on Wednesday. In 1964, the former first lady…
Much-Loved Paris Shopping Shrine "La Samaritaine" to Become 450 Million Euro Hotel
PARIS (REUTERS).- Say “La Samaritaine” in this city and shopping-mad Parisians will wax nostalgic about a beloved department store which once boasted it had “everything”. Now, the monument to retail therapy on the right bank of the Seine which has been…
Much-Loved Paris Shopping Shrine "La Samaritaine" to Become 450 Million Euro Hotel
PARIS (REUTERS).- Say “La Samaritaine” in this city and shopping-mad Parisians will wax nostalgic about a beloved department store which once boasted it had “everything”. Now, the monument to retail therapy on the right bank of the Seine which has been…
Playboy Enters Digital Age Archiving Entire Magazine, More than 130,000 Pages, Online
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS).- Moving further in to the digital age, Playboy Enterprises is archiving its entire magazine online by launching the web-based subscription i.Playboy.com, the company announced today. The service, which is optimized for the iPad,…
China Says Detained Artist Ai Weiwei’s Company Evaded a "Huge Amount" of Taxes
BEIJING (REUTERS).- Chinese police said a company controlled by artist Ai Weiwei had evaded a “huge amount” of taxes, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, the first indication of the “economic crimes” behind his detention, which has triggered an inte…
North Carolina Team To Pull Up Pirate Ship’s Anchor
By: Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, NC (REUTERS).- North Carolina archeologists will attempt to retrieve an anchor this week from the wreckage of the notorious pirate ship Queen Anne’s Revenge — just as its resurrected on the big screen in the new movie release…
Los Angeles Times Reporters Delve into the Opaque World of Antiquities’ Origin
NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS).- One bit of information museums don’t often include on placards explaining the origins of ancient artifacts is how they were obtained. But in a new book, “Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World’s Richest…
Naked Crowds in Public Spaces Photographer Spencer Tunick Hits Dead Sea Cash Drought
TEL AVIV (REUTERS).- Naked crowds in public places have made American photographer Spencer Tunick world famous, but his plan for an installation featuring hundreds of nude Israelis floating in the Dead Sea has hit money problems. His photographs of hun…
Spring Art Sales Wrap at Phillips de Pury & Company with Andy Warhol Haul
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Spring art auctions ended on Thursday with another big Andy Warhol sale when “Liz #5” sold for $27 million at Phillips de Pury’s $99 million contemporary art sale. The pop artist’s iconic portrait of the late actress Elizabeth Tay…