SHENZHEN, CHINA (REUTERS).-In a dingy studio flat in southern China, a half-naked painter dabs his brush gently over a portrait of Fu Yunsheng, a land official in northern China sentenced to death for embezzling millions. Squatting while dragging silen…
Pro Ai Weiwei Graffiti in Hong Kong Sparks Warning by Chinese Army
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- A spate of graffiti appearing across Hong Kong in recent weeks in support of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has sparked a warning by the Chinese army garrison in the city, a newspaper reported on Saturday. An artist in the form…
Graffiti Artist’s Work Lands Him in Museum and Jail
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A graffiti artist whose work went on display this month at a prestigious Los Angeles museum was sentenced to 45 days in prison on Wednesday for practicing the same craft in New York. Angel Ortiz, 44, was arrested three times in Mar…
Ivorian Artist Paints as Bullets Whizz Overhead
ABIDJAN (REUTERS).- While fighting raged on the streets outside his studio in Abidjan and stray bullets hissed through the air overhead, Ivorian artist Aboudia painted. Only when the walls of his studio shook from the concussions of nearby explosions d…
Frida Kahlo Portrait to Be Sold at Sotheby’s Auction of Latin American Art
NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS).- A locket-size self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and a historical sweep of works by Fernando Botero will be sold next month at Sotheby’s auction of Latin American Masterpieces. Sotheby’s said “Autorretrato en Miniatura…
Frida Kahlo Portrait, Fernando Botero Works to Be Sold at Sotheby’s Auction of Latin American Art
NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS).- A locket-size self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and a historical sweep of works by Fernando Botero will be sold next month at Sotheby’s auction of Latin American Masterpieces. Sotheby’s said “Autorretrato en Miniatura…
Champagne from Baltic Sea Shipwreck Up for Grabs at Auction in Finland in June
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Two bottles of champagne, thought to be about 200 years old and part of a cache of 150 salvaged from a 19th century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, will be auctioned in Finland in June. The cache, which belongs to the government of Al…
Champagne from Baltic Sea Shipwreck Up for Grabs at Auction in Finland in June
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Two bottles of champagne, thought to be about 200 years old and part of a cache of 150 salvaged from a 19th century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, will be auctioned in Finland in June. The cache, which belongs to the government of Al…
German Reunification Monument Designed by Milla & Partner Unites the Critics
BERLIN (REUTERS).- A planned monument to German reunification lacks technical and conceptual competency which could turn the 10-million-euro ($14.33 million) tourist attraction into a security risk, a critic said. The monument, a 55-meter-long bowl tha…
Thousands March in Hong Kong to Demand the Release of Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- Over one thousand protesters in Hong Kong took to the streets to demand the release of detained Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei on Saturday, scuffling briefly with police. The rally — the largest in a string of…