BEIJING (REUTERS).- The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail Wednesday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now. “I can…
India’s Most Prominent and Sought-After Painter, M.F. Husain, Dies at Age 95
NEW DELHI (AP).- M.F. Husain, a former movie billboard artist who rose to become India’s most sought-after painter before going into self-imposed exile during an uproar over nude images of Hindu icons, died Thursday. He was 95. CNN-IBN TV channel quote…
India’s Most Prominent and Sought-After Painter, M.F. Husain, Dies at Age 95
NEW DELHI (AP).- M.F. Husain, a former movie billboard artist who rose to become India’s most sought-after painter before going into self-imposed exile during an uproar over nude images of Hindu icons, died Thursday. He was 95. CNN-IBN TV channel quote…
Federal Judge Nixes Request to Replace Maine Mural
BANGOR, ME.- A federal judge on Friday denied a request to order Maine to return a mural to a state Labor Department office where it was removed last month, causing an uproar. U.S. District Judge John Woodcock ruled that Gov. Paul LePage’s order to rem…
Controversial Statue of Ancient Philosopher Confucius Vanishes from Tiananmen Square
BEIJING (REUTERS).- A large statue of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, controversially erected outside a Communist Party museum in central Beijing, has quietly been removed from its plinth following an online uproar about its location. The 9.5-me…
New Permanent Display, from Victorian to Modern British Art, for the Walker Art Gallery
LIVERPOOL.- ‘Art and Insanity at the Walker Art Gallery’ was one newspaper’s description of the Walker Art Gallery’s 1892 purchase of the painting Summer (1891) by Edward Hornel. The uproar surrounding the acquisition was due to the…