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East meets West: The traditional Gandrung dance of Banyuwangi meets raptor courtship as the Prehistoric Body Theater reimagines the Acheroraptor’s final days in 'Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone Garuda'.
East meets West: The traditional Gandrung dance of Banyuwangi meets raptor courtship as the Prehistoric Body Theater reimagines the Acheroraptor’s final days in 'Ghosts of Hell Creek: Stone Garuda'.
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‘Ghosts of Hell Creek’: Echoes of mass extinction and a call for harmony

The piece transports audiences into the prehistoric world, just before the Chicxulub asteroid struck earth 66 million years ago. At the heart of the story is the Acheroraptor, one of the last dinosaurs to walk the planet.

3 days ago
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From youth to rhythm, Sarawak’s twin celebrations of sustainability and culture

From rainforest dialogues to global rhythms, Sarawak is hosting two of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic events, the Rainforest Youth Summit 2025 (RAYS) and the Rainforest World Music Festival 2025 (RWMF) this week, charting a bold, intergenerational vision for sustainable tourism, environmental leadership and cultural connection in the heart of Borneo.

1 week ago
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‘The Hidden Treasures of Sudjana Kerton’: Remembering for tomorrow

Amid today’s digital art surge, the exhibition, running from June 11 to 26, invites us to reflect on Indonesia’s history through his powerful, timeless works.

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Thieves steal rare Nazi uniforms, weapons from Dutch museums

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Coronavirus sweeps through Milan's La Scala opera house

The coronavirus is battering Milan's prestigious La Scala opera house, with 18 singers and nine musicians testing positive for the disease. 

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'Pioneer' octogenarian Vietnamese artist gets first solo exhibit

A "pioneer" who has inspired generations of women artists in Vietnam, Mong Bich has won plaudits overseas and she has a watercolor in the British Museum's collection.

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Puppets and pandemics: Creating art in the middle of a health crisis

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Misogyny in art? Spain's Prado pleads guilty

Slave, witch, prostitute or mother: a new exhibit at Spain's Prado explores how misogyny influenced the way women were portrayed in art, and the role that the museum itself played.

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Danish museum brings witch hunts to life

The fire crackles and a woman shrieks as flames lick her body, burning her alive -- a museum in Denmark is bringing the dark period of witch-hunting to life.

4 years ago
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5-km-long artwork pays homage to abused Iraq Kurd women

Along a five-kilometer stretch of road in Sulaimaniyah, an Iraqi Kurdish artist on Monday unveiled a stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence.

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First in SE Asia: Art Jakarta fair goes completely virtual

Amid the challenges posed by the pandemic and health protocols that have been put in place, Art Jakarta takes a bold step by replacing its physical format entirely with a virtual platform.

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Giacometti sculpture in sealed bid auction, starting price $90 million

A sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti is being auctioned by Sotheby's with a reserve price of $90 million but the winning offer on Tuesday could remain secret as it is being sold by sealed bid.

4 years ago
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National Cultural Week 2020 to feature exhibitions on Affandi, Prince Diponegoro

Held mostly virtually, the 2020 National Culture Week aims to provide space for the public to express their creative sides and drive the cultural-economy sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Masks, plexiglass and puppets: Atlanta takes opera to the COVID circus

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Iconic UK arts institutions get £75 million virus funding

The British government on Saturday announced a £75 million (82 million euros) rescue package to save 35 cultural institutions hit by the coronavirus pandemic, including London's iconic Globe Theatre. 

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Dutch museum unveils unseen pics by master lensman

Amsterdam's famous Rijksmuseum unveiled a set of long-lost pictures Friday taken around the 1950s by Dutch master lensman Ed van der Elsken, considered one of the most influential photographers of the last century. 

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'We've missed you', UK's Camilla tells actors at Olivier stage awards

Britain's Duchess of Cornwall urged theater actors to stay strong in the face of pandemic adversity as she presented lyricist Don Black with the Special Olivier Award at a virtual ceremony on Sunday evening.

4 years ago
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Art galleries on the brink as pandemic lays waste to plans

COVID-19 has compounded the uncertainty created by Britain's departure from the European Union (EU), with a transition period ending on Dec. 31. That has left galleries anxious about how complicated it might become to stage shows and transport artworks abroad.

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David Hockney work sold by Royal Opera House fetches £12.9 million

A painting by British artist David Hockney sold by the Royal Opera House in London to raise funds to help survive the pandemic fetched nearly £13 million at auction on Thursday. 

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Mysterious vandal attacks at Berlin museums

Vandals have damaged dozens of artworks and artifacts at some of Berlin's most renowned museums, police said Wednesday, in a stunning attack kept quiet by authorities for more than two weeks.

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Rare Brueghel the Younger painting sale in Belgium

A Belgian auction house said Wednesday it had sold a painting by Flemish renaissance artist Brueghel the Younger, marking a rare home-territory transaction for the master.

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Banksy take on Monet masterpiece sells for £7.6 million

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Connecting the dots: Printmaking studio invites all to join ‘the gang’

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Artist Atreyu Moniaga, singer Jewel join hands for coloring book

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Mexico's 'Weeping Woman' returns with pandemic-era twist

A disconsolate mother dressed in white wanders through Mexico City's floating gardens looking for her children killed by the coronavirus, in a pandemic-era adaptation of a legend rooted in Aztec mythology.

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'Slavery and the City' tour sheds light on London's dark past

 A tour showing London's links to the slave trade aims to shed light on how British institutions - from megabanks to the state church - prospered on the backs of Black lives.

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Peru unveils giant cat etching at famous Nazca site

A giant 2,000-year-old figure of a feline that was on the brink of disappearing will be the new cat's meow when Peru's remarkable Nazca Lines attraction reopens to tourists in November.

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Saudi woman makes world's 'largest coffee painting'

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British artist Banksy claims hula-hooping girl street art

The elusive British street artist Banksy confirmed on Saturday that a new artwork that appeared on a wall in Nottingham, central England, depicting a young girl using a bicycle tire as a hula-hoop is his work.

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Fun for fun's sake: Artist seeks to lift gloom with London installation

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Spain's Prado drops painting from female expo after artist revealed as man

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Siberia's treasured wooden houses face uncertain future

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