Visual arts
Rooftop Shanties Top Once Iconic Casablanca Buildings
Shanties have mushroomed on the rooftops of historic apartment buildings in Casablanca, as the Moroccan city's...
Who Says There’s No Film Industry In Ghana?
No kidding – the Ghanaian film industry is in a comatose stage at this moment, a situation that is causing some...
Dead Dictators Draw Hong Kong Art Crowds
A "breathing" Fidel Castro is among several ex-communist leaders gathered in Hong Kong this week -- one of the world's...
Dead Dictators Draw Hong Kong Art Crowds
A "breathing" Fidel Castro is among several ex-communist leaders gathered in Hong Kong this week -- one of the world's...
Young Chinese Jet Set Shop At Hong Kong’s Art Basel
Huang Xiaoshuai and his wife last year splashed out $70,000 for a large painting of fish by Oscar-winning actor Adrien...
Calls For Hong Kong To Get More Creative
Hong Kong will see a creative surge as Art Basel comes to town, but there's a push for a more permanent change to the...
Banksy’s West Bank Hotel Opens Doors To First Guests
Secretive British street artist Banksy's hotel next to Israel's separation wall welcomed its first guests on Monday,...
US Choreographer Trisha Brown Dies At 80
American choreographer Trisha Brown, a pioneer of postmodern dance whose work shaped generations of creators, has died...
Banksy West Bank Hotel To Receive First Guests
Secretive British street artist Banksy's hotel next to Israel's controversial separation wall was due to welcome its...
Pussy Riot Declare New Revolution From the Stage
Still relishing provocation three years after their release from a Russian prison, the punk rockers Pussy Riot are...
India Beefs Up Security At Taj Mahal After IS Threat
India has boosted security at the Taj Mahal after a pro-Islamic State group reportedly warned of attacks in the country...
Warhol Mao Portrait Goes Under the Hammer In Hong Kong
An Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong will be auctioned in Hong Kong in a landmark sale that...
Online Movie Streaming Our Target – FIPAG
The Film Producers Association of Ghana (FIPAG) has disclosed plans to put mechanisms in place to start an online...
Russian Blogger On Trial For Playing Pokemon Game ‘in Church’
Russia put a blogger on trial Monday on charges of offending religious believers and fomenting hatred by posting a...
The 21st Century ‘Brand Ambassador’ [Article]
“Everyone has a level of influence that can be harnessed for greater good” – Bernard Kelvin Clive A brand...
Mystery of the Mona Lisa’s Solved
The subject of centuries of scrutiny and debate, Mona Lisa's famous smile is routinely described as ambiguous. But is...
Contemporary Master Viola Embraces Renaissance Roots
Bill Viola, the acclaimed contemporary artist, is back in Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance masters who inspired...
Artist Ahead of Her Time In Preening Brand
Everyone knows her magnified flowers and desert bones of New Mexico. But Georgia O'Keeffe also was a pioneer in...
History of African Wax Prints
You referred to them as ‘African wax prints,’ but what you may not know is that the fabrics are usually neither...