Arts
Russia's underground artists have new target: Putin
Russia's protest artists are pioneering new forms of risky, highly public dissent, aimed at mocking Putin, Medvedev and the political class.
Mexico's political cartoonists fight drug war
Political cartoonists in Mexico have started a campaign to educate people about the violence of the drug war in their country, which has claimed well over 40,000 lives....
Iconic civil rights painting moves to Oval Office
President Obama installs Norman Rockwell's iconic painting, depicting the 1960 integration of the New Orleans school system, outside the Oval Office. ...
Saving Haiti's art and culture
Haiti's art is in peril after the earthquake ravaged churches and other homes of Haiti's cultural heritage -- saving that art could help with the country's recovery....
Food art: Oreo cookie portraits and bread embroidery
Artist Judith Klausner creates intricate Victorian-style cameo portraits carved out of Oreo cream, and old-fashioned hand-cross-stitch designs with Chex cereal....
Statue of freed slave causes uproar in Indianapolis
Indianapolis' African-American community is protesting artist Fred Wilson's monument of a freed slave, saying it perpetuates stereotypes....
High profile art heists on the rise around the world
A $200,000 Picasso sketch, a $350,000 Fernand Léger and 11 paintings valued at $387,000 have all been stolen in the past month....
New play 'Online' explores Syrian protests
The new London play follows conversations between young Syrians as they live through one week of the uprising -- all of it by email....
Why Rembrandts are highly popular with thieves
There have been 81 thefts of Rembrandts in the past 100 years -- the Dutch artist is the second most stolen artist in history, behind Picasso. ...
Palestinian cartoonist Majed Badra accused of anti-Semitism
With visa approved and plane ticket in hand, Palestinian cartoonist Majed Badra was uninvited from a trip to the United States....
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