Abstract art pioneer's work displayed in retrospective show
The National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is holding an exhibition titled '70 ?D Orientation ?D Lee Shi-chi–Modern Art in Taiwan through the Past 50 Years' April 5-30, featuring dozens of his abstract paintings. Born in 1938, Lee Shi-chi is one of

Da Vinci trial gives cryptic judgment
Subscribe or Unsubscribe newsletter Da Vinci trial gives cryptic judgment Advertising The British judge who presided over the Da Vinci Code trial has put a code of his own into his judgment and on Wednesday said he would 'probably' confirm it to the

Da Vinci Code sparks debate, helps overcome 'apathy,' novelist says
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How Betjeman learned to boogie
How did our adored poet laureate become a master of'dope bass action'? Roy Wilkinson on the other funky JB.

Paul Lewis meets Baka Pygmies, musicians in'a bid to save their rainforest'
This month seven Baka musicians from Cameroon will tour the UK in what their promoters call'a bid to save their rainforest'. But is that really what they want?

John Osborne's later years
Theatre: Biographer John Heilpern describes the playwright's bleakest hour as critics turned on him.

Fast food turns to mould for art's sake
PROVOCATIVE pop culture hits Masterton tonight with the exposure of religious icons to artistic irony and a Big Mac burger to slow decay. King Street Artworks tonight mount their ninth annual public exhibition - Things That Make You Go Hmmm… - at the

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'Da Vinci Code' ruling may contain judge's secret message
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Judge puts code in 'Da Vinci' ruling
LONDON - The judge who presided at the 'Da Vinci Code' copyright infringement trial has put a code of his own into his ruling, and he said Wednesday he would 'probably' confirm it to the person who breaks it. Since Judge Peter Smith delivered his ruling

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Italians Describe Art Trafficking Network
Italian prosecutors on Wednesday named a New York art gallery as a key link in what they say was a vast conspiracy to market stolen artifacts that allegedly involved a former J. Paul Getty museum curator on trial here. Prosecutor Paolo Ferri presented

Message to Da Vinci Code Author, Film Makers and Fans: Don't Forget Jesus Was Jewish!
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Brazilian Makes Art from Trash in a Big Way
Brazilian-born Brooklyn artist Vik Muniz has delivered Rena Bransten another astonishing exhibition. Muniz makes big photographs, but their subjects challenge description. To make "Prometheus, After Titian" (2006), like all the other pictures on…
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VISUAL ARTS / IS IT GARBAGE OR IS IT ART?? / Artists in residence: Norcal Waste allows artists to dig through the dump and create beauty
Both Ed Clapp and Sarah Barsness — artists chosen to spend three months in the charmingly and accurately named program called Norcal Waste Systems' Artist in Residence Program — agree that most of what they found at the dump was garbage. But that…
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POWER FLOWERS
If somebody celebrated your anniversary by giving you flowers every year for 22 years, you'd think the element of surprise might wear off. Not so with the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum's Bouquets to Art celebration, which in its 22nd year is still…
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Two artists provide personal and civic history
Renowned photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto came to town recently to scope out the Asian Art Museum. In February the Asian plans to host his remarkable exhibition "History of History," which has traveled internationally for the past three years. Sugimoto…
Kenneth Baker

Unusual and funny!

GumArt is the surprisingly pleasing result of thousands of hours of chewing and spreading. GumArt.com first launched in 1998 as a vehicle for showing this art to those who appreciate gum and the complexity of creating art in this medium. Since its initial launch, the GumArt site has been linked to hundreds of sites around the world. The art has received invitations from galleries, inquiries for purchasing, letters from schools wanting to teach the art, and requests for newspaper, magazine, television and radio interviews.

Long-awaited art projects will add to city's ambience (The Arizona Republic)
Nine long awaited public art projects will be placed throughout Scottsdale by the end of this year, enhancing the artistic ambience and sense of place in Scottsdale.

British Art Theft Reported at $142M (AP via Yahoo! News)
Works of art stolen from a 17th-century manor house were worth an estimated $142 million, making the raid the largest property theft in British history, according to reports.

Art Exhibit in Kentucky Features 36 Bras (AP via Yahoo! News)
There's a giant pink bra hanging off a balcony at In Bloom Floral in Paducah. It's an advertisement for what's inside: an exhibit featuring 36 bras decorated by local artists titled "The Art of Underpinnings."

Modernism 1914-39: Designing a New World, V&A, London
Can three rooms at the V&A even begin to do justice to Modernism? Adrian Searle isn't convinced.

Nearly all George Michael tickets sell in two hours
Most of the tickets for George Michael's first tour for 15 years sold out within two hours yesterday.

He is the last transcendent world pop star, and it's a shame his problems have restrained his musical output
Profile: Tabloids may say that George Michael is going off the rails, but his talent has never been in doubt.

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Middle classes put their faith in golden Maos
Newly affluent Chinese are putting their money into idols, finds Richard Spencer.

The plot to humble my friend Kevin
Stephen Tompkinson is not easily roused - but he has a problem with soap stars and critics of Old Vic director Kevin Spacey, finds Tom Leonard.

A crisp, clear and fast-paced Passion
Matthew Rye reviews The Passion of Jesus of Nazareth.