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All rights reservedFri, 17 Aug 2012 10:44:01 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/arts/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifBritain has temporarily barred the export of an early painting by Pablo Picasso valued at 50 million pounds ($78 million) in a bid to keep it in the country and on public display.http://news.yahoo.com/uk-temporarily-bars-export-picasso-painting-144405076.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 10:44:01 -0400Associated Pressuk-temporarily-bars-export-picasso-painting-144405076<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-stops-export-key-picasso-painting-000708028.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JwVDHMYN8DhbwZfMluVLFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T212706Z_1_CBRE87G1NLB00_RTROPTP_2_ARTS-US-ART-PICASSO-EXPORT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People look at the Picasso painting &#039;Child with a Dove&#039; while it is displayed during the Picasso and Modern British Art exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland" align="left" title="People look at the Picasso painting &#039;Child with a Dove&#039; while it is displayed during the Picasso and Modern British Art exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has placed a temporary export ban on a key Picasso painting which had been on loan to a public gallery since 1974 before its aristocratic owners decided to put it up for sale. &quot;Child with a Dove&quot; was painted in 1901 and marked the beginning of the Spanish artist&#039;s &quot;blue period.&quot; It has been valued at 50 million pounds ($80 million). ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-stops-export-key-picasso-painting-000708028.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 20:07:08 -0400Reutersbritain-stops-export-key-picasso-painting-000708028<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-stops-export-key-picasso-painting-000708028.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JwVDHMYN8DhbwZfMluVLFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-17T212706Z_1_CBRE87G1NLB00_RTROPTP_2_ARTS-US-ART-PICASSO-EXPORT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People look at the Picasso painting &#039;Child with a Dove&#039; while it is displayed during the Picasso and Modern British Art exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland" align="left" title="People look at the Picasso painting &#039;Child with a Dove&#039; while it is displayed during the Picasso and Modern British Art exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has placed a temporary export ban on a key Picasso painting which had been on loan to a public gallery since 1974 before its aristocratic owners decided to put it up for sale. &quot;Child with a Dove&quot; was painted in 1901 and marked the beginning of the Spanish artist&#039;s &quot;blue period.&quot; It has been valued at 50 million pounds ($80 million). ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indiana-museum-discovers-glass-picasso-piece-182735575.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tXWmJIbjLW.y7V3_p2y65w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0eb495e10c6e7117180f6a706700b71a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo provided by the Evansville Museum of Arts, History &amp; Science shows Pablo Picasso&#039;s ?Seated Woman with Red Hat? (?Femme assise au chapeau rouge?). The Evansville Museum plans to sell the layered, fired glass piece that it has kept in storage nearly 50 years and only recently discovered was genuine, because it is to expensive to keep. It is not known how much it is worth. (AP Photo/courtesy Evansville Museum of Arts, History &amp; Science, Michael Wheatley)" align="left" title="This photo provided by the Evansville Museum of Arts, History &amp; Science shows Pablo Picasso&#039;s ?Seated Woman with Red Hat? (?Femme assise au chapeau rouge?). The Evansville Museum plans to sell the layered, fired glass piece that it has kept in storage nearly 50 years and only recently discovered was genuine, because it is to expensive to keep. It is not known how much it is worth. (AP Photo/courtesy Evansville Museum of Arts, History &amp; Science, Michael Wheatley)" border="0" /></a>An Indiana museum plans to sell a work of glass art by Pablo Picasso that sat unnoticed in storage for nearly 50 years.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indiana-museum-discovers-glass-picasso-piece-182735575.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 14:27:47 -0400Associated Pressindiana-museum-discovers-glass-picasso-piece-182735575<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indiana-museum-discovers-glass-picasso-piece-182735575.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tXWmJIbjLW.y7V3_p2y65w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0eb495e10c6e7117180f6a706700b71a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo provided by the Evansville Museum of Arts, History &amp; Science shows Pablo Picasso&#039;s ?Seated Woman with Red Hat? (?Femme assise au chapeau rouge?). The Evansville Museum plans to sell the layered, fired glass piece that it has kept in storage nearly 50 years and only recently discovered was genuine, because it is to expensive to keep. It is not known how much it is worth. (AP Photo/courtesy Evansville Museum of Arts, History &amp; Science, Michael Wheatley)" align="left" title="This photo provided by the Evansville Museum of Arts, History &amp; Science shows Pablo Picasso&#039;s ?Seated Woman with Red Hat? (?Femme assise au chapeau rouge?). The Evansville Museum plans to sell the layered, fired glass piece that it has kept in storage nearly 50 years and only recently discovered was genuine, because it is to expensive to keep. It is not known how much it is worth. (AP Photo/courtesy Evansville Museum of Arts, History &amp; Science, Michael Wheatley)" border="0" /></a>An Indiana museum plans to sell a work of glass art by Pablo Picasso that sat unnoticed in storage for nearly 50 years.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/grammy-museum-unveils-tribute-whitney-houston-003834027.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HjDUUUzdWJNnfOAlfEKfYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-16T003834Z_1_CBRE87F01SM00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-WHITNEYHOUSTON-GRAMMYS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A large photograph of the late singer Whitney Houston posing with a Grammy Award is pictured during a press preview of the new exhibit &quot;Whitney! Celebrating The Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston&quot;, at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A large photograph of the late singer Whitney Houston posing with a Grammy Award is pictured during a press preview of the new exhibit &quot;Whitney! Celebrating The Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston&quot;, at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammy Museum unveiled a tribute to Whitney Houston on Wednesday, put together by family members to celebrate the late pop star&#039;s career. The exhibit, titled &quot;Whitney! Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston,&quot; features items such as the singer&#039;s iconic gowns, some of her Grammy awards, film scripts, modeling shots and personal memorabilia. Highlights include a beaded gown that Houston wore at the 1994 Grammy Awards, private letters from legendary music producer Clive Davis and a tea cup that Houston drank out of before each performance. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/grammy-museum-unveils-tribute-whitney-houston-003834027.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 22:13:32 -0400Reutersgrammy-museum-unveils-tribute-whitney-houston-003834027<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/grammy-museum-unveils-tribute-whitney-houston-003834027.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HjDUUUzdWJNnfOAlfEKfYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-16T003834Z_1_CBRE87F01SM00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-WHITNEYHOUSTON-GRAMMYS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A large photograph of the late singer Whitney Houston posing with a Grammy Award is pictured during a press preview of the new exhibit &quot;Whitney! Celebrating The Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston&quot;, at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A large photograph of the late singer Whitney Houston posing with a Grammy Award is pictured during a press preview of the new exhibit &quot;Whitney! Celebrating The Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston&quot;, at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammy Museum unveiled a tribute to Whitney Houston on Wednesday, put together by family members to celebrate the late pop star&#039;s career. The exhibit, titled &quot;Whitney! Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston,&quot; features items such as the singer&#039;s iconic gowns, some of her Grammy awards, film scripts, modeling shots and personal memorabilia. Highlights include a beaded gown that Houston wore at the 1994 Grammy Awards, private letters from legendary music producer Clive Davis and a tea cup that Houston drank out of before each performance. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/groundbreaking-comic-artist-educator-kubert-dies-184628804.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/I7QSempmD86ZRI2oikwrQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b3fa4a0bbf902b16180f6a7067002e72.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Feb. 6, 2006 file photo shows Joe Kubert, life-long cartoonist and founder of the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Art, talks while seated at his drawing table at the school in Dover, N.J. Kubert, who co-created DC Comics&#039; iconic Sgt. Rock character and Tor, and reinvigorated Hawkman, died Sunday, according to The Kubert School, which he founded in 1976 with his wife to train illustrators and artists. He was 85. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This Feb. 6, 2006 file photo shows Joe Kubert, life-long cartoonist and founder of the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Art, talks while seated at his drawing table at the school in Dover, N.J. Kubert, who co-created DC Comics&#039; iconic Sgt. Rock character and Tor, and reinvigorated Hawkman, died Sunday, according to The Kubert School, which he founded in 1976 with his wife to train illustrators and artists. He was 85. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, file)" border="0" /></a>Joe Kubert, a groundbreaking comic artist and educator best known for co-creating DC Comics&#039; iconic Sgt. Rock character, has died. He was 85.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/groundbreaking-comic-artist-educator-kubert-dies-184628804.htmlMon, 13 Aug 2012 16:31:28 -0400Associated Pressgroundbreaking-comic-artist-educator-kubert-dies-184628804<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/groundbreaking-comic-artist-educator-kubert-dies-184628804.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/I7QSempmD86ZRI2oikwrQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b3fa4a0bbf902b16180f6a7067002e72.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Feb. 6, 2006 file photo shows Joe Kubert, life-long cartoonist and founder of the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Art, talks while seated at his drawing table at the school in Dover, N.J. Kubert, who co-created DC Comics&#039; iconic Sgt. Rock character and Tor, and reinvigorated Hawkman, died Sunday, according to The Kubert School, which he founded in 1976 with his wife to train illustrators and artists. He was 85. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This Feb. 6, 2006 file photo shows Joe Kubert, life-long cartoonist and founder of the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Art, talks while seated at his drawing table at the school in Dover, N.J. Kubert, who co-created DC Comics&#039; iconic Sgt. Rock character and Tor, and reinvigorated Hawkman, died Sunday, according to The Kubert School, which he founded in 1976 with his wife to train illustrators and artists. He was 85. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, file)" border="0" /></a>Joe Kubert, a groundbreaking comic artist and educator best known for co-creating DC Comics&#039; iconic Sgt. Rock character, has died. He was 85.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-jail-cells-serve-artist-studios-detroit-070718397.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h.QOExjqSifLCSBOfKfreQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/351051a855c0be16170f6a7067003213.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In a photo from July 24, 2012, Hugo Navarro paints in a 5-by-9-foot jail cell that serves as his studio at 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Studios in southwest Detroit. Unlike jailhouse artists who find creative inspiration behind bars, the 56-year-old is there by choice. The decade-old arts organization moved into its new home in the Detroit Police Department&#039;s former Third Precinct station this year. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" align="left" title="In a photo from July 24, 2012, Hugo Navarro paints in a 5-by-9-foot jail cell that serves as his studio at 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Studios in southwest Detroit. Unlike jailhouse artists who find creative inspiration behind bars, the 56-year-old is there by choice. The decade-old arts organization moved into its new home in the Detroit Police Department&#039;s former Third Precinct station this year. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>For Hugo Navarro, the 5-by-9-foot jail cell that serves as his studio in southwest Detroit is an admittedly creepy place to immerse himself in his work.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ex-jail-cells-serve-artist-studios-detroit-070718397.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 11:13:33 -0400Associated Pressex-jail-cells-serve-artist-studios-detroit-070718397<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-jail-cells-serve-artist-studios-detroit-070718397.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h.QOExjqSifLCSBOfKfreQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/351051a855c0be16170f6a7067003213.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In a photo from July 24, 2012, Hugo Navarro paints in a 5-by-9-foot jail cell that serves as his studio at 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Studios in southwest Detroit. Unlike jailhouse artists who find creative inspiration behind bars, the 56-year-old is there by choice. The decade-old arts organization moved into its new home in the Detroit Police Department&#039;s former Third Precinct station this year. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" align="left" title="In a photo from July 24, 2012, Hugo Navarro paints in a 5-by-9-foot jail cell that serves as his studio at 555 Nonprofit Gallery and Studios in southwest Detroit. Unlike jailhouse artists who find creative inspiration behind bars, the 56-year-old is there by choice. The decade-old arts organization moved into its new home in the Detroit Police Department&#039;s former Third Precinct station this year. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>For Hugo Navarro, the 5-by-9-foot jail cell that serves as his studio in southwest Detroit is an admittedly creepy place to immerse himself in his work.</p><br clear="all"/>Britain's Ashmolean Museum says it has raised almost 8 million pounds ($12.5 million) to buy an Edouard Manet masterpiece and keep it on public display.http://news.yahoo.com/museum-wins-bid-keep-manet-masterpiece-uk-103941564.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2012 09:50:21 -0400Associated Pressmuseum-wins-bid-keep-manet-masterpiece-uk-103941564<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-interview-artist-kusama-sees-world-dots-050836701.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/usRhr51gx8W7mM9.JLSuJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1b6ae5ac3bdda616170f6a7067003e69.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, wearing a bright red wig and a Louis Vuitton polka dot scarf, speaks during an interview at her studio in Tokyo. Kusama&#039;s signature splash of dots has now arrived in the realm of fashion in a new collection from French luxury brand Louis Vuitton - bags, sunglasses, shoes and coats. The latest Kusama collection is showcased at its boutiques around the world, including New York, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore, sometimes with replica dolls of Kusama. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, wearing a bright red wig and a Louis Vuitton polka dot scarf, speaks during an interview at her studio in Tokyo. Kusama&#039;s signature splash of dots has now arrived in the realm of fashion in a new collection from French luxury brand Louis Vuitton - bags, sunglasses, shoes and coats. The latest Kusama collection is showcased at its boutiques around the world, including New York, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore, sometimes with replica dolls of Kusama. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0" /></a>Polka dots are Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama&#039;s lifelong inspiration, obsession and passion.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-interview-artist-kusama-sees-world-dots-050836701.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2012 09:46:40 -0400Associated Pressap-interview-artist-kusama-sees-world-dots-050836701<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-interview-artist-kusama-sees-world-dots-050836701.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/usRhr51gx8W7mM9.JLSuJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1b6ae5ac3bdda616170f6a7067003e69.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, wearing a bright red wig and a Louis Vuitton polka dot scarf, speaks during an interview at her studio in Tokyo. Kusama&#039;s signature splash of dots has now arrived in the realm of fashion in a new collection from French luxury brand Louis Vuitton - bags, sunglasses, shoes and coats. The latest Kusama collection is showcased at its boutiques around the world, including New York, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore, sometimes with replica dolls of Kusama. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, wearing a bright red wig and a Louis Vuitton polka dot scarf, speaks during an interview at her studio in Tokyo. Kusama&#039;s signature splash of dots has now arrived in the realm of fashion in a new collection from French luxury brand Louis Vuitton - bags, sunglasses, shoes and coats. The latest Kusama collection is showcased at its boutiques around the world, including New York, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore, sometimes with replica dolls of Kusama. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)" border="0" /></a>Polka dots are Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama&#039;s lifelong inspiration, obsession and passion.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/maometto-takes-santa-fe-opera-storm-164411495.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZiJug8xF_bj68AiNXWolSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/74bd71e1f0c06715170f6a7067004348.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this undated photo provided by the Santa Fe Opera, Luca Pisaroni, left, and Leah Crocetto perform in the Santa Fe Opera production of Rossini?s &quot;Maometto II.&quot; (AP Photo/Santa Fe Opera, Ken Howard)" align="left" title="In this undated photo provided by the Santa Fe Opera, Luca Pisaroni, left, and Leah Crocetto perform in the Santa Fe Opera production of Rossini?s &quot;Maometto II.&quot; (AP Photo/Santa Fe Opera, Ken Howard)" border="0" /></a>Midway through Act 1 of Rossini&#039;s &quot;Maometto II,&quot; the approach of the Turkish warrior is heralded by booming cannon and flashes of light.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/maometto-takes-santa-fe-opera-storm-164411495.htmlSun, 05 Aug 2012 12:44:37 -0400Associated Pressmaometto-takes-santa-fe-opera-storm-164411495<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/maometto-takes-santa-fe-opera-storm-164411495.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZiJug8xF_bj68AiNXWolSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/74bd71e1f0c06715170f6a7067004348.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this undated photo provided by the Santa Fe Opera, Luca Pisaroni, left, and Leah Crocetto perform in the Santa Fe Opera production of Rossini?s &quot;Maometto II.&quot; (AP Photo/Santa Fe Opera, Ken Howard)" align="left" title="In this undated photo provided by the Santa Fe Opera, Luca Pisaroni, left, and Leah Crocetto perform in the Santa Fe Opera production of Rossini?s &quot;Maometto II.&quot; (AP Photo/Santa Fe Opera, Ken Howard)" border="0" /></a>Midway through Act 1 of Rossini&#039;s &quot;Maometto II,&quot; the approach of the Turkish warrior is heralded by booming cannon and flashes of light.</p><br clear="all"/>HAVANA (Reuters) - The Cuban government has closed a privately run cultural center, causing consternation among artists and intellectuals in what is shaping up to be the latest test of President Raul Castro's loosening of controls over everyday life. A week ago government inspectors burst into the El Cabildo cultural center to the shock of patrons, artists and staff attending musical performed by its theater company, the "Opera in the Street. ...http://news.yahoo.com/cuban-opera-singer-challenges-jealous-bureaucrats-over-closed-222850415--business.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 18:28:50 -0400Reuterscuban-opera-singer-challenges-jealous-bureaucrats-over-closed-222850415--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sackings-spark-call-boycott-malaysia-orchestra-172847051.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CT8pWhpSGe7XBuR1ajL6LQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343842090330-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The federation said the sackings came &quot;for no reason whatsoever... destroying their livelihoods&quot;" align="left" title="The federation said the sackings came &quot;for no reason whatsoever... destroying their livelihoods&quot;" border="0" /></a>An international musicians&#039; group has called for a global boycott of recruitment by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO), saying the symphony sacked nine members without cause.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sackings-spark-call-boycott-malaysia-orchestra-172847051.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 13:28:47 -0400AFPsackings-spark-call-boycott-malaysia-orchestra-172847051<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sackings-spark-call-boycott-malaysia-orchestra-172847051.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CT8pWhpSGe7XBuR1ajL6LQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343842090330-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The federation said the sackings came &quot;for no reason whatsoever... destroying their livelihoods&quot;" align="left" title="The federation said the sackings came &quot;for no reason whatsoever... destroying their livelihoods&quot;" border="0" /></a>An international musicians&#039; group has called for a global boycott of recruitment by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO), saying the symphony sacked nine members without cause.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/philadelphia-orchestra-escapes-bankruptcy-090908987.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y0G90o9GVu.nqQ5HVnUfYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343812098982-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Philadelphia Orchestra shocked the arts world in April 2011 when it filed for bankruptcy" align="left" title="The Philadelphia Orchestra shocked the arts world in April 2011 when it filed for bankruptcy" border="0" /></a>Philadelphia&#039;s renowned orchestra has officially emerged from bankruptcy, in part thanks to a visit to China, and now looks forward to an unexpectedly bright future, the CEO said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/philadelphia-orchestra-escapes-bankruptcy-090908987.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 05:09:08 -0400AFPphiladelphia-orchestra-escapes-bankruptcy-090908987<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/philadelphia-orchestra-escapes-bankruptcy-090908987.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y0G90o9GVu.nqQ5HVnUfYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343812098982-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Philadelphia Orchestra shocked the arts world in April 2011 when it filed for bankruptcy" align="left" title="The Philadelphia Orchestra shocked the arts world in April 2011 when it filed for bankruptcy" border="0" /></a>Philadelphia&#039;s renowned orchestra has officially emerged from bankruptcy, in part thanks to a visit to China, and now looks forward to an unexpectedly bright future, the CEO said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>The Philadelphia Orchestra has officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.http://news.yahoo.com/philadelphia-orchestra-emerges-bankruptcy-191249570.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 15:12:49 -0400Associated Pressphiladelphia-orchestra-emerges-bankruptcy-191249570BERLIN (Reuters) - Visitors to Berlin's main modern art museum this summer should take care not to step on piles of horse manure, placed as a reminder of art that was stolen, destroyed or went missing under Nazi rule. With his installation at the New National Gallery of four piles of artificial dung, painted blue, Austrian artist Martin Gostner has said he is paying tribute to Franz Marc's painting "The Tower of Blue Horses". The Nazis seized Marc's seminal expressionist work in 1937, branding it "un-German" and "degenerate". ...http://news.yahoo.com/berlin-museum-dung-heaps-reminder-nazi-past-165527718.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:55:27 -0400Reutersberlin-museum-dung-heaps-reminder-nazi-past-165527718The choreographer of a somber segment in the London Olympics opening ceremony said Saturday he's disappointed that NBC decided not to show it to an American audience.http://news.yahoo.com/choreographer-angry-nbc-cut-segment-222204027--finance.htmlSat, 28 Jul 2012 21:26:22 -0400Associated Presschoreographer-angry-nbc-cut-segment-222204027--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-state-opera-told-save-10-mn-euros-150037315.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bu.pVEbAB5UhAJsWeWfxpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343401078732-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Vienna has higher box office takings that the Bavarian or Berlin state operas, says its director" align="left" title="Vienna has higher box office takings that the Bavarian or Berlin state operas, says its director" border="0" /></a>The prestigious Vienna State Opera has been told by the Austrian government to find savings of 10 million euros ($12.3 million), its flabbergasted musical director was quoted as saying Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-state-opera-told-save-10-mn-euros-150037315.htmlFri, 27 Jul 2012 11:00:37 -0400AFPvienna-state-opera-told-save-10-mn-euros-150037315<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-state-opera-told-save-10-mn-euros-150037315.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bu.pVEbAB5UhAJsWeWfxpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343401078732-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Vienna has higher box office takings that the Bavarian or Berlin state operas, says its director" align="left" title="Vienna has higher box office takings that the Bavarian or Berlin state operas, says its director" border="0" /></a>The prestigious Vienna State Opera has been told by the Austrian government to find savings of 10 million euros ($12.3 million), its flabbergasted musical director was quoted as saying Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>The Washington State History Museum in Tacoma plans to open an exhibit in August of next year on the D.B. Cooper skyjacking mystery.http://news.yahoo.com/washington-history-museum-plans-db-cooper-exhibit-175149506.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 14:32:41 -0400Associated Presswashington-history-museum-plans-db-cooper-exhibit-175149506<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/design-children-focus-moma-exhibit-140932305.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kyPmP7RffIyHcVk2D6UMZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-24T215708Z_1_CBRE86N1OZC00_RTROPTP_2_ARTS-US-EXHIBIT-DESIGN-CHILDREN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Undated handout file photo shows a Ford convertible toy car and a Subaru 360 toy car which are part of an exhibition at the MoMA in New York" align="left" title="Undated handout file photo shows a Ford convertible toy car and a Subaru 360 toy car which are part of an exhibition at the MoMA in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - With toys, games, small furniture, books and play areas, a new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art casts a sharp focus on 20th century design for children. &quot;Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000,&quot; which opens on July 29 and runs through November 5, looks at the symbiotic relationship between children and the artists who designed for them. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/design-children-focus-moma-exhibit-140932305.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2012 10:09:32 -0400Reutersdesign-children-focus-moma-exhibit-140932305<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/design-children-focus-moma-exhibit-140932305.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kyPmP7RffIyHcVk2D6UMZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-24T215708Z_1_CBRE86N1OZC00_RTROPTP_2_ARTS-US-EXHIBIT-DESIGN-CHILDREN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Undated handout file photo shows a Ford convertible toy car and a Subaru 360 toy car which are part of an exhibition at the MoMA in New York" align="left" title="Undated handout file photo shows a Ford convertible toy car and a Subaru 360 toy car which are part of an exhibition at the MoMA in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - With toys, games, small furniture, books and play areas, a new exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art casts a sharp focus on 20th century design for children. &quot;Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000,&quot; which opens on July 29 and runs through November 5, looks at the symbiotic relationship between children and the artists who designed for them. ...</p><br clear="all"/>An executive with the Charlotte Symphony has been named to lead the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.http://news.yahoo.com/charlotte-symphony-exec-lead-dallas-symphony-173535916.htmlMon, 23 Jul 2012 13:37:04 -0400Associated Presscharlotte-symphony-exec-lead-dallas-symphony-173535916Singer-songwriter Ruben Blades is joining Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel to perform the Panamanian's salsa opera "Maestra Vida," along with more than 140 musicians and actors in central Caracas.http://news.yahoo.com/ruben-blades-joins-gustavo-dudamel-salsa-opera-175409120.htmlSun, 22 Jul 2012 13:54:09 -0400Associated Pressruben-blades-joins-gustavo-dudamel-salsa-opera-175409120MIAMI (Reuters) - A painting believed to be by French master Henri Matisse that was stolen from a Venezuelan museum more than a decade ago has been recovered in an undercover sting operation at a Miami Beach hotel, authorities said on Wednesday. A man and a woman who allegedly tried to sell the 1925 work "Odalisque in Red Pants" (Odalisque ? la culotte rouge) to FBI agents for $740,000 were arrested and charged with possession of stolen goods. ...http://news.yahoo.com/painting-seized-miami-sting-may-missing-matisse-000855503.htmlWed, 18 Jul 2012 20:08:55 -0400Reuterspainting-seized-miami-sting-may-missing-matisse-000855503<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artist-brings-3-d-pavement-art-grand-canyon-160029213.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QypfY_RTZ6O0Ubn8LLjy.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77e6d0c7ed8a8613150f6a7067002127.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This June 15, 2012 photo released by the National Geographic Visitor Center at Grand Canyon shows an unidentified visitor examining the sidewalk artwork &quot;Grand Canyon Illusion&quot; by artist Kurt Wenner outside the National Geographic Visitor Center at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan, Ariz., in this handout photo made on June 15, 2012. The 3-D piece gives the illusion of being perched atop spires and starting down a winding trail that seemingly plunges into the depths of the massive gorge. (AP Photo/National Geographic Visitor Center at Grand Canyon, Joel Kramer)" align="left" title="This June 15, 2012 photo released by the National Geographic Visitor Center at Grand Canyon shows an unidentified visitor examining the sidewalk artwork &quot;Grand Canyon Illusion&quot; by artist Kurt Wenner outside the National Geographic Visitor Center at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan, Ariz., in this handout photo made on June 15, 2012. The 3-D piece gives the illusion of being perched atop spires and starting down a winding trail that seemingly plunges into the depths of the massive gorge. (AP Photo/National Geographic Visitor Center at Grand Canyon, Joel Kramer)" border="0" /></a>Uninspired by modern art, Kurt Wenner set out to learn how European masters made architecture soar and figures float in ceiling frescoes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/artist-brings-3-d-pavement-art-grand-canyon-160029213.htmlMon, 16 Jul 2012 12:02:10 -0400Associated Pressartist-brings-3-d-pavement-art-grand-canyon-160029213<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artist-brings-3-d-pavement-art-grand-canyon-160029213.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QypfY_RTZ6O0Ubn8LLjy.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77e6d0c7ed8a8613150f6a7067002127.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This June 15, 2012 photo released by the National Geographic Visitor Center at Grand Canyon shows an unidentified visitor examining the sidewalk artwork &quot;Grand Canyon Illusion&quot; by artist Kurt Wenner outside the National Geographic Visitor Center at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan, Ariz., in this handout photo made on June 15, 2012. The 3-D piece gives the illusion of being perched atop spires and starting down a winding trail that seemingly plunges into the depths of the massive gorge. (AP Photo/National Geographic Visitor Center at Grand Canyon, Joel Kramer)" align="left" title="This June 15, 2012 photo released by the National Geographic Visitor Center at Grand Canyon shows an unidentified visitor examining the sidewalk artwork &quot;Grand Canyon Illusion&quot; by artist Kurt Wenner outside the National Geographic Visitor Center at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan, Ariz., in this handout photo made on June 15, 2012. The 3-D piece gives the illusion of being perched atop spires and starting down a winding trail that seemingly plunges into the depths of the massive gorge. (AP Photo/National Geographic Visitor Center at Grand Canyon, Joel Kramer)" border="0" /></a>Uninspired by modern art, Kurt Wenner set out to learn how European masters made architecture soar and figures float in ceiling frescoes.</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - The artist who painted a post-mortem halo over Joe Paterno's head on a mural featuring the late Penn State football coach erased it on Saturday following a report that found Paterno helped cover up child sex abuse by a former assistant coach. Michael Pilato said he removed the halo on the outdoor mural in State College, Pennsylvania, home of the main Pennsylvania State University campus, and also painted a blue ribbon for child abuse awareness on Paterno's suit. "I think Joe Paterno is an amazing human being. ...http://news.yahoo.com/artist-erases-halo-over-joe-paterno-pennsylvania-mural-011331913--nfl.htmlSat, 14 Jul 2012 21:13:31 -0400Reutersartist-erases-halo-over-joe-paterno-pennsylvania-mural-011331913--nfl<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-lady-smithsonian-museum-honor-top-designers-213348291.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AxQRxRTd06I5SU3hydbK3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/76d33b2da1024213150f6a70670074ef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First lady Michelle Obama smiles as she honors the Smithsonian&#039;s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award winners, Friday, July 13, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A District of Columbia police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for the White House and other officials has been moved to administrative duty after he allegedly made threatening comments about Michelle Obama. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="First lady Michelle Obama smiles as she honors the Smithsonian&#039;s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award winners, Friday, July 13, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A District of Columbia police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for the White House and other officials has been moved to administrative duty after he allegedly made threatening comments about Michelle Obama. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>Michelle Obama said the nation&#039;s top designers in fashion, architecture, landscapes and technology were making life better through their everyday work and honored them at the White House on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/first-lady-smithsonian-museum-honor-top-designers-213348291.htmlFri, 13 Jul 2012 17:34:21 -0400Associated Pressfirst-lady-smithsonian-museum-honor-top-designers-213348291<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-lady-smithsonian-museum-honor-top-designers-213348291.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AxQRxRTd06I5SU3hydbK3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/76d33b2da1024213150f6a70670074ef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First lady Michelle Obama smiles as she honors the Smithsonian&#039;s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award winners, Friday, July 13, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A District of Columbia police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for the White House and other officials has been moved to administrative duty after he allegedly made threatening comments about Michelle Obama. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="First lady Michelle Obama smiles as she honors the Smithsonian&#039;s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award winners, Friday, July 13, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A District of Columbia police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for the White House and other officials has been moved to administrative duty after he allegedly made threatening comments about Michelle Obama. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>Michelle Obama said the nation&#039;s top designers in fashion, architecture, landscapes and technology were making life better through their everyday work and honored them at the White House on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-art-museum-makes-pitch-voter-support-154457265.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5fYfkZDp7znilI.fSGVYDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0ecdf128a1094213150f6a706700d870.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Auguste Rodin&#039;s sculpture &quot;The Thinker&quot; is shown outside The Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. The Detroit Institute of Arts is working to persuade voters to authorize a tax to support the cultural institution, promising free admission and expanded programing if it passes while raising the possibility that the museum would be a shadow of its current self if it&#039;s rejected.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" align="left" title="Auguste Rodin&#039;s sculpture &quot;The Thinker&quot; is shown outside The Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. The Detroit Institute of Arts is working to persuade voters to authorize a tax to support the cultural institution, promising free admission and expanded programing if it passes while raising the possibility that the museum would be a shadow of its current self if it&#039;s rejected.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>The Detroit Institute of Arts is working to persuade voters to authorize a tax to support the cultural institution, promising free admission and expanded programing if it passes while raising the possibility that the museum would be a shadow of its current self if it&#039;s rejected.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-art-museum-makes-pitch-voter-support-154457265.htmlFri, 13 Jul 2012 14:32:11 -0400Associated Pressdetroit-art-museum-makes-pitch-voter-support-154457265<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-art-museum-makes-pitch-voter-support-154457265.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5fYfkZDp7znilI.fSGVYDw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0ecdf128a1094213150f6a706700d870.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Auguste Rodin&#039;s sculpture &quot;The Thinker&quot; is shown outside The Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. The Detroit Institute of Arts is working to persuade voters to authorize a tax to support the cultural institution, promising free admission and expanded programing if it passes while raising the possibility that the museum would be a shadow of its current self if it&#039;s rejected.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" align="left" title="Auguste Rodin&#039;s sculpture &quot;The Thinker&quot; is shown outside The Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. The Detroit Institute of Arts is working to persuade voters to authorize a tax to support the cultural institution, promising free admission and expanded programing if it passes while raising the possibility that the museum would be a shadow of its current self if it&#039;s rejected.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>The Detroit Institute of Arts is working to persuade voters to authorize a tax to support the cultural institution, promising free admission and expanded programing if it passes while raising the possibility that the museum would be a shadow of its current self if it&#039;s rejected.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-rises-baghdads-ashes-130552265.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ctg2sdZtNs7htcDfyEIFWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-13T140230Z_1_CBRE86C130800_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-ART.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iraqi artist Qasim Sabti speaks about the 2003 U.S.-led invasion during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad" align="left" title="Iraqi artist Qasim Sabti speaks about the 2003 U.S.-led invasion during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - As Baghdad burned, Iraqi artist Qasim Sabti headed for one of the places he loved the most - the Academy of Fine Arts - only to find thousands of its books and archives on fire. It was April 2003 and the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, begun in March, had reached the capital. Sabti, who had seen the blaze from his balcony in central Baghdad, recounts the destruction of 6,000 books on art and how he tried to recover just a handful from the flames. &quot;I tried to save a Russian landscape book. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/artists-rises-baghdads-ashes-130552265.htmlFri, 13 Jul 2012 09:05:52 -0400Reutersartists-rises-baghdads-ashes-130552265<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-rises-baghdads-ashes-130552265.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ctg2sdZtNs7htcDfyEIFWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-13T140230Z_1_CBRE86C130800_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-ART.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iraqi artist Qasim Sabti speaks about the 2003 U.S.-led invasion during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad" align="left" title="Iraqi artist Qasim Sabti speaks about the 2003 U.S.-led invasion during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - As Baghdad burned, Iraqi artist Qasim Sabti headed for one of the places he loved the most - the Academy of Fine Arts - only to find thousands of its books and archives on fire. It was April 2003 and the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, begun in March, had reached the capital. Sabti, who had seen the blaze from his balcony in central Baghdad, recounts the destruction of 6,000 books on art and how he tried to recover just a handful from the flames. &quot;I tried to save a Russian landscape book. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rodin-museum-philly-reopens-look-1929-185626363.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t8yBkouDUpk0TBuSut4V.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9d3b388a879d2b13150f6a70670028fd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Guest view the newly restored interior of the Rodin Museum, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Philadelphia. For the first time since the museum opened in 1929, the public will get to see it as its architects intended. The Rodin Museum reopens Friday after a more than three-year, $9 million renovation that returned all its sculptures to their original locations inside and out, refurbished almost all of them. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)" align="left" title="Guest view the newly restored interior of the Rodin Museum, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Philadelphia. For the first time since the museum opened in 1929, the public will get to see it as its architects intended. The Rodin Museum reopens Friday after a more than three-year, $9 million renovation that returned all its sculptures to their original locations inside and out, refurbished almost all of them. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)" border="0" /></a>The Rodin Museum, a little jewel box of a building surrounded by formal gardens and showcasing the French artist&#039;s monumental sculptures, had by most accounts lost a certain je ne sais quoi in the 83 years since it was built.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rodin-museum-philly-reopens-look-1929-185626363.htmlThu, 12 Jul 2012 22:20:09 -0400Associated Pressrodin-museum-philly-reopens-look-1929-185626363<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rodin-museum-philly-reopens-look-1929-185626363.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t8yBkouDUpk0TBuSut4V.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9d3b388a879d2b13150f6a70670028fd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Guest view the newly restored interior of the Rodin Museum, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Philadelphia. For the first time since the museum opened in 1929, the public will get to see it as its architects intended. The Rodin Museum reopens Friday after a more than three-year, $9 million renovation that returned all its sculptures to their original locations inside and out, refurbished almost all of them. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)" align="left" title="Guest view the newly restored interior of the Rodin Museum, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Philadelphia. For the first time since the museum opened in 1929, the public will get to see it as its architects intended. The Rodin Museum reopens Friday after a more than three-year, $9 million renovation that returned all its sculptures to their original locations inside and out, refurbished almost all of them. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)" border="0" /></a>The Rodin Museum, a little jewel box of a building surrounded by formal gardens and showcasing the French artist&#039;s monumental sculptures, had by most accounts lost a certain je ne sais quoi in the 83 years since it was built.</p><br clear="all"/>At the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, everything old is new again.http://news.yahoo.com/rodin-museum-philly-reopen-renovations-135017580.htmlThu, 12 Jul 2012 09:50:17 -0400Associated Pressrodin-museum-philly-reopen-renovations-135017580<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cuba-opera-singer-builds-empire-210840031--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D17J1AKKYgOMsHeiyva7QQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-11T210840Z_1_CBRE86A1MQV00_RTROPTP_2_ARTS-US-CUBA-THEATER-REFORM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;Opera in the Street&#039; members perform in Havana" align="left" title="&#039;Opera in the Street&#039; members perform in Havana" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban performers ranging from Broadway-style dancers to classical opera singers are packing them in at El Cabildo, a recently opened entertainment center that is pushing the limits of the communist country&#039;s still-unfolding economic reforms. With about 130 employees, the club tucked into one of Havana&#039;s posher neighborhoods is believed to be the largest private business in Havana and perhaps a harbinger of things to come under the initiatives of President Raul Castro. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cuba-opera-singer-builds-empire-210840031--business.htmlWed, 11 Jul 2012 17:08:40 -0400Reuterscuba-opera-singer-builds-empire-210840031--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cuba-opera-singer-builds-empire-210840031--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D17J1AKKYgOMsHeiyva7QQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-07-11T210840Z_1_CBRE86A1MQV00_RTROPTP_2_ARTS-US-CUBA-THEATER-REFORM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;Opera in the Street&#039; members perform in Havana" align="left" title="&#039;Opera in the Street&#039; members perform in Havana" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban performers ranging from Broadway-style dancers to classical opera singers are packing them in at El Cabildo, a recently opened entertainment center that is pushing the limits of the communist country&#039;s still-unfolding economic reforms. With about 130 employees, the club tucked into one of Havana&#039;s posher neighborhoods is believed to be the largest private business in Havana and perhaps a harbinger of things to come under the initiatives of President Raul Castro. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating his name day with a private concert of Beethoven symphonies conducted by maestro Daniel Barenboim and performed by the West-Eastern Divan, an orchestra of musicians from Israel and Arab countries who hope to further the cause of peace.http://news.yahoo.com/barenboim-peace-orchestra-perform-pope-180130169.htmlWed, 11 Jul 2012 14:01:30 -0400Associated Pressbarenboim-peace-orchestra-perform-pop

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