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Stories on canvas: Illustration meets fine art in the works of Warren Chang
They look up from their place in the world, rooted in the soft earth among the relentless rows of produce, facing the viewer but looking outward, as if to that higher place called hope.

Humble Museum Aims for Rebirth
The Egyptian Museum of Modern Art houses works by more than 1,500 Egyptian artists but has been overshadowed by the country's pharaonic and medieval Islamic heritage.

Central Dauphin art students get creative making works out of trash
Tough times call for creative solutions, and some creative people at Central Dauphin High School in West Hanover Township are equal to the challenge.

Christie's 2011 art sales hit record
LONDON (Reuters) - Christie's shrugged off the euro zone crisis and slowing economic growth in 2011 to post record revenues, selling art worth 3.6 billion pounds, or nine percent more than in 2010. In dollar terms the total of $5.7 billion was not a record but was 14 percent higher than 2010, as wealthy and super-wealthy collectors snapped up rare works as status symbols, objects of desire and ...

TAYA art works still on sale at Thapong
The Thapong Artist of the Year Awards (TAYA) may have been held three months ago, but their vibrations are still causing waves. Three months on, the Thapong Arts Centre is still busy delivering to government offices and private companies art works from the TAYA 2011.

VIDEO: Animal art show comes to London
An exhibition featuring works of art from several species of animal, including paintings by elephants and apes, has opened in central London.

Jyoti Pande Lavakare: A new frame for Indian art
The annual India Art Summit in its shiny, new avatar as the India Art Fair 2012 is in full swing. It’s looking much more professional this year, with curated walks, art projects, a speakers’ forum, special seminars, talks and other collateral events, elevating the conversation on art to a higher level. Opening up of the space has allowed gallerists and curators to display art works and ...

Thugs eye expensive art works
All the thief needed was a couple of minutes alone, enough time to take the painting off the wall and slip it into his oversized art folder. He represents a new kind of South African thief, one with a knowledge of art and a willingness to take the risk of tapping this new criminal resource.