Nazi air raid bunker hosts new Berlin art show
Art patrons Christian and Karen Boros have thrown open the doors this week to their own personal World War II air raid bunker in Berlin, showing off gems from their 700-work collection.
MP Issimbayeva voices concerns over Kazakhstan's classic music
In 5-10 years we will have no cellists, violists, harpists: Majilis deputy.
Hidden Cartier-Bresson images exhibited for first time
Long-hidden photographs from French master Henri Cartier-Bresson are to be exhibited this weekend for the first time, shedding light on a little-known and controversial project of his in India.
'Noses' hone senses at Paris perfume school
Bent over strips of blotting paper, senses primed and notebooks in hand: this is how generations of "noses" have honed their art at the world-famous Givaudan perfumery school near Paris.
Decade on, Iraq to replace iconic Saddam statue
Nearly a decade after Saddam Hussein's statue was pulled down in an iconic moment seen globally, Baghdad will finally replace it with new artwork to mark its selection as the 2013 Arab Capital of Culture.
Winds of crisis blow through Venice film festival
For all the glamorous seaside partying at the Venice film festival, there is a distinct air of austerity at this year's edition for an industry that is questioning its economic future.
Stars land in Venice for art house film festival
The Venice film festival kicks off on Wednesday with the arrival of stars on water taxis for an art house dominated line-up dealing with issues from religious extremism to economic crisis.
Moscow exhibition probes Chagall's Russian roots
Once banned as "bourgeois", the work of painter Marc Chagall is enjoying a revival in the ex-Soviet Union with a new exhibition delving into the influence folk art and his Russian Jewish roots had on his work.
Titian masterpieces inspire peep show and sexy robot
A peep show of seven women named Diana and a "seductive" robot are among the modern works unveiled at London's National Gallery in an exhibition inspired by Renaissance master Titian.
ART FEST filmmakers offered four superheroes to Astana
Participants of the youth contest ART FEST held during the 3rd ASTANA Action Film Festival made four superheroes of Astana.
Louvre masterpieces exhibited in Almaty
Masterpieces from Louvre, Versailles and D’Orsay Museum have been brought to Almaty Kasteyev Arts Museum.
Muturganchik Clown appointed Kazakh State Circus deputy director
Well-known Kazakhstan clown Murat Muturganov who has been appointed Deputy Director of Kazakh State Circus shared his plans and projects.
PHOTO: Almaty ArtbatFest confronted world end in 2012
“ArtbatFest-2012: Beginning of the World” confronted rumors of the end of the world in December 2012.
PHOTO: Italians brought gold factory to ArtbatFest
A mosaic exhibition made by Italian masters opened as part of ArtbatFest-2012: Beginning of the World.
Stockholm photo exhibition to be held in Almaty subway as part of ArtbatFest
Ekaterina Sisfontes’ (Sweden) photo exhibition called Stockholm Subway will kick off in Almaty subway on May 26.
ART-Sites will entertain Almaty citizens all summer
The ART-Sites will open on June 8.
More than 200 people applied for participation in ART FEST
More than 200 people applied for participation in ART FEST.
Shymkent artist won Prince Claus Award
Said Atabekov, an artist from the southern city of Shymkent, won the international Prince Claus Award.
Kazakh painter became “Golden Winner” at exhibit in Chile
Abzhanova is deaf from childhood, her early interest in painting however determined her life path. Her sacred dream is to become famous worldwide.
Kazakhstan band became a prizewinner of international contest
Kazakhstan vocal band called Art-Vocal won the second prize in Solevoci international contest in Varese, Italy.
