LONDON (Reuters) - A Rembrandt painting unseen in public for nearly 40 years sold for a record 20.2 million pounds ($33.2 million) at auction in London on Tuesday, the highest ever paid at auction for the 17th century artist. Full Story »
LONDON (Reuters) - A painter of abstract designs who wants none of his work to survive his death was awarded one of the world's top contemporary art prizes on Monday. Full Story »
MILAN (Reuters) - Georges Bizet's "Carmen," a tale of love, jealousy and murder, opened the season on Monday at Milan's La Scala to applause for the singers but boos for the creator of its sparse staging, Emma Dante. Full Story »
ROME (Reuters) - A collection of Futurist paintings and other works of art owned by Italian air carrier Alitalia has raised 1.2 million euros ($1.77 million) under the hammer, the auction house said on Wednesday. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Screen-to-stage adaptations have become a theatrical staple in recent years, and leave it to the Brits to do it with far more imagination than we. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Fans of the television series "Boston Legal" would be well advised to head to David Mamet's new play "Race," in which James Spader is once again doing a crackerjack job of portraying a ruthless lawyer. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - There's one major difference between "Seinfeld" and its star's stand-up act. The TV show ostensibly was about nothing, but it thrived on the comedy of coincidence; onstage, Jerry Seinfeld mines the comedy of annoyance. Full Story »
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A signed four-page letter written by George Washington to his nephew in 1787 sold for $3.2 million, and two works by Edgar Allen Poe set new sales records on Friday in auctions held by Christie's. Full Story »
LONDON (Reuters) - Christie's is confident the recession is well and truly over in the world of fine art, with a record old masters sale in London next week that includes important works by Rembrandt, Raphael and Il Domenichino. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Collaboration is critical in the workplace, choreographer Twyla Tharp writes in a new book that contends that although most workers do not team up with artistic greats as she does, the secrets to success are universal. Full Story »
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