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NY art dealer tied to alleged forgeries charged with tax fraud

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:51:53 -0400

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a New York art dealer with tax fraud in connection with the sale of paintings she claimed to be the works of celebrated abstract expressionists, but some of which the government said were fakes. Glafira Rosales, 56, faces three counts of filing false tax returns and five counts of concealing a Spanish bank account from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. "Rosales gave new meaning to the phrase 'artful dodger' by avoiding taxes on millions of dollars in income from dealing in fake art works for fake clients," U.S. ...

Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:25:45 -0400

HOUSTON (AP) — A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum — an act that was caught on cellphone video — agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.

Muppets creator's items head to NYC museum

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:36 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — The Muppets are getting a new home in a Queens museum with a permanent exhibit the city hopes will persuade more tourists to venture beyond Manhattan.

Muppets creator Henson's items head to NYC museum

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:24 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens.

NYC artist's secret photos raise privacy issues

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:04:11 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.

Boston Symphony Orchestra names new music director

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:49:30 -0400

BOSTON (AP) — Andris (AHN'-driss) Nelsons has been named music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Richter painting breaks record for living artist at N.Y. auction

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:09:48 -0400

By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sold for some $37 million at Sotheby's contemporary art auction on Tuesday, a new record for a work by a living artist. The sale took in $293,587,000, at the low end of the pre-sale estimate of $284 million to $383 million, with 83 percent of the 64 lots on offer finding buyers. It featured some big numbers with five works selling for more than $20 million. ...

Romanian artist takes his art on the street

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:33:18 -0400

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian artist Vasile Muresan, known as Murivale, thinks art belongs on the street. The white-bearded painter can often be seen sitting on the colorful canvases that he displays in the street, while he is followed by the street dogs who are his companions and also inspire his work.

Vatican to have pavilion at Venice Biennale modern art exhibit

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:43 -0400

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - For most people, the relationship between contemporary art and the Vatican - home of some of the world's greatest old masterpieces - is like oil and water - they just don't mix. The Vatican's "culture minister," Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, wants to change that perception and so for the first time the Holy See will have its own pavilion this year at the 55th edition of the Venice Biennale, a sacred cow of modern art. ...

Ballet gala brings out the chiffon and sequins

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:59:48 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion takes a back seat to nothing — not even seriously chilly weather — at New York's fanciest dance gala.

Choreographer: No signs Jackson was ill in 2009

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:58:03 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An associate choreographer who worked on Michael Jackson's planned comeback concerts testified Monday that she didn't see any signs that the pop superstar was ill or might die in the final days of his life.

Another hitch in Lepage's Ring Cycle at Met Opera

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:26:52 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — The revival of Robert Lepage's staging of Wagner's Ring Cycle at the Metropolitan Opera ended with another hitch.

Makeup artist says Jackson was pushed to rehearse

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:25:29 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's longtime makeup artist testified Thursday that she overhead an executive for concert promoter AEG Live insist that the singer rehearse despite signs of Jackson's declining health.

Makeup artist describes Jackson's pain, artistry

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:24:54 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's longtime makeup artist tearfully described to jurors on Thursday the singer's struggles with back pain and insomnia after suffering injuries during his career.

Makeup artist describes Jackson's artistry, pain

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:08:00 -0400

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A makeup artist who worked with Michael Jackson for nearly 30 years says the singer struggled with sleep and required a doctor's care to deal with pain while touring.

Nazi-themed Wagner opera in Germany sickens audience, withdrawn

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:16:20 -0400

By Michelle Martin BERLIN (Reuters) - A Nazi-themed staging of a Wagner opera in Germany that caused some members of the audience to become sick with its scenes of murder and a gas chamber has been withdrawn, the opera company said on its website. After failing to get the director to agree to changes, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Duesseldorf said that the production of "Tannhaeuser" would be given for the rest of its run in a concert version only. German director Burkhard C. ...

Review: Ballet meets hoofing in fun 'On Your Toes'

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:11:37 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — There's been plenty of chatter on Broadway these days about how the revival of the musical "Pippin" has brilliantly combined circus elements. At New York City Center, it's nice to be reminded that such mashups aren't all that new.

Neil Patrick Harris to Return as Tony Award Host

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:05:14 -0400

Neil Patrick Harris to return as Tony Award host for fourth time

Nazi-themed opera canceled in Germany

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:30:34 -0400

BERLIN (AP) — A modern version of Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser" has been canceled in Germany after the opening-night audience complained about new scenes showing Jews being executed and dying in the gas chambers.

Nazi-themed opera creates scandal in Germany

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:28:58 -0400

BERLIN (AP) — A modern production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhauser" is causing a stir in Germany because of Nazi-themed scenes showing people dying in gas chambers and members of a family having their heads shaved before being executed.

New York's Met Museum celebrates punk's influence on fashion

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:35:39 -0400

By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - With their black leather, studded jackets, ripped jeans, bondage trousers and messages of rebellion and anarchy, punks from the 1970s probably never envisioned that a major museum would be celebrating their influence on fashion 40 years later. But the Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is doing just that with a new exhibition, "Punk: Chaos to Couture," that opens on May 9 and runs through August 14. ...

Mamma Mia!: ABBA The Museum opens in Stockholm

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:32:17 -0400

STOCKHOLM (AP) — ABBA wants to be remembered for more than just catchy hits.

Review: Stirring revival of Poulenc opera at Met

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:25:22 -0400

One of the most harrowing final scenes in all of opera is the ending of Poulenc's "Dialogues of the Carmelites," when the nuns condemned by the French Revolution walk one by one to the scaffold, singing a gradually thinning chorus punctuated by the slashing sounds of a guillotine.

Sotomayor speaks at NYC literature festival

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:08:22 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just "Sonia from the Bronx."

Minn. Orchestra music director threatens to quit

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:44:13 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The music director of the Minnesota Orchestra is threatening to quit until a musician lockout is resolved soon.

British soap opera star denies child sex charges

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:50:03 -0400

LONDON (AP) — A longtime star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" has vowed to fight charges he raped a 15-year-old girl in 1967.

Choreographer recreates 'Oklahoma!' at age 91

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:42:05 -0400

CHICAGO (AP) — Gemze de Lappe first danced in "Oklahoma!" in 1943 as a member of the Broadway hit's first national touring company. Seventy years later, at age 91, she's still with it — choreographing a production of the musical at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Van Gogh Museum reopens with display on his craft

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:39:19 -0400

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has reopened after a seven-month renovation, kicking off with "Van Gogh At Work," an exhibition that shows the famously tortured artist's working methods right down to his paints, brushes and other tools.

Paramilitary soap opera stirs dispute in Colombia

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:05:38 -0400

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Cutting through the shadows of moonlight, three brothers climb out of a truck and trudge slowly, silently toward a dark hill. There, wrapped in a blanket, they find the body of their father.

Terry Gilliam to direct Berlioz opera at ENO

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:48:49 -0400

LONDON (AP) — The English National Opera's 2013-14 season will include a world premiere of Oedipus-inspired opera "Thebans" and the return of Monty Python's Terry Gilliam to direct a new production, the company announced Wednesday.