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How Picasso used the great mastersPlay

How Picasso used the great masters

AFP - Tue Oct 7, 1:45 PM ET

A major Paris exhibition, opening Wednesday, explores the influence that great masters such as Manet, Delacroix, Renoir, Velasquez, Titian and van Gogh had on the work of Picasso.

  • Skeletons on the move in Toulouse Play
    Skeletons on the move in Toulouse AFP - Tue Oct 7, 11:16 AM ET

    The Natural History Museum in Toulouse is putting skeletons in motion, offering an innovative new look at the mammal world.

  • Jacques Brel remembered 30 years after singer's death Play
    Jacques Brel remembered 30 years after singer's death AFP - Mon Oct 6, 12:57 PM ET

    Thirty years ago this week, the legendary Belgian singer Jacques Brel died from lung cancer. But for much of the world, he is still one of the biggest names in music, an inspiration for artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra, David Bowie and Marc Almond.

  • An artistic view of Barack Obama in Paris Play
    An artistic view of Barack Obama in Paris AFP - Fri Oct 3, 1:46 PM ET

    Dorothy's gallery in Paris is hosting an exhibition of art dedicated entirely to US presidential candidate Barack Obama, featuring artists from both sides of the Atlantic.

  • Palazzo Grassi hosts Italian contemporary art Play
    Palazzo Grassi hosts Italian contemporary art AFP - Sat Sep 27, 6:28 AM ET

    One of the biggest-ever exhibitions of contemporary Italian art opens in Venice's Palazzo Grassi.

  • Sale of the century: YSL-Berge collection Play
    Sale of the century: YSL-Berge collection AFP - Fri Sep 26, 11:57 AM ET

    Expected to fetch at least 300 million euro (almost half a billion dollars), an art collection amassed over four decades by late fashion king Yves Saint Laurent and his companion Pierre Berge goes up for sale next February. Details of the sale were announced on Friday.

  • Beirut uncovers its hidden past Play
    Beirut uncovers its hidden past AFP - Fri Sep 26, 11:09 AM ET

    Beirut, a city of hidden treasures from the past. From the Romans to the Ottomans, ancient relics are constantly being discovered as the Lebanese capital undergoes a construction makeover.

  • The sky's the limit: Paris plans mega tower block Play
    The sky's the limit: Paris plans mega tower block AFP - Thu Sep 25, 10:07 AM ET

    The city of Paris is planning to build a 200-metre high tower block, the highest since the Montparnasse tower, erected three decades ago.

  • Clock goes back at Marie Antoinette's palace Play
    Clock goes back at Marie Antoinette's palace AFP - Wed Sep 24, 10:58 AM ET

    The Petit Trianon, Marie-Antoinette's hideaway in the grounds of Versailles, is about to reopen after a year-long renovation that restores it to the way it was the day the queen left on October 5, 1789.

  • George Bush on the big screen Play
    George Bush on the big screen AFP - Tue Sep 23, 4:28 PM ET

    Oliver Stone's much-anticipated biopic, "W," will be released on October 17 in the US. Three weeks before the election, the American Filmmaker reflects on the production.

  • Berlin museum retraces Nazi art looting Play
    Berlin museum retraces Nazi art looting AFP - Tue Sep 23, 11:23 AM ET

    Sixty years after the end of the war, looting and restitution of Jewish cultural artifacts is still a topic of controversy. An exhibition in Berlin's Jewish museum tells the story of looting carried out by the Nazis throughout Europe and what happened to the spoils.

  • Calvin Klein on fashion and starting out as a designer Play
    Calvin Klein on fashion and starting out as a designer AFP - Mon Sep 22, 11:19 AM ET

    Calvin Klein evaluates the fashion industry and gives advice to young designers. Klein was in Paris for a lecture before students, many fashion students, at the American University of Paris, only days after his 40th anniversay in the fashion industry.

  • "Babar" comes to New York Play
    "Babar" comes to New York AFP - Fri Sep 19, 2:21 PM ET

    The Morgan Library in New York is exhibiting an exceptional collection of original drawings and prints of a famous little elephant who has captured children's imaginations since 1931.

  • Istanbul hosts huge Dali exhibit Play
    Istanbul hosts huge Dali exhibit AFP - Fri Sep 19, 9:23 AM ET

    The much hyped exhibit, « Salvador Dali: A Surrealist in Istanbul¿ begins in the Turkish capital on Saturday.

  • Afghan city fights for medieval heritage Play
    Afghan city fights for medieval heritage AFP - Mon Sep 15, 11:30 AM ET

    Dating back more than 2000 years, the Afghan city of Herat is struggling to retain its architectural splendour. Faced with haphazard construction and population pressures, the city is in danger of losing its medieval structures.

  • Mooncake tradition melts in face of ice cream challenge Play
    Mooncake tradition melts in face of ice cream challenge AFP - Fri Sep 12, 7:46 AM ET

    Hong Kongers are experimenting with alternatives to the fatty mooncakes traditionally eaten over the traditional Mid-Autumn festival. This year, ice cream mooncakes are selling like hotcakes.

  • 9/11 exhibition marks anniversary Play
    9/11 exhibition marks anniversary AFP - Wed Sep 10, 2:55 PM ET

    An exhibition in France, organised with the New York State Museum, tells the story of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The exhibition presents images, films and testimonies of the atrocity, as well as objects found by the FBI among the debris.

  • The Joy of Sex is back Play
    The Joy of Sex is back AFP - Wed Sep 10, 10:48 AM ET

    REFILING WITH DOPESHEET AND SYNTH -- The new edition of the Joy of Sex has been published, 36 years after the original by Dr Alex Comfort became an international best-seller. The book has been updated five times since 1972, but the 2008 edition is the first to be authored by a woman, who says she's revised the original to reflect a digital age where women are equals in sexual matters.