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Former North Korean artist kicks off US exhibition in Atlanta
A former North Korean propaganda artist, Song Byeok escaped to South Korea in 2002 after enduring imprisonment, torture, and the loss of family members to famine. The renowned Korean contemporary artist and satirist is currently showcasing twenty acrylic paintings and …
US comic wins Japan international manga award
TOKYO, February 15, 2012 (AFP) - American comic book "I Kill Giants" has won the top prize in the Japanese government-sponsored annual international award for manga, the foreign
Origami ~ Japanese Art of Paper Creations
Atlanta, February 3, 2012 -- A series of origami demonstrations and workshops by Japan's renowned origami expert Makoto Yamaguchi and his assistants, Eiko Matsuura and Kyohei Katsuka were
“Song Byeok: Departure” Former North Korean Propaganda Artist Debuts in the U.S.
January 30, 2012, Atlanta – A world renowned Korean contemporary artist and satirist Song Byeok will present twenty acrylic paintings, including six pieces not yet seen by the
Illuminated Letters ~ Showcasing the beauty of handwriting
Atlanta, January 26 -- A calligraphic exhibition was organized by The Atlanta Calligraphy Guild and Friends of the Alphabet at Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Atlanta. The exhibition
West opens door, a crack, to rising Chinese art
PARIS, October 25, 2011 (AFP) - China's new clout on the global art market, and its taste for home-grown works, is driving up the price of contemporary Chinese
Taiwan to host show for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei
TAIPEI, October 23, 2011 (AFP) - A Taiwanese museum is due to stage an exhibition of the work of Ai Weiwei, an event the prominent Chinese artist and
Murakami: Bestselling writer of the Japanese absurd
TOKYO, October 18, 2011 (AFP) - Haruki Murakami, whose new novel "1Q84" is proving a worldwide phenomenon, describes himself as "the black sheep of the Japanese literary world"
Biggest Picasso exhibition in China opens
SHANGHAI, October 17, 2011 (AFP) - Paris's Picasso museum on Monday opened the biggest exhibition of works by the renowned Spanish artist ever to be staged in mainland
Pakistan badlands inspire belated literary success
ISLAMABAD, October 16, 2011 (AFP) - A retired Pakistani civil servant nearing 80 may not sound like the most obvious debut author to take the international publishing world
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