Slovak Town Hopes to Become 'Warhol City'
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An eastern Slovak town that houses the Warhol Family Museum of Modern Art plans to use a European Union grant to help change its image and become Warhol city.
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A prominent Polish cleric known for  preaching against communism and for his anti-Semitic remarks  said on Tuesday he planned to launch perfumes, clothing and  cafes branded with his image.
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WADI FUKIN, West Bank -- The Palestinians of this village have long looked toward Tzur Hadassah, a neighboring Israeli town, for jobs building homes on land that decades ago belonged to them.
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Now the town houses a menorah workshop, and the chanukiahs have become popular with both Poles and tourists.
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"We think of the exhibition as a medium, a move away from representation toward production"  Documenta, the world's largest contemporary art show that is held every five years, opens for the 12th time this weekend, boasting more than 500 works from 113 artists.The $25.3 million show opens Saturday in the central German city of Kassel, and runs for 100 days.It brings together disparate works of modern artists, including a photo series by Palestinian artist Ahlam Schibli focusing on the lives of her people. There is also a performance art piece by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei that will see 1,001 Chinese people _ including farmers, workers and police officers _ fly to Germany and then walk through the streets of Kassel for a week. Read more
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A cash-strapped Hungarian village is offering the chance of immortality to anyone willing to pay to have a street named after them, and it's hoping world famous celebrities apply.
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As a wave of contemporary art installations is being unveiled in cathedrals, churches and chapels across Europe, religious spaces are once again becoming showcases for many artists.
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A filmmaker contends that the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has waged a 20-year conspiracy to bend the art world to its will.
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Once the scene of the Solidarity strikes which broke the back of communism, a new investment seeks to turn Poland's Gdansk shipyards into Eastern Europe's answer to the London docklands.
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The changing atmosphere at the goth retailer might revive its future -- or imperil it.
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As Europe's car manufacturing  has shifted from west to east in the past decade, Slovakia has  earned a reputation as a Detroit in the heart of Europe.
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Vermont community emerges as a vibrant artists' enclave after facing difficulties in the changing economy.
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The City of Light wants to be the city that bikes.
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THE 60th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) on August 29 provides an opportunity to look closely at how Slovakia views the anti-fascist movement.
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By Paul Burgarino  MANTECA -- The site of an old photoprocessing plant could frame the picture of housing development in Manteca in the upcoming year.
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The guerrilla artist known as Banksy and others draw murals on the controversial barrier to boost tourism in a city still struggling economically.
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APPROXIMATELY 3,000 professional artists in Slovakia make their living by selling their work.