Mexico City hosts largest ever Frida Kahlo exhibit
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The Mexican capital will host the largest ever exhibition of Frida Kahlo's works this week to mark 100 years since the birth of the artist, who has become a feminist icon in the past decade as her fame blooms.
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An altar and a monolith discovered near the city's central square may be one of the most significant Aztec discoveries in years, archaeologists say.
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As Mexico celebrates the centenary of Frida Kahloâs birth, the largest retrospective ever of her work attempts to look beyond what Mexicans call Fridamania.
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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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Gillette Stadium last night was transformed into a mini-Maracana, the Rio de Janeiro venue built for the 1950 World Cup, as a mostly canary-yellow-clad crowd set an area record for attendance for a soccer game.
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Mexican archaeologists have found what may be the most significant Aztec ruin in decades, with the unearthing of an altar and a monolith in the busy heart of Mexico City, Mayor Alejandro Encinas said on Wednesday.
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Madrid's Reina Sofia museum is about to open one of the most extensive Picasso exhibitions as it hosts works on loan from the National Picasso Museum in Paris to add to those already on view in the Spanish capital.
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A monthlong festival called MexicoNow has highlighted the challenges of defining cultural identity.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel inaugurated Thursday the Frankfurt motor show, with what was billed as the world&#39;s biggest collecton of cars and parts placed squarely under the theme of environmental protection.
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The ornate craftsmanship of carousel animals is on display at an exhibition in New York.
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The 15-day celebration has become one of the cityâs most profitable events, drawing thousands of Asian and Asian-American visitors.
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Mexican archeologists have made the most significant Aztec find in decades, unearthing a 15th century altar and a huge stone slab at a ruined temple in the throbbing heart of Mexico City.
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The largest display of China's fames Terracotta Army ever seen outside the country will appear at the British Museum.
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MEXICO CITY -- It was a big idea. Huge, in fact. The mayor of Mexico City wanted to build the world's biggest ice rink in one of the world's biggest squares in the middle of one of the world's biggest cities. The super-size idea became reality in early December when the city inaugurated a 34,000-...
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The world's largest collection of Jimi Hendrix  memorabilia, believed to be worth more than Â£8m, goes on show.
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Bloody and brutal, the Aztecs produced powerful art. The Guggenheim offers the biggest survey ever
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The Mexican tourism industry had a record year in 2004, with visitor numbers up 10%, the government said.