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Boston Globe - Eudoxia Muller Woodward chose a title for an exhibition in 1977 that spoke to the tension at the heart of her paintings: "Flowers - Art or Science?" "Through close examination of (plants), I continue to find examples of the 'divine laws of nature ...

Guardian Unlimited - As the Christian Dior show kicked off haute couture week in Paris yesterday, the crashing prices at the nearby Bourse felt a long way away. At the very top of this luxury market, confidence in the financial outlook remains high - for now. At haute ...

Daily Telegraph - South African art has often been referred to as the Cinderella of the art market, so rarely does it get a chance to shine away from home. But now, it seems, Cinders is finally going to the ball. Next week in London, Bonhams will hold the biggest sale ...

Khokhloma art painting is a bright distinctive phenomenon of Russian decorative applied art. This traditional wood art craft first appeared in XVII century in the Nizhny Novgorod region and got its name from a big trading village Khokhloma, where these all wooden art works were originated.

Chicago Tribune - Allow yourself an endless desire for food, wine, art and entertainment from all corners of the globe. 4. Keep your unquenchable thirst for a good sale. 5. Explore venues like the Village Vanguard, SMOKE and the Jazz Standard with all your earnest. 6 ...

Reuters - LONDON (Reuters Life!) - While British artist Damien Hirst and his crowd rocketed to fame and fortune in the early 1990s, contemporary painter Peter Doig's rise to prominence has been glacial by comparison. A new exhibition of his work at London's ...

Miami Herald - IF YOU GO What: 45th annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival, featuring mixed media by 336 artists, culinary events, live music and children's activities. Where: McFarlane Road and South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove. When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday ...

Times Online - It is the first time that he has used alcohol in an ice sculpture. The frozen Winehouse is part of Hansen’s Goodbye Art series. “It is called Goodbye Art because there is nothing left of the picture after I am done with it,” he said. “I ...

Forbes - This book provides a unique overview of the current state of the art of flavour production through biotechnology, examining the principles and current methods of producing flavours from plants and other organisms. Chapters are included on plant ...

New York Post - February 15, 2008 -- The feds have finally nailed a globetrotting "fence" who acquired millions of dollars in stolen art and antiques from heists in Paris 10 years ago, then tried to peddle the loot in Manhattan, authorities said. Solly Sinay was ...