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Poor Cuban artist makes good with scrap, humor

[2017-02-28 07:11]

MORON, Cuba - Lack of money has not kept Remigio Hernandez from making striking art. Without formal training or access to supplies, the Cuban artist has still managed to turn his ramshackle home into a museum featuring sculptures made from scraps of aluminum, busts molded from mud and portraits daubed onto discarded television sets.

When art gets a dose of generosity

[2017-02-28 07:11]

Shortly after the opening of the Hangzhou-based Zhejiang Art Museum in 2009, the staff was contacted by the families of Fu Juanfu (1910-2007) in the United States. They hoped to make a considerable donation to the museum including Fu's artworks and his art collection.

Exhibition shines the spotlight on urbanism

[2017-02-28 07:11]

In her two installations called I Love Heavy Metal, Beijing-based musician and artist Ai Jing interprets an Eastern philosophy that hardness can be complemented with softness in a harmonious way.

Running amok in a good way

[2017-02-28 07:11]

In most of the world, 'amok' suggests someone's out of control, going a bit crazy. In Cambodia, it means tucking in for a really tasty Asian treat, Mike Peters reports from Siem Reap.

Sole Meuniere: improving on perfection

[2017-02-28 07:11]

Julia Child was able to remember the single most decisive moment in her life with photographic clarity. It was her first bite of her first meal in France, a fish dish called Sole Meuniere. That first forkful, she wrote, was "a morsel of perfection," and it set her on the path to become the Julia we'd come to know and love.

Making sense of the abstract

[2017-02-28 07:11]

Dansaekhwa, a low-profile South Korean art genre, will be presented in Shanghai this fall. Deng Zhangyu reports in Seoul.

Photo show on China gives US students insights

[2017-02-28 07:11]

WASHINGTON - "I could get on a plane and fly to China tomorrow," Monika Hoffarth-Zelloe says, as she marvels at photos on display at a community college in the US state of Virginia.

Poor Cuban artist makes good with scrap, humor

[2017-02-28 07:11]

MORON, Cuba - Lack of money has not kept Remigio Hernandez from making striking art. Without formal training or access to supplies, the Cuban artist has still managed to turn his ramshackle home into a museum featuring sculptures made from scraps of aluminum, busts molded from mud and portraits daubed onto discarded television sets.

Renewing the past

[2017-02-27 14:17]

It was perhaps a twist of fate. In 1986, when representatives of the Shanghai Drama School came to the metropolis' Qingpu district to recruit new students, Zhang Jun, then age 12, took the exam.

Taiwan pianist's debut studio album all about love

[2017-02-27 14:17]

Classical pianist Chiang Tien-lin can be easily mistaken for a rock star with his ear piercings and tattoos.

Ukrainian students embrace Chinese

[2017-02-27 14:17]

KIEV - Singing the Chinese folk song Jasmine Blossom, doing a traditional Chinese dance and performing a Chinese wedding ceremony, Ukrainian college students share their understanding of Chinese culture during a theatrical performance.

Oz beckons

[2017-02-27 14:17]

The Land Down Under is set to significantly up the number of Chinese visitors since the China-Australia Year of Tourism began on Feb 5.

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