Showing 1 - 10 of 111
China's Buddha artisans carve out a living from dying trade
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» SUZHOU, China - In a dimly lit workshop in eastern China, craftsman Zhang measured and shaped a block of wood into a foot as dozens of half-completed life-sized Buddha statues looked on silently.
Rich art: French pastry chefs auction chocolate sculptures
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» PARIS - Chocolate artworks by some of France's most famous pastry chefs sold at auction Monday for more than 100,000 euros in a charity event that had bidders smacking their lips.
2026 Winter Games torch relay sets off
AFP, Published on 26/11/2025
» OLYMPIA, Greece - New International Olympic Committee chief Kirsty Coventry fought back tears on Wednesday as she urged nations to come together in the 2026 Winter Games, as the torch relay set off from ancient Olympia in Greece.
Free Picasso park to open in Paris in 2030
AFP, Published on 29/09/2025
» PARIS - A park featuring Picasso sculptures is to open to the public in central Paris in 2030, with free entry, the head of the city's Picasso Museum told AFP on Sunday.
Notre-Dame’s twin towers reopened to public
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reopened the two great mediaeval towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris for public visits, one of the final steps in its immense reconstruction following a devastating fire.
Proof of life: tracking elusive Amazon group to save their land
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» KOATINEMO — A ceramic pot and the shell of a turtle, once hunted for its meat, are the most recent traces of an Indigenous community thought to live deep in the north Brazilian Amazon.
Humanoid robot says not aiming to 'replace human artists'
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» GENEVA — When successful artist Ai-Da unveiled a new portrait of King Charles this week, the humanoid robot described what inspired the layered and complex piece, and insisted it had no plans to "replace" humans.
Global matcha obsession drinks Japan’s tea farms dry
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES - At a minimalist Los Angeles matcha bar, powdered Japanese tea is prepared with precision, despite a global shortage driven by the bright green drink’s social media stardom.
Utopia and fragile democracy at Art Basel fair
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» BASEL (SWITZERLAND) - This year's Art Basel, the world's top contemporary art fair, paints a portrait of a troubled planet, with works embodying the relentless pursuit of happiness and the fragility of democracies.
In New York, Vermeer show reveals art of the love letter
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» NEW YORK - In a special exhibit featuring just three paintings, the Frick Collection in New York is inviting viewers to contemplate the age and the art of seduction by the written word.