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Tasha Alexander’s Lady Emily Ashton is back on the case A FATAL WALTZ: A NOVEL OF SUSPENSE By Tasha Alexander (William Morrow, 304 pp., $23.95) The author reads and signs her book on Tuesday, May 27, at 7 p.m. No one can accuse Tasha Alexander of resting on her past literary success. The third in...
Page 1 of 2 View as a single page 5:00AM Thursday May 22, 2008 By T.J. McNamara Auckland galleries this week feature shows by women artists meditating on the position of women. They show women of different ages in different situations, women portrayed realistically and with an imaginative...
Nothing's ok, everything's fine "Started to draw since I was a baby Chrisi with my dad and sister.Pushed my skateboard first in 1990 and from the beginning I loved art in skateboarding and skateboarding in art. People like Mark Gonzales, Andy Howell and Ed Tempelton were my first...
Liverpool's European Capital of Culture celebrations are building momentum and on course to break the three million visitor barrier this week. In the first four months of '08, the latest figures show more than 2.75 million people attended a cultural event or venue across the city - a staggering...
Next month The Culture Show moves to a new prime time slot on BBC Two. It follows Later Live With Jools Holland in to this new slot, and from now on seasons of the two series will alternate, establishing a year round presence for contemporary culture, music and arts in the heart of BBC Two's...
Famous for his sumptuous portraits of society women - not to mention his irregular liaisons with them - Gustav Klimt revolutionised the art scene in Vienna with his use of gold leaf and other precious materials. As a major exhibition opens, Kathryn Hughes explores the images that are 'bringing...
May 16 2008 by Vicky Anderson, Liverpool Echo RECORD visitor numbers have seen nearly three million people flocking to cultural attractions since the start of 2008. The Capital of Culture effect has sent figures rising 25% across the city, with some venues up by 50%. With highlights including the...
Take a close look at the photo below and see if it seems familiar:The image on our blog’s masthead was painted by Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) in the mid-18th century. During the three-quarters of a century since the end of the second siege of Vienna, much construction had occurred outside...
Valeria Cavestany is one of those painters who took the artistic path while searching for their roots. "Here is how the story begins: I settled in the land of my maternal grandparents and soon discovered Chinese painting," Cavestany recalls. "Fragments and Flowers," which runs through May 18, is...
Liverpool city council is pulling off what it believes is the best ever European capital of culture. The city is set to stage more than 350 events during its year as European capital of culture – 70% of which are free. Council leader Warren Bradley believes that the injection of investment is...
