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• Major Cezanne expo to leave an impression in London

  - 2008-06-25

  LONDON AFP — Britain's biggest single collection of paintings by the French artist Paul Cezanne is to go on display in its entirety for the first time from Thursday at London's Courtauld Gallery. "The Courtauld Cezannes" runs until October 5, allowing visitors to see many works that are not...

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• Sumo wrestler Asashoryu returns to ring

  - 2007-12-02

  TOKYO AFP — Troubled grand champion Asashoryu returned to the ring on Sunday to a warm welcome from Japanese sumo fans, after spending three months in seclusion in his native Mongolia. The Mongolian grand champion donned his sumo belt for the first time in four months for a non-competition...

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• Model and photographer is the surreal thing in London show

  - 2007-09-15

  LONDON AFP — From surrealist muse to unflinching chronicler of the Second World War, a new London exhibition charts the "jigsaw puzzle" career of United States model and photographer Lee Miller. "The Art Of Lee Miller", at the Victoria And Albert Museum until January 6 2008, features images of...

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• Italy's fashion mecca honours Versace decade after murder

  - 2007-07-14

  ROME AFP — Ten years to the day after his murder at the age of 51, Italy's fashion capital will pay tribute to Gianni Versace on Sunday with a glittering ballet performance at Milan's La Scala opera house. Hundreds of guests including the late star designer's favourite supermodels are...

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• Britain prepares exhibition of Pritzker winner's work

  - 2007-06-04

  LONDON AFP — The Design Museum in London announced Monday it will host next year an exhibition of the work of British architect Richard Rogers, who won the 2007 Pritzker Prize, the so-called Nobel of Architecture. Lord Rogers, 73, won the prize in March but the actual ceremony was...

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• Tyson unimpressive in exhibition with Sanders

  - 2006-10-21

  YOUNGSTOWN, United States AFP — Former world heavyweight champ Mike Tyson used Corey Sanders as a human punching bag as he kicked off his "Mike Tyson World Tour" with a four-round exhibition. The 40-year-old Tyson left little doubt about why he retired in 2005 as he fought a one-sided bout...

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• Hanae Mori's decades of 'East meets West' fashion

  - 2006-10-16

  PARIS AFP — Two years after bidding her haute couture fans an emotional farewell from the Paris catwalk, veteran Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori's luxurious creations are back in the City of Lights. But this time her entirely hand-crafted garments are on close-up display -- to show off their intricate...

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• Tyson set for ring return at age 40

  - 2006-10-03

  YOUNGSTOWN, United States AFP — Notorious former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson began collecting money for his comeback when tickets went on sale for his October 20 ring return in a four-round bout. Mike Tyson's World Tour, a series of four-round exhibitions, opens with a fight here at a 6,000-seat...

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• Andre Kertesz photos shown for first time

  - 2005-02-04

  WASHINGTON AFP — American photographer Andre Kertesz began his career 70 years ago taking family portraits in his native Hungary before heading to picturesque Paris and bustling New York City. The National Gallery of Art retrospective of some 120 photos taken by the late photographer, includes never-before exhibited pictures....

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• Franco Maria Ricci collection goes on show in Italy

  - 2004-04-05

  MILAN AFP ? Italian publishing phenomenon Franco Maria Ricci, famous for the intriguing beauty of his glossy art magazines, is putting his sumptuous private art collection on public display in his native Parma over the next three months. The exhibition at the Reggia di Colorno palace, which opened on...

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