Word: artistics
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...than 50 films depicted the rebirth of Italy in the wake of World War II, a theme that director Dino Risi explored with nuance, carefully balancing tragedy and humor. With his breakout film, 1962's Il Sorpasso, about the unlikely friendship between a law student and a gregarious con artist, Risi became one of Italy's most accomplished directors, earning two Oscar nominations for 1974's Profumo di Donna, the tale of a blind war veteran able to distinguish women by their perfume. It was remade in 1992 as Scent of a Woman, starring Al Pacino. Risi...
...than ever before who all want that access and that level of service," Elliot says. "For most very rich people, they are that because they've been successful or smart in some shape or form. You find that everybody has something they really love, be it a sport or artist or piece of music or theater. Our service helps them get the best out of that...
There's no shortage of outdoor sculpture in the U.S. Most of it just sits there sunning itself, pretty much unnoticed by the people who go by. Then there's Cloud Gate, by the artist Anish Kapoor, born in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and based in London. It's not just a work of art; it's a destination. Four years ago, it landed at Chicago's Millennium Park, where in no time it became an essential photo op. A fat, arching pillow of reflective steel, it's a giant fun-house mirror that bends people, clouds and the skyline into...
...Polite, and addressing the judge with confidence in clear, slightly broken English, Mohammed persisted in speaking to fellow prisoners and made clear he plans to follow "God's law." At the close of the morning session, he was asked to approve a drawing of him rendered by a sketch artist. "Look at my FBI photo. Fix the nose. Then bring it back to me," he reportedly answered. Mohammed said he rejected legal representation from U.S. military lawyers under the command of President Bush, who he charged "is waging a crusade in Afghanistan and Iraq and our holy lands." Chanting verses...
...wouldn’t have happened just a few years ago. After performing the “Parsons Etude” in the 2006 Loeb Mainstage production “American Grace,” Ho decided to further explore the dance repertoires of David Parsons and Taylor. An Artist Development Fellowship, offered for the first time last year by the Office for the Arts (OFA) and Office of Career Services, allowed her to do so through open dance classes and two dance intensives in New York. This spring, Ho continued studying both the theory and the practice of Taylor?...