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...Crime Scene Academy,” which will train students and law enforcement officials in forensics. Established in 1928, the Straus Center is the oldest facility of its kind in the United States, Manoogian said. Past projects at the center have included the study of the sculptural characteristics of Mondrian paintings with ex-radiology, Lie said...
...addition to Friday’s gift, the Pulitzer family has given Harvard 43 modern and contemporary works in the last 60 years and has provided funds to purchase 92 more, including pieces by painters Piet Mondrian and Georges Braque...
...also credited with democratizing fashion and empowering women with his strong, sexy silhouettes. He famously brought the vernacular of the street to high-fashion runways--with motorcycle jackets, peacoats and berets--and put women in men's clothing, specifically the tuxedo, or Le Smoking. Inspired by artists like Mondrian, Picasso and Matisse, he aimed to make women look beautiful and feel confident. He did both effortlessly. Born in Algeria, Saint Laurent went to work for Christian Dior in Paris, eventually taking over the fashion house after Dior's death in 1957 and starting his own label...
After suffering a nervous breakdown during his mandatory military service, Saint Laurent was let go from Dior in 1962 and founded his namesake house with the help of his business partner Pierre Berge. The couturier took inspiration from diverse sources including exotic fantasies (the Ballets Russes), the cultural zeitgeist (Mondrian), and pedestrian clothing (safari jackets). He was arguably the most widely copied designer of his generation...
...Some Asian artists blame the consumerist hype on foreign collectors who impose their tastes - and dollars - on locals. "The foreigners already have an idea of what they expect from Chinese art, and they are more interested in works that have obvious Chinese symbols," says Shanghai artist Ding Yi, whose Mondrian-inspired geometries hardly betray his nationality. "It's very seductive," acknowledges Li Liang, the owner of Eastlink Gallery in Shanghai. "You know that if you put things up that look Chinese, they will sell well." But others worry that this impulse will only encourage soulless facsimiles with little cultural resonance...