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Apr 13, 2024 at 22:28 1828

Reopening of Villa Flora as part of the Kunst Museum Winterthur

Following the merger of three important Winterthur collections to form the Kunst Museum Winterthur and the March 23, 2024 official reopening of Villa Flora after a renovation which cost CHF 11 million, a lavishly illustrated catalogue book with substantial essays presents 200 highlights of the three museums collected over many decades by the Kunstverein Winterthur, the Oskar Reinhart...

Apr 09, 2024 at 07:27 Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to China: no material for Russia’s war effort of face U...

On April 8, 2024 in Beijing, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen had a clear message for the PRC leadership and Chinese...

Apr 08, 2024 at 09:02 The Russia-friendly Peter Pellegrini elected president in Slovakia

The first setback for Europe in Slovakia came in October 2023 with the election of the Russia-friendly, left-wing populist Robert...

Apr 01, 2024 at 17:46 Local elections defeat for Erdogan, the CHP with Istanbul mayor Imamoglu is the big winner

The 2024 local elections in Turkey were a disaster for President Erdogan and his corrupt, anti-democratic, conservative and...

Jan 01, 2000 at 00:00 1087

Lilia Shevtsova: Yeltsin’s Russia: myths and reality

People interested in an account of the Yeltsin era should turn to Lilia Shevtsova: Yeltsin’s Russia: myths and reality....

Jan 01, 2000 at 00:00 65

Hilary Spurling: The Unknown Matisse: A Life of Henri Matisse: the Early Years, 1868-1908

Hilary Spurling is no art historian, but a broadly acclaimed biographer (e.g.: Paul Scott). After eight years of research on the...

Jan 01, 2000 at 00:00 1537

L.A. Confidential

Based on the novel written by James Ellroy (written 1988/89), L. A. Confidential (1997) is one of our favourite movies of recent years and an exception since most of the other excellent...

Jan 01, 2000 at 00:00 70

John Russell: Matisse. Father & Son

The former art critic of The Sunday Times (1949-74) and The New York Times (1974-1990), John Russell, in his book Matisse. Father...

Nov 30, 1999 at 13:31 2493

The Blair Witch Project

Film review: “In October 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was...

Jan 01, 1999 at 00:00 3059

Biography of Dizzy Gillespie

The biography by Alyn Shipton: Groovin’ High. The Life Of Dizzy Gillespie. OUP, 1999, 422 p. Get the paperback edition from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk. Sheet music by Dizzy...

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