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Sculpture: Antony Gormley spins into Beijing

Antony Gormley spins into Beijing

It looks a bit as though a giant spider has been at work in the Galleria Continua in Beijing. But the steel cords are the work of British artist Antony Gormley.

Sculpture

Fashion: Daring to bare: Pakistan’s fashionistas defy TalibanDaring to bare: Pakistan’s fashionistas defy… Festival: Puppet festival: pulling strings in PortugalPuppet festival: pulling strings in Portugal exhibition: Young Brits exhibit at Russia’s HermitageYoung Brits exhibit at Russia’s Hermitage
Karachi Fashion Week has now gone ahead, despite a delay of three weeks over security fears.
Lisbon and its surrounds are playing host to a month-long puppet festival.
It may sound an unusual pairing – St Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum and London’s Saatchi Gallery, but these two players from opposite ends of…
  1. Bublé releases Crazy Love
  2. Falling for Spain’s autumnal arts show
  3. Christmas No 1 for The Soldiers?
  4. Mellow Yello
  5. Q Awards chaos
  6. Real life in spotlight at documentary festival

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British wine wins prizesterraviva British wine wins prizes 26/10 17:27 CET

latest cinema news

Movies: A Christmas Carol gets the Zemeckis touch

A Christmas Carol gets the Zemeckis touch

The latest version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey, Bob Hoskins and Colin Firth has just been premiered in London.

Movies

Drama: Cambodia film hails the reporters who did not returnCambodia film hails the reporters who did not… Festival: Monsters and marvels of the deep in MarseilleMonsters and marvels of the deep in Marseille Festival: French documentary flies off with Golden DoveFrench documentary flies off with Golden Dove
Inspired by the true stories of dozens of foreign photo-journalists who disappeared in Cambodia in the 1970s, The Road To Freedom will be released…
The Great Tide took the top prize at this year’s World Festival of Underwater Pictures held in the French port of Marseille.
The second largest documentary festival in Europe, Dok Leipzig showcased 330 films this year, from nearly 70 countries. The top award – the Golden…
  1. The Book of Masters
  2. Chloe at London Film Festival
  3. Leipzig and Kiev Film Festivals
  4. Is this it?
  5. Rome Film Festival
  6. Merchant Ivory movie premieres in Rome

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Sport: The Icarus Cup: France’s Free Flying Festival

The Icarus Cup: France’s Free Flying Festival

If it flies without an engine you’ll find it at the 36th edition of the Icarus Cup The only free-flying festival of its kind in the world took place, as it has done for last 35 years, at Saint…

Sport

Movies: Kazan: Muslim cinema festivalKazan: Muslim cinema festival Sport: Sport and transport key to Tatar futureSport and transport key to Tatar future Food: Exploring South Korean CuisineExploring South Korean Cuisine
The Golden Minbar, one of the largest Muslim film festivals in the world, is held here in Kazan – the capital of the Russian Republic of Tartarstan…
Tatarstan, a crossroads of civilizations, religions, nations and cultures, lies on a geographical cornerstone between Europe and Asia. Heart of…
Known as “The Land of Morning Calm”, South Korea is a country in which tradition and modernity come face to face. The capital, Seoul, with its…
  1. Korean food, an extraordinary adventure
  2. PiFan in Bucheon
  3. The philosophy of Taekwondo
  4. Tatarstan Creation of Peace festival
  5. Preserving Ukraine’s wooden architecture
  6. Piano-playing prodigies compete in Ukraine

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terra-viva

Food: British wine wins prizes

British wine wins prizes

The sene almost looks like France or even Italy – vineyards rolling almost as far as the eye can see – but in fact these 265 acres of vineyards are in England, just 20 miles west of London…

Food

Environment: China: a step into the greenChina: a step into the green Renewable Energies: Hjortshoj the eco-villageHjortshoj the eco-village Climate: Terra Viva: a future for the pastTerra Viva: a future for the past
The University of Nottingham in Ningbo is one of the most advanced centres in China for research and teaching of sustainable energy technologies…
In Denmark, in the eco-village of Hjortshoj near Aarhus, they are using new technologies and working together to carve out a sustainable life style…
Weathering the effects of salt erosion Historical buildings are constantly exposed to a fast changing environment. Where once the main threat…
  1. A green challenge in the Red Sea
  2. Wind turbine blows in good fortune
  3. Zero waste in Tuscany
  4. Dutch opt for living on water rather than fight it

world of talent

Polar region: Challenge and self-discovery at the poles

Challenge and self-discovery at the poles

Belgian explorer Dixie Dansercoer is an ambassador for the savage yet subtle beauty of the polar regions. In this edition of Talent he explains the physical and mental challenges of travelling in…

Polar region

Sport: The Twins who WinThe Twins who Win Environment: Wind of Change blows through Danish islandWind of Change blows through Danish island Germany: Freedom to Paint: Cornelia SchleimeFreedom to Paint: Cornelia Schleime
The world of competitive women’s wind-surfing has been dominated by a pair of Spanish sisters for the last ten years. The Moreno twins, Daida and…
Think local, act local – that’s the message from green guru Soren Hermansen. In this edition of Talent – how an ex-farmer has harnessed the…
Self-portraits, surrealism and the Stasi – just some of the influences which help make up the varied work of the German artist Cornelia Shleime…
  1. Meet trend prophet Li Edelkoort
  2. Turkey with a Twist: Combining Cuisine, Culture and Commerce
  3. “Rocket Man” Steve Bennett wants to make space tourism available to everyone
  4. Italian Carlo Ratti tests the limits of architecture
  5. Pushing the limits of design