An “extraordinary insight” into Empire of the Sun author JG Ballard is acquired by the British Library. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10282095.stm
Barbara Kingsolver wins this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction with her sixth novel The Lacuna, beating Booker winner Hilary Mantel. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8730935.stm
Tunnels, car parks, scout huts and caravans… theatre is turning up in some unusual places. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10238610.stm
A look at an exhibition which examines Picasso’s body of work produced when he moved to the south of France. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10231909.stm
A Monet water-lily painting is to be auctioned in London with an estimated price of between £30m and £40m. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10225556.stm
Researchers find that a cinema audience watching a live broadcast of a play is more “emotionally engaged” than those watching it in the theatre. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10213684.stm
A “magnificent” collection of first edition books is expected to fetch up between £8m-£15m when it goes under the hammer later this year. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10214989.stm
French-born American sculptor Louise Bourgeois, who gained fame latterly, dies in New York at the age of 98. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8714974.stm
A high-energy urban arts scene is emerging in Brazil’s biggest city, Sao Paulo, says Camilo Rocha. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10156816.stm
Ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn was “up to her neck” in a coup plot in Central America, files have revealed Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8709000/8709614.stm
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