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Benjamin Beilman is making a name for himself as a young violin phenom, winning several major prizes. The 21-year-old violinist recently performed at the Young Concert Artists Series recital at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater in Washington, D.C. Next week,…

Conceptual artist Serkan Ozkaya's double-size, golden replica of Michelangelo's "David," titled "David (inspired by Michelangelo)," arrives Tuesday on a lowboy trailer at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City. The sculpture spent the day the traveling throughout…

An exhibition at the Cinemateca Brasileira in Sao Paulo, Brazil, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe through 125 works by 50 artists.

Peter Blair is the author of "Farang" (Autumn House Press, 2010), "The Divine Salt" (Autumn House Press, 2003) and "Last Heat" (Word Works Press, 1999). He teaches at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

Members of the Pokot tribe perform at a Shinnyo-en fire and water ceremony at the Gallmann Africa Conservancy in northern Kenya on Sunday.

Earlier this week, PBS kicked off its first-ever Online Film Festival, which will showcase 20 short films from independent filmmakers. Every Monday for five weeks, a new category of films will be available to watch via the PBS website and…

A man walks by graffiti of Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday. Photo by Andrey Smirnov /AFP /Getty Images.