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The Centre Pompidou-Metz is presenting "Bivouac," the first major exhibition in France dedicated to the work of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. The exhibition runs through July 30.

Weekly Poem: From ‘Movements Forward, Movements Away’

Peter Conners is the author of several books, including the poetry collections "The Crows Were Laughing in Their Trees" and "Of Whiskey and Winter." He is publisher of the not-for-profit literary press BOA Editions.

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People dressed like commuters read the newspaper on the beach in Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday in Andrew Baines' art installation.

Conversation: Joan Didion

By Tom LeGro

Mortality is a subject Joan Didion has grappled with in recent years, both in life and on the page. In the span of roughly two years, her husband, the writer John Gregory Dunne, and their only child, Quintana Roo, both…

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Ice sculptures were on display at the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province Friday.

Culture Canvas

A roundup of the week's arts and culture headlines.

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Orphan students from Malawi, who were trained to speak Mandarin at a Taiwanese-funded Buddhist orphanage in Africa, perform dance and kung-fu Wednesday for a group of students in Hong Kong as a part of a cultural exchange program.

‘How to Live’ in 2012

By Tom LeGro

We're not making Art Beat into a "how to" or life advice blog. But I began the new year reading a delightful book: "How to Live, or A Life of Montaigne" by Sarah Blakewell -- part intellectual history, part biography…

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An Egyptian soldier stands guard in front of a mural of Queen Nefertiti while security guards direct the crowd outside a polling station in Minya during the final round of parliamentary elections Tuesday.

Around the Nation

Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.