Istanbul hosts Van Gogh Alive exhibitFebruary 10, 2012 - 10:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Van Gogh Alive, an international traveling exhibition that presents the life and work of the 19th-century Dutch artist in a novel perspective, opened in Istanbul on Feb 9. According to Today’s Zaman, the exhibit will remain on display until May 15, in the first of the show's two Turkish stops. It will later travel to Ankara for a month-and-a-half display from Oct. 15-Dec. 30 at the Cer Modern museum. Developed by the Australia-based Grande Exhibitions, Van Gogh Alive presents a selection of Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) masterpieces in a specially designed choreography enriched with light and sound effects. Van Gogh Alive features over 3,000 digital images of van Gogh's works from the period between 1880 and 1890, presented in chronological order through 40 high-definition projectors, accompanied by digital surround sound. Among well-known van Gogh works presented in the show are Café Terrace at Night, The Red Vineyard, Chair and Pipe, Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear, Vase with 12 Sunflowers, Starry Night over the Rhone and Wheatfield with Crows, among others. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |