&host=www.rt.com&uri=/news/prime-time/art-show-provokes-cries-of-blasphemy/&via=1.1 4.27.8.147:80 (Footprint 4.8/FPMCP)&ua=CCBot/1.0 (+http://www.commoncrawl.org/bot.html))
Art show provokes cries of blasphemy
Published: 22 November, 2007, 09:47
A young painter from central Asia has caused a row in Moscow over an exhibition of religious paintings called “Samarkand Icons”. Shukhrat Abdumalikov's work combines Biblical characters with scenes from the Koran. Some critics say the exhibiti
Abdumalikov failed to finish art school and says he is looking for his own style. He combines Russian icon painting with images of eastern religions.
“If I were religious and followed some canons or commandments, I would probably never be able to experiment in the way I do. My art would be limited then. Some people call it blasphemy,” Abdumalikov said.
22.11.2007, 08:39
Beauty and the bass: retro band set for big timeA young bass player who's been making a name for herself on the Moscow music scene is also causing a stir in the fashion world. Irina Zarubina, a classically trained musician, has been named one of Moscow's fifty most beautiful people. |
22.11.2007, 09:51
Alice Cooper promises Moscow scariest show everShock rock legend Alice Cooper is in Moscow for two nights of scary performances. It's part of the American musician's Psycho-Drama World Tour 2007. Russian audiences have already seen Cooper's provocative stage act in 2000 and 2002. |
