Dutch state secretary for culture Halbe Zijlstra
published a letter stating that €200 million would be cut from the arts and culture budget, starting as early as 1 January 2013.
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posted by palbo
on Jun 27, 2011 -
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Ron van der Ende is a sculptor living in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He specializes in wall mounted bas-relief constructed from found wood. The original color and texture of the wood is utilized to form a gripping and sometimes photo-realistic mosaic. The realism is further enhanced by the perspective built into the relief.
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posted by netbros
on Mar 10, 2011 -
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Should you find yourself wandering around the city of Leiden, the Netherlands sometime, you may
notice some curious markings on the city's walls.
These
Muurgedichten ("Wall Poems") adorn many of the town's streets
(clickable map), and many English-language poets are represented:
one John Keats, for instance, inside a bookshop;
Dylan Thomas,
E. E. Cummings,
W.B. Yeats, some guy
called William Shakespeare, or this
ode to Charlie Parker by American
William Waring Cuney.
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posted by goodnewsfortheinsane
on Apr 5, 2009 -
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