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Chimp show splits art world
An exhibition of paintings by ‘Daub Ya’, a 68 year old chimpanzee, has divided art critics after it went on show in a prestigious Texas gallery.
Daub Ya (real name George) began painting pictures of fellow animals he met from his time in the World Zoo, from where he was retired in 2008. Two portraits of bear friends, ‘Pooh-Tin’ and ‘Toh-Nee’ have drawn the most attention at the show, with one critic lauding them as ‘penetratingly accurate’, whilst most critics dismissed them as ‘risible’, ‘puerile’ and ‘utter shite’.
Posted: Apr 7th, 2014
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London man is first victim as deadly Sahara menace falls from sky
A passer-by captures the moment a 35 year old merchant banker was struck down on the City streets earlier today.
Posted: Apr 2nd, 2014
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Russian cannibal rats ghost ship spotted in Staines High Street
Fears of bubonic plague were played down today by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles.
‘As long as I’m in control there is no cause for panic.” he said. “I deal with cannibal rats in the House of Commons on a daily basis.’
Posted: Feb 12th, 2014
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Old Master found in barn
A long lost masterpiece by Murillo has been discovered in a stable in Tring. The painting, entitled “The Selfie Adoration of The Magi” is believed to represent the vanity of man in the presence of a ‘higher’, more altruistic being, Murillo basing the characters on politicians of his time.
Posted: Dec 19th, 2013
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