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Blind blues pianist Henry Butler doubles as photo artist

NEW ORLEANS -- Renowned blues pianist Henry Butler imagined a human knee as he put his hands against the knots of a tree limb in New Orleans' Audubon Park.

Retrospective focuses on sculptor's work

CHICAGO -- Sculptor Ruth Duckworth has been creating and selling art for over half a century, and each piece still holds a place in her heart.

After Fahrenheit 9/11, Cannes wants film focus off politics

CANNES, France -- Cannes is where "Fahrenheit 9/11" caught fire, winning the film festival's top prize last year and putting the heat on the White House.

Classic photos tour small towns

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Americans living far from big cities will get a close-up view of 300 classic photographs that reflect the nation's soul: Ansel Adams landscapes, battle scenes from Gettysburg to Omaha Beach, engaging portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Judy Garland, Babe Ruth.

Auditorium says goodbye to students, professional employees

The IU Auditorium might appear to host its events effortlessly, but a massive amount of student and professional work goes into making the performances so successful.

Paula Abdul at the center of latest 'Idol' controversy

NEW YORK -- "American Idol" has kicked off contestants for concealing sordid secrets about their pasts -- including Corey Clark, who now says he had an affair with judge Paula Abdul while competing two years ago.

IU Art Museum hosts faculty exhibition

Visitors to the IU Art Museum have a chance to see a wide variety of works that have special relevance to the university.

Indianapolis art museum hopes revamped look draws new visitors

INDIANAPOLIS -- Don't be afraid: it's only a museum.

Auction house sells art collection after winning rock, paper, scissors contest

NEW YORK -- Winning a playground game of rock paper scissors has paid off handsomely for the auction house Christie's.

Adjusting to Australian "Uni" life

At the University of Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia, the looks, lingo and lives of the students appear as relaxed as the drug laws in Amsterdam.

Retrospective showcase honors life, work of Chicago sculptor

CHICAGO -- Sculptor Ruth Duckworth has been creating and selling art for over half a century, but each piece still holds a place in her heart. When a ceramic wall mural was broken during a move by the architecture firm that commissioned it, Duckworth asked for the mural back, restored it and now displays it in her North Side studio.

Celebrated physicist in music dies at age72

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- Gordon Shaw, the physicist whose research on classical music's effect on the brain produced an often-quoted study that showed listening to Mozart raises a person's IQ, has died. He was 72.

Famed violinist, conductor to become IU School of Music professor

The IU School of Music will announce today Grammy-winning violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo will be joining the faculty of the music school in the fall. He is the second professor added through the University's "Committment to Excellence" program, which seeks to add four eminent master teachers to the faculty. Pianist André Watts was the first to join in 2004.

Michael Jackson's ex-wife takes stand for 2nd day

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- The mother of two of Michael Jackson's children described the pop star as a "good father, great with kids" during tearful testimony in his child molestation trial Thursday that again turned the tables on prosecutors who called her to the stand.

Book focuses on religious tourism

Timothy Beal's epiphany occurred on a drive from Washington, D.C., to Cleveland. Near Frostburg, Md., a hulking assemblage of reddish girders four stories high suddenly loomed alongside Interstate 68. A bold, blue sign said:

Sculptor includes 'flaws' in work

CHICAGO -- Sculptor Ruth Duckworth has been creating and selling art for more than half a century, but each piece still holds a place in her heart.

Musician tries out songs for kids

LOS ANGELES -- Even on an eclectic stretch like the Sunset Strip, it's hard to miss the Mutato Muzika office. The building is squat and round, painted lime green. It looks like a flying saucer about to lift off. Mark Mothersbaugh always had his eye on it, and when the tenant left, he bought the property.

Taking a look back at IU fashion

Around The Arts

Three IU Master of Fine Arts students present their works at 6 p.m. Friday in the Thomas T. Solley Atrium of the IU Art Museum.

Exploring the computer-animated CAVE

Virtual reality lives in Lindley Hall. Its locked room becomes another world inside the 8-foot cubed square known as the Computer Automated Virtual Environment.