Pablo Picasso was a revolutionary modern artist who painted in many different styles during his long career.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

These have included a month-long celebration of the traditional and modern arts of China.

VOA: special.2010.10.29

The American artist Cy Twombly is one of only three modern artists who have been asked to make a permanent piece of art for the Louvre.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

A show might include some of the most important names in modern art.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

Kuwaiti director Sulayman Al-Bassam recreated Shakespeare's famous play in a modern Arab setting.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

Brazil has a large,modern and competitive bus industry.

VOA: special.2009.09.07

President Karzai says ambitious plans for a large, modern Afghan army are simply more than the country can afford for a long time.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

The archeologists say its discovery helps show that early modern human beings in Europe had a complex and creative culture.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

This very modern building was made to give its owners a beautiful view of the nearby forest and mountains.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

Volvo was the first automobile manufacturer to offer the modern seat belt as a permanent addition to its cars.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

In modern terms,the hot oven that the glassblower uses to quickly reheat the glass is called a "glory hole."

VOA: special.2009.09.16

But the modern trial by jury is a British tradition that colonists brought to North America centuries ago.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

To get a better sense of the modern name game, we stopped some families out on the National Mall here in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

Scientists agree that musical instruments are a sign of fully modern behavior and a complex form of communication.

VOA: special.2009.08.18