NEW YORK (AP) ― The bohemian atmosphere of downtown New York in the 1970s and 1980s had a huge impact on the art of Keith Haring, from his impromptu subway chalk drawings to his maze-like abstract paintings.In a new exhibition that focuses on the late artist’s early career, Haring’s creative energy is instantly felt through his seemingly pulsating kaleidoscope-like designs.“Keith Haring: 1978-1982’’ at the Brooklyn Museum includes 155 works on paper, 30 black-and-white subway drawings, seven exp

VIENNA (AP) ― A piano work experts attribute to Mozart as a child prodigy was performed for the first time Friday since it was found last year after apparently being left in an attic for centuries.The lively 84-bar passage ― marked “allegro molto,’’ or “very quick’’ ― was played Friday on the composer’s piano in a room of his Salzburg home by virtuoso Florian Birsak.The Mozarteum Salzburg Foundation, which staged the event, said the manuscript was found last summer as part of a 160-page book of

LONDON (AP) ― Sea, sand and “Jerusalem’’ ― once again in Britain.London Olympic organizers announced plans Friday to remaster “Chariots of Fire,’’ the 1981 Oscar-winning film that opens with a classic scene of British runners churning through waves and sand to the soaring strains of music by Vangelis. The title of the film comes from a refrain in the classic Christian hymn “Jerusalem,’’ which is sung later in the film.“‘Chariots Of Fire’ is about guts, determination and belief,’’ said the film’s

PARIS (AFP) ― Jostling for space with younger rivals like Lady Gaga, Madonna brings a grown woman’s voice to her new album “MDNA,” out on Monday, on which the 53-year-old Queen of Pop evokes the pain of her divorce.Since her last album, the dance-flavoured “Hard Candy” in 2008, new faces have crowded into the space long ruled by the Material Girl: Rihanna for sexiness, Lana Del Rey for edgy glamour, and the ever-theatrical Lady Gaga.So when Madonna announced she was working on a new album, the m