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(Encyclopedia) CE5 testosteronetestosteronetĕstŏsˈtərōn [key], principal androgen, or male sex hormone. One of the group of compounds known as anabolic steroids, testosterone is secreted by the…Bausch, Pina
(Encyclopedia) Bausch, PinaBausch, Pinapēˈnə boush [key], 1940–2009, German dancer and choreographer. After training with Kurt Jooss, she studied in New York with Antony Tudor, Paul Taylor, José…Beuys, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Beuys, JosephBeuys, Josephyōˈzĕf bois [key], 1921–86, German artist, b. Krefeld; one of the most influential of postmodern artists. Drafted into the Luftwaffe during World War II, he…Beaubourg
(Encyclopedia) BeaubourgBeaubourgbōb&oobreve;rˈ [key], popular name for the Georges Pompidou National Center for Art and CultureGeorges Pompidou National Center for Art and Culturezhôrzh pôNpēd…Ono, Yoko
(Encyclopedia) Ono, Yoko, 1933- , Japanese-American conceptual artist, songwriter, and recording artist, b. Tokyo, Japan. Ono’s father was a banker…Mitchell, George John
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, George John, 1933–, U.S. public official, b. Waterville, Maine. An attorney in private and government practice in the 1960s and 1970s, he was a protege of Senator Edmund…mode, in music
(Encyclopedia) mode, in music. 1 A grouping or arrangement of notes in a scale with respect to a most important note (in the pretonal modes of Western music, this note is called the final or finalis…Chopin, Frédéric François
(Encyclopedia) Chopin, Frédéric FrançoisChopin, Frédéric Françoisfrādārēkˈ fräNswäˈ shôpăNˈ [key], 1810–49, composer for the piano, b. near Warsaw, of French and Polish parentage. His lyrical, often…Kusama, Yayoi
(Encyclopedia) Kusama, Yayoi, 1929–, Japanese artist. In childhood she began to experience hallucinations, often of repeated dots, visions that have strongly influenced the imagery in her paintings,…bullfighting
(Encyclopedia) bullfighting, national sport and spectacle of Spain. Called the corrida de toros in Spanish, the bullfight takes place in a large outdoor arena known as the plaza de toros. The object…Trending
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