Art: International Gleam

London's Institute of Contemporary Arts announced an international contest pretty sure to put a gleam in the eye of sculptors everywhere. Thanks to an anonymous donor, the institute said, it will pass out $30,000 in prizes for the best sculpture on the specified subject, "The Unknown Political Prisoner." Entries, due in September, will be sifted by regional juries throughout the world; final judging will be in London. Only snag so far: Professor Vladimir Kemenov of Moscow's Academy of Arts, invited to represent Russia on the panel of nine judges, has neglected to reply.

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