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Romanian pop artist meets Angelina Jolie

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Romanian collage artist Ion Barladeanu has met Angelina Jolie in Paris, where he exhibited his art collection called "Realpolitik" at the Anne de Villepoix gallery.

The Hollywood actress, who is in Paris to shoot "The Tourist", a remake of the 2005 French film "Anthony Zimmer", talked with Barladeanu for about two hours and said she was impressed by his work and life story.

Barladeanu, 63, homeless during the Communist regime, left his village at the age of 20 and took several menial jobs in different parts of the country. He eventually came to capital Bucharest where he worked first as a grave digger and then as a guard and a manual labourer.

After 1989, when Ceausescu  was overthrown and Romania freed from Communist rule, Barladeanu lived on the streets and collected garbage.

Barladeanu's interest in art dates back to 1960, when he first had the idea of using scrap and discarded magazines to create collages about Communist reality and Romania’s dictatorial couple.

His work was discovered two years ago by Romanian curator Dan Popescu, who exhibited his collages at the H'Art Bucharest gallery. Later, Romanian director Alexander Nanau made a documentary film presenting Barladeanu's amazing life journey that was broadcast on HBO Romania.

Barladeanu's collages are considered by some critics as masterpieces of pop art that are as significant as Marcel Duchamp's or Andy Warhol's work.

Barladeanu's art collection has also been exhibited at Fred Gallery in London, where it was highly praised by art critics.

Health minister considers taxing fast food and beer
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Romania wont ratify ACTA
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Romania wont ratify ACTA
Romania will not ratify the highly controversial (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement)ACTA until the agreement won't be altered as to comply with demands recently formulated by the European Court of Justice, the minister of Communication Dan Nica told a press conference today (Thurs).

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Education Minister stepps down amid plagiarism accusations
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Brancusi’s son doesn’t want his father remains to be moved to Romania
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Romania back in recession, growth to resume in H2
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The head of the Romanian Police Liviu Popa (picture) was sacked today (Tues) by Home Affairs Minister Ioan Rus, the ministry informs.

UK Ambassador Harris says new Cabinet took right decisions so far
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Carmen Sylvas x-rayed hand to be auctioned
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