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“Sopranos” star James Gandolfini dies aged 51 Three-times Emmy award winning actor James Gandolfini has died of a possible heart attack while on holiday in Rome at the age of 51. He was best known for… 20/06/2013
55th Venice Biennale welcomes Bahrain The banks of Venice swelled again this year, after an estimated half a million visitors swamped the city to enjoy its illustrious Biennale. Now in its 55th… 17/06/2013
Ai Weiwei’s milk powder-inspired map of China A map of China, unlike any other. One of the most recent works from Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei on display in Hong Kong uses 1,800 large tins of infant… 14/06/2013
Blankenberge sand sculpture festival kicks off in Belgium – nocomment Professional sculptors were putting the finishing touches to their creations on Thursday ahead of the opening of what organisers say is the world’s largest… 14/06/2013
German police crack art forgery ring A multi-million euro international forgery ring has been cracked by German police. Two suspects have been arrested who are alleged to be the leaders of a… 14/06/2013
Remembering Scottish writer Iain BanksFamous for his unique writing skills, and an ability to move smoothly from reality to science fiction, Iain Banks has now stepped beyond the limits of science… 10/06/2013
Pissarro exhibition comes to Madrid Madrid’s Museo Thyssen‐Bornemisza plays host to Spain’s first monographic exhibition of works from the great Impressionist painter, Camille Pissarro. For… 10/06/2013
Vivid Sydney’s young artworkA boy lies down on top of ‘Test Pattern’, the last installation by Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda, during its opening exhibition as part of Vivid Festival in… 08/06/2013
‘Wilt’ author Tom Sharpe dies aged 85 One of Britain’s best known authors, Tom Sharpe, has died aged 85 in northeast Spain. His “Wilt” series of comedy books and other works such as “Porterhouse… 06/06/2013
Actress Jean Stapleton dies at age 90Actress Jean Stapleton, best known for her Emmy-winning role as the good-hearted housewife Edith Bunker in the groundbreaking 1970s television comedy “All in… 03/06/2013
Venice Art Biennial opens doors for 2013 Venice’s Biennial is back on for 2013, with a host of sculptures, exhibits and installations from around the world. More than 150 artists will be vying for… 02/06/2013
Donkey Lola’s braying too loud for Brussels neighbours Residents in Brussels have complained about a noisy neighbour: Lola the donkey, who is appearing in a play at a cultural centre in the same apartment… 01/06/2013
Fine art takes to the rails on Moscow’s metro Millions of travellers on the Moscow metro are having to share their space with some unusually silent passengers. The so-called Watercolour Train has been… 28/05/2013
Stars are again out in force in Cannes Robert Redford is promoting his film ‘All is lost’. Playing a solo yachtsman adrift at sea, it’s his first major role in years. His character is not… 23/05/2013
Rubens at the Louvre A new branch of the famous Parisian art museum, the Louvre, opened earlier this year in the quiet French town of Lens, near the Belgian border. Now the new… 22/05/2013
Seventh day of Cannes Film Festival The seventh day is traditionally one of rest, but not on the Croisette in Cannes. Halfway through the 66th film festival in the French Riviera town… 22/05/2013
Doors’ keyboard player dies Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboard player of the iconic 60s rock group The Doors has died. The 74-year-old passed away at a clinic in Germany… 21/05/2013
Speculation hots up in Cannes Guillaume Canet’s film “Blood Ties” has a global all-star cast. But the French actor-director’s crime and divided loyalties saga still failed to charm the… 21/05/2013
“Prix Media” awarded in Cannes Danish director Thomas Vinterberg has won the “Prix Media” in Cannes. The prize is awarded to the film with the best box-office potential amongst all those… 20/05/2013
Indian film stars flourish at Cannes Festival Familiar faces from the Indian screen have descended on Cannes for a gala dinner to mark the centenary of their country’s movie industry. The largest… 20/05/2013
Something for everyone at Frieze Art Fair in NY The Frieze Art Fair in New York has been keeping New Yorkers amused and giving them plenty to talk about. The director of the Frieze Art Fair, Matthew… 14/05/2013
Cannes gears up for 66th film festival The 66th Cannes film festival begins on Wednesday. The world’s most important cinema showcase is putting the final touches in place that make this… 13/05/2013
German Nazi-themed opera cancelled It is curtains closed for a Nazi-themed Wagner opera in Dusseldorf. The ‘Tannhäuser’, which had been running at the Rheinoper opera house, was cancelled… 09/05/2013
Asturias Award goes to Austrian screenwriter Haneke Austrian film director and screenwriter, Michael Haneke, has been awarded Spain’s prestigious Prince of Asturias Arts Award. Last year his film Amour won… 09/05/2013
Graffiti Art hits Kabul music festivalAn artist paints graffiti on a wall during the Sound Central music festival in Kabul. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani 02/05/2013
Dali gets the full treatment in Madrid The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia is reclaiming one of Spain’s most famous sons with a new exhibition on Salvador Dali. Dali is known as a… 29/04/2013
‘Poetic Cosmos of the Breath’ in Hong KongA photographer takes picture from inside an art piece ‘Poetic Cosmos of the Breath’ by Argentina-born artist Tomas Saraceno as part of an exhibition… 24/04/2013
The art of beating the economic crisis The global art market is worth 43 billion euros annually, according to the European Fine Art Foundation’s latest report. Europe’s share of the market is 36… 19/04/2013
Painting the Cuban paradox The Cuban flag revisited is one of the latest themes in artist Michel Mirabal’s body of work. The Cuban painter is among the best known of his generation… 12/04/2013
Baez revisits Hanoi bunker where she sat out US air raids The American folk singer and anti-war activist Joan Baez has returned to a bunker in Vietnam where she spent nine days sheltering from ferocious American air… 10/04/2013
Once upon a time, when Kim Jong-un starred in Grease…Although nowadays he is firing nuclear threats to the USA, there was apparently a time when Kim Jong-un fully embraced American culture, according to… 10/04/2013
Tattoos without taboos One of the oldest forms of body art, tattoos are booming business. In France, around 20 per cent of 25 to 35 year olds have one, the figures are roughly the… 29/03/2013
Haiti gets colourful makeover – nocomment Jalousie, one of Haiti’s biggest shanty towns, has been getting a psychedelic makeover as an artistic homage to the 2010 earthquake. The $1.4 million effort… 27/03/2013
Moonwalk celebrates 30th birthday – or is it more?On a day like today, thirty years ago, Michael Jackson roused the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, USA, launching a new dance move. This move, now known… 26/03/2013
Pope wax figure unveiled – nocomment Madrid’s Wax Work museum has unveiled a three kilogram clay bust of the new pontiff, Pope Francis, which will serve as a model to build a wax figure. 21/03/2013
The founding father of abstract act honoured in Brussels The founding father of abstract art has been honoured in Brussels. Works by Wassily Kandinsky are being shown at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of… 08/03/2013
Chagall as historian A new exhibition of Marc Chagall’s work has opened at the Musee de Luxembourg in Paris. His paintings are presented as an eyewitness account of the turbulent… 04/03/2013
Spielberg to head Cannes Jury E.T. goes home. Steven Spielberg has been picked to head this year’s Cannes Film Festival jury. The US director’s film E.T. had its world premiere at the… 28/02/2013
Ono, only Ono in Frankfurt Yoko Ono threw some voguish shapes for the photographers at the opening at the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, Germany, which is presenting a retrospective… 22/02/2013
Lichtenstein makes the Tate go Whaam! The Tate gallery in London is showing a major retrospective of work by pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, who almost single-handedly dragged the comics aesthetic… 21/02/2013
Making art with chewing gum – nocomment In Ukraine, there is a very special artist. Sophia-Anna Matveyeva, a young artist from Makiivka, her medium of choice is chewing gum, and she uses between 500… 15/02/2013
Sapporo Snow Festival showcases scuptures – nocomment More than 200 giant snow and ice sculptures were on display in the northern city of Sapporo, as the city kicked off its week-long annual snow festival. Over… 05/02/2013
Van Gogh Alive arrives in Israel The ground breaking Van Gogh Alive exhibition has arrived in Tel Aviv. The multimedia display has brought the Dutch artist’s paintings to new audiences… 05/02/2013
Ayyam Gallery, London challenges perceptions of Arabic art The first exhibition to grace the newly opened Ayyam Gallery in London is “Shooting the Cloud” by acclaimed Lebanese artist Nadim Karam. The show comprises… 30/01/2013
Manet’s portraits A new exhibition, Manet Portraying Life, has opened at the Royal Academy in London. The works on show span almost his entire career, and focus on him as a… 24/01/2013
Great balls of fire – nocomment A traditional folk art show in northern China’s Shanxi Province attracted thousands of visitors to watch the swinging balls of fire during the New Year… 04/01/2013
Lyon lit up for la Fête des Lumières – nocomment The yearly “Festival of Lights” (fête des lumières) started today in Lyon, with lights installations placed strategically around the city. More than 3 million… 06/12/2012
The Louvre branches out The French city of Lens – a former mining town in the north of the country – is better known for football than art but it is here that a regional branch of… 04/12/2012
Mohsen Namjoo tours Europe Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo is currently touring Europe with his own style of music which has not always gone down well with the authorities in his home… 30/11/2012
Chinese artist’s laughing figures go on show Chinese artist Yue Minjun’s first major European exhibition is now open in Paris. Offering a cynical view of contemporary Chinese society, the show features… 27/11/2012
Miniature resin figurine of a snake chasing an elephantTaiwanese artist Chen Forng-shean looks through a magnifier at his creation, a miniature resin figurine of a snake chasing an elephant, on top of a pencil… 16/11/2012
Art festival in Ramallah Qalandiya, the first ever Palestinian Contemporary Art Biennale has been held in Ramallah. One of the most popular displays was a pop art-inspired needlework… 15/11/2012
Street art takes centre stage in London exhibition An exhibition called “Urban Masters” is underway in east London featuring the works of the world’s best street artists of the moment. British street artist… 13/11/2012
“Six weeks of Iranian Art” in Toronto Mahmoud Meraji, is one of 5 artists to conduct visual art workshops as part of the the festival “Six Weeks of Iranian Art” taking place in Toronto. He… 08/11/2012
Rare Andy Warhol work goes under the hammer in NYC Christie’s is offering rare, highly sought-after art from Andy Warhol including his 1966 canvas of a leather-clad Marlon Brando on a motorcycle and his Statue… 07/11/2012
Ai Weiwei furious at parody video disappearance Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has criticised the government in Beijing after a parody video he made disappeared from Chinese websites. It is a pastiche… 26/10/2012
Yan Wagner’s technocoloured debut album Yan Wagner is a Franco-American musician who began performing in New York in 2008 while researching a PHD into the history of nightclubs. He mixes electro… 19/10/2012
Arab art show for Institut’s 25th birthday To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris is exhibiting the work of 40 well-known artists from the Arab world. 18/10/2012
Edward Hopper: American blues A major retrospective of the famous American painter Edward Hopper has opened in Paris. Around 130 oils and watercolours in Hopper’s distinctive realist… 12/10/2012
Another bloody artist Vincent Castiglia literally bleeds for his work. The 30-year-old New York artist has been creating paintings using his own blood for the past 10 years and… 08/10/2012
‘One million volt’ man! – nocomment Magician David Blaine performs a one million volt stunt in New York City. The magician was raised up on a platform above a high-voltage Tesla coil, dressed… 07/10/2012
Impressions of 19th century clothes The exhibition “Impressionism and Fashion” at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris examines how clothes were portrayed in paintings and drawings in the second half of… 05/10/2012
Exhibition Highlights Dennis Hopper Celebrated as an actor, Dennis Hopper was less well known as a photographer. A collection of more than 400 recently discovered prints which document the … 01/10/2012
Journey into the bubbleA site coordinator walks past a Luminarium installation by British designer Alan Parkinson during the British Arts Festival in Wuhan, China. REUTERS/Stringer 28/09/2012
Andy Warhol at the NY Met A new exhibition of Andy Warhol’s art has opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York. The exhibition is called “Regarding Warhol: Sixty… 24/09/2012
Laughing sculputres in Hong KongThese 3.5 metre high sculptures by Yue, one of the leading contemporary Chinese artist, are displayed during the “The Tao of Laughter” exhibition in Hong… 24/09/2012
Arturo’s funeral in Copenhagen (This article is part of the fictional TV series and online game « The Spiral ». The facts as they are presented here never really happened. Click here to… 14/09/2012
Face painting in support of threatened artistAn artist with his face painted participates in a protest demanding the safety of artist Manish Harijan and his freedom of expression, near the Kathmandu… 14/09/2012
EU parliament shows off art for the first time The European Parliament has unveiled some of its own private paintings to the public for the first time. The parliament’s entire collection from across the… 04/09/2012
Mystery ‘spirals’ replace stolen masterpieces (This article is part of the fictional TV series and online game « The Spiral ». The facts as they are presented here never really happened. Click here to… 29/08/2012
Monet’s gardens… in the Bronx Monet and his famous garden paintings are known the world over but now, thanks to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, art lovers on the other side of… 27/08/2012
Documentary: all eyes on Chinese activist Ai Weiwei A new documentary shines the spotlight on Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei – whose clashes with his country’s government are ongoing to say the least… 27/08/2012
Paul Dujardin: Can Europe afford to be cultured? In this edition of I-talk host Alex Taylor asks: “Should we give money to encourage young artists? Or is it the struggle against adversity which pushes young… 07/08/2012
Mandela statue unveiled – nocomment South Africa has unveiled its latest monument dedicated to Nelson Mandela. The new statue is located in KwaZulu-Natal, where he was arrested 50 years ago for… 07/08/2012
Tate and Google team up for new art project “This Exquisite Forest” is an online collaborative art project, presented by the Tate Modern gallery and Google, which enables people to create short… 26/07/2012
3D “disaster” art Eyal Gever has made a name for himself by capturing and freezing catastrophic situations before turning them into 3D art. His work involves 3D simulations… 19/07/2012
Hall of “shame” – Chinese corruption exhibition Chinese artist Zhang Bingjian is “drawing” upon the huge problem of corruption in his home country to inspire his artistic creations. 18/07/2012
Stonehenge gets fired up for London 2012 ‘Fire Garden’ is created by French outdoor fire alchemists Compagnie Carabosse. They have transformed Stonehenge, one of Britain’s best loved landmarks… 16/07/2012
Chinese interact with 3D art Visitors have flocked to the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou to see a three-dimensional art exhibition, interacting with the paintings depicting various… 12/07/2012
The Art Connection Lea Rasovszky, a 26-year-old Romanian artist certainly looks the part – but as they say the proof of the pudding is in the eating. She is on her way to meet a… 02/07/2012
Dan Perjovschi: Contemporary art’s great service to humanity One day perhaps the young Romanian artists euronews met in Sibiu will get to experience an international city – just like Dan Perjovschi. His graffiti… 02/07/2012
Turkish TV – a device for social change in the Arab world? The ‘Arab Spring’ has changed several political regimes in the Middle East, shaping modern culture in the Arab World. With Turkey’s political influence on the… 29/06/2012
Citihenge art sculpture marks Summer Solstice – nocomment A surprising sculpture, nicknamed Citihenge, took a team led by sculptor Tommy Gun three months to create using 18 scrap cars and was in place for the Summer… 22/06/2012
Artist turns New York detritus into works of art A New York watertower turned work of art by the artist Tom Fruin, he used 1000 pieces of colourful scrap plexiglas to create the art. The sculpture simply… 19/06/2012
Tills start ringing at Switzerland’s Art Basel One of the most important international art fairs – Art Basel in Switzerland – has just opened its doors. It features pieces from nearly 300 leading… 14/06/2012
Dead Catcopter art – nocomment Amsterdam’s annual art show had a rather unusual exhibit this year, with artist Bart Jansen showcasing his own dead cat turned into a helicopter. Named… 05/06/2012
Jeff Koons quirky creations hit Switzerland If you are planning to visit the Beyeler Foundation in Basel, don’t be alarmed if you bump into ‘Split-Rocker’, a floral revelation courtesy of artist and… 04/06/2012
Ukraine’s first Contemporary Art fair opens in Kyiv Ukraine is entering the world of contemporary art bigtime with the capital Kyiv holding its first-ever biennale show. Entitled ‘The Best of Times, The… 01/06/2012
Klimt masterpieces on show in New York Austrian artist Gustav Klimt’s work is on display at the Neue Galerie in New York, to mark 150 years since his birth. The exhibition features some rare and… 31/05/2012
Colourful new look for Grand Palais French conceptual artist Daniel Buren brings bright colours to the Grand Palais for his exhibition called ‘Monumenta’. The show, which is organised by the… 11/05/2012
Austria: in an upside down house – nocomment Two Polish architects have spent eight months building a “house upside down” at Terfens-Vomperbach, Tyrol. Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozanski’s idea seemed… 05/05/2012
Masterpieces in Moscow for museum centenary Moscow’s state-run Puskhin Museum is celebrating its centenary with an eclectic new exhibition that features 46 masterpieces from some of the most… 01/05/2012
Anthony McCall’s ‘solid light’ sculptures wow Berlin Artist Anthony McCall is showing what is his largest museum exhibition to date; his ‘solid light’ series in Berlin. McCall, who was born in Britain and… 23/04/2012
Art Cologne welcomes connoisseurs with deep pockets The German city of Cologne has opened its doors to the 46th running of the oldest art fair of its kind in the world. This year at Art Cologne there are 200… 20/04/2012
Birthday celebrations at ‘Balkan Trafik’ The famous Bulgarian clarinetist Ivo Papasov showed his virtuosity at the sixth annual Brussels’ ‘Balkan Trafik’ music and arts festival. Though Papasov… 17/04/2012
An unreal future Moscow in 3-D Award winning Russian artist Alexey Beliayev-Guintovt has created a vision of the Moscow of the future, an ultra-modern utopia, where eagles soar over a… 16/04/2012
Shocking sharks: Hirst retrospective at Tate Modern Damien Hirst’s infamous Shark in Formaldehyde is on display once again, at his first major retrospective at the Tate Modern in London. It helped propel the… 04/04/2012
Bulletproof skin? Researchers at the Dutch Forensic Institute are about to test out the resistance of a new synthetic super-skin, which combines human cells with spider… 03/04/2012
Christophe Rousset: a musical archaeologist It is in Saint German des Prés, the most Parisian of Paris neighbourhoods, where we meet Christophe Rousset. A renowned French harpsichordist, conductor… 05/03/2012
Richter exhibition arrives in Berlin The art of Gerhard Richter has finally returned home. The ‘Panorama’ exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin looks back at over five decades of… 17/02/2012
