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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
Moscow: ‘Battle of the Snowmen’ – nocomment Dozens of Muscovites took part in a snowman-making contest at the city’s Palace of Pioneers. 23/01/2012
Spot the artist at the Gagosian More than 300 spot paintings by British artist Damien Hirst from 1986 to the present day have gone on show simultaneously around the world. For the first… 16/01/2012
Angel art alights in Jerusalem For centuries angels have captured artists’ imaginations and can be found in Christian, Jewish and Islamic art. A new exhibition at the Israel Museum in… 10/01/2012
The photographer, the nude model and pots and pots of paint Peruvian painter Piero Pereira has an unusual way of working; he covers his model in paint and then puts the music on. 05/01/2012
Incredible ice castles at Harbin Festival – nocomment China’s icy city of Harbin gears up for its annual ice festival. Workers put the final touches on ice castles, slides and snow sculptures. 04/01/2012
Ice festival opens in HarbinA horse carriage carrying tourists travels past ice sculptures ahead of the opening of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in China. REUTERS/Sheng Li 26/12/2011
USSR display reforms, reveals and revolutionises What do Miss Charm, Chernobyl and Mikhail Gorbachev have in common? Not a great deal you may think, but they all appear in the exhibition “USSR: End of the… 15/12/2011
Rare showing of Leonardo self portrait One of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous yet fragile works of art, his red chalk self portrait, is on public display, for only the third time ever. 06/12/2011
Symphony goes underground in Caracas – nocomment Thousands of child musical prodigies in Venezuela’s sprawling capital have taken to metro stations during the daily rush. In a popular initiative for… 27/11/2011
Nepali spiderThe beautiful simplicity of nature on today’s picture of the day. The shadow of a spider is pictured on a leaf at Taudaha wetlands in Kathmandu… 26/11/2011
Disney Ice fantasy arrives in Bruges – nocomment International artists were putting the finishing touches Wednesday on a series of spectacular ice sculptures for the Belgian city’s annual snow and ice… 25/11/2011
Immerse yourself in Cologne’s art and antiques This year’s Fine Art and Antiques Fair at Cologne features works from more than 100 galleries and dealers. There is a huge range of objects; ancient artefacts… 18/11/2011
In the footsteps of Fernando Botero A city best known as the home of one of the world’s most notorious drug cartels, Medellin in Colombia is also the birthplace of artist Fernando Botero. Born… 15/11/2011
London’s Leonardo da Vinci show sold-out until end of year The National Gallery’s unprecedented Leonardo da Vinci exhibition; Painter at the Court of Milan offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see most of the… 09/11/2011
Lebanese art showcases rich and complex history The Royal College of Art in London has been host to an impressive collection of contemporary Lebanese art. The Association for the Promotion and Exhibition… 08/11/2011
Tattoo Convention in Austria – nocomment Want to make your mark? All the latest styles were on show at the International Tattoo Convention in Vienna. 07/11/2011
The ‘terrible beauty’ of La Biennale de Lyon The last line from WB Yeats’ powerful poem Easter 1916 is the starting point for La Biennale de Lyon. “A terrible beauty is born” is the banner beneath… 23/09/2011
Katsushika Hokusai expo opens in Berlin A new art exhibition has opened at the Martin Gropius Bau Museum in Berlin. Katsushika Hokusai was a famous Japanese artist, painter and printmaker. Born in… 02/09/2011
New Otto Dix works discovered Four previously unknown watercolours by Otto Dix have been discovered in Bavaria. They were painted using mixed techniques, watercolours worked over with ink… 01/09/2011
The Venetian art of Burano and Murano Venice is renowned across the globe for the lace of Burano and the glass of Murano. Murano’s reputation as a centre for glassmaking was born when the… 29/08/2011
