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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
The secret behind the scent – Chanel No 5 exhibition in Paris An exhibition on an iconic perfume opens in the Palais de Tokyo in Paris this weekend, inviting visitors to explore the history and mystery behind Chanel No… 03/05/2013
‘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 Little Prince’ who never grows old ‘The Little Prince’ may be aging fast, but its youthful idealism remains as pertinent as ever. First published in 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s popular… 17/04/2013
Salgado’s epic photo project debuts in London Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado embarked on his latest project – the epic and almost biblical in its scale Genesis in 2004. For eight years he… 15/04/2013
Tourists get closer to God in Sienna cathedral Visitors to Sienna have a new view over the ancient Italian city to look forward to. The thirteenth century cathedral is opening up its roof space for the… 05/04/2013
Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Museum A new exhibition of items from Pompeii and Herculaneum has opened at the British Museum in London. The two cities, on the Bay of Naples in southern Italy… 28/03/2013
The butterfly effectStella Ferruzola, 3 years old, poses with a Blue Morpho butterfly on her nose at the Sensational Butterflies Exhibition at the Natural History Museum in… 26/03/2013
Bowie expo sells out at V&A TIckets to the David Bowie exhibition at the V&A in London are selling like hot cakes. There are around 300 items on display, tracing Bowie’s career as a… 21/03/2013
Michael Caine on show An exhibition has opened at the Museum of London to mark Michael Caine’s 80th birthday. The British film star was also given the Freedom of the City of… 14/03/2013
CeBIT: Sharing makes sense at Cebit CeBIT, in Hanover, Germany, is the the world’s top computer and IT fair. This year around 4,000 exhibitors from 70 different countries got behind the main… 12/03/2013
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
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
Mandela photos go on sale in New York Three decades of Nelson Mandela’s life are on display at a photography exhibit in New York. The photographs were taken by South African photojournalist Benny… 15/02/2013
Apps, tablets and the internet invade toyland The 110th annual American International Toy Fair is one of the largest toy and youth product marketplaces in the world, bringing together more than 1,000… 12/02/2013
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
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
Waste Not in Sydney Chinese artist Song Dong has arrived in Sydney Australia with his exhibition “Waste Not”, which has already been seen in New York and London, and is now at… 14/01/2013
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
Women photographers exhibit in Paris Two outstanding female photographers have been showing their work at the latest photo fair in Paris. They have been championed by East Wing, an organisation… 23/11/2012
Pompidou centre celebrates Dali The Pompidou Centre in Paris is putting on the widest ranging retrospective of Salvador Dali ever. Organisers hope to look beyond the shameless… 22/11/2012
Meet Miss Subways They may not have become as famous as “Miss America,” but in New York City “Miss Subways” were local legends. Now a book and new exhibit celebrates the… 20/11/2012
Paris Photo at the Grand Palais Paris Photo, the Paris International Photography Fair, this year invited film director David Lynch to choose his personal favourites from among the photos on… 16/11/2012
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
Unique and eclectic Toronto hosts Six Weeks of Iranian Art Toronto hosts Six Weeks of Iranian Art. The festival showcases the work of some 150 contemporary artists. The exhibits range from painting to sculpture… 29/10/2012
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
Brad Pitt guest at Chanel exhibition The new face of Chanel No. 5, Brad Pitt, was at the opening of an exhibition in London of photographs of celebrities wearing the luxury label’s fashion staple… 17/10/2012
Spiegelman’s Holocaust cartoons on show in Cologne The work of the American cartoonist Art Spiegelman – best known for Maus, his powerful graphic novel on the Holocaust – is being celebrated with a major… 15/10/2012
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
Apartheid atrocities pictured in New York show More than 60 years of oppression in South Africa are on display in New York in an exhibition called The Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the… 10/10/2012
Gauguin opens window on the exotic in Madrid “Gauguin and the Voyage to the Exotic” at the Thyssen Museum in Madrid is a major exhibition that reflects the Frenchman’s artistic search for inspiration in… 09/10/2012
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
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
Islamic art at the Louvre The Louvre has dedicated a new wing entirely to Islamic art. In a project which has cost nearly 100 million euros and taken 10 years to complete, the world… 21/09/2012
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
The artful diver Take a journey to the bottom of the sea in Key West Florida to see a shipwreck with a difference. At 150 metres below sea level lies the USS Vandenberg, one… 31/08/2012
Architecture seeks Common Ground in Venice The latest edition of the Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition is assembling a major gathering of the world’s top architects over the next three months… 29/08/2012
Italian car design revs up Los Angeles A red 1953 Cadillac coupe, once owned by the star Rita Hayworth, is just one of many iconic cars at an exhibition in Los Angeles to celebrate masterpieces of… 28/08/2012
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
An A-Z of Olympic history at London’s Royal Opera House An exhibition of Olympic history has opened at London’s Royal Opera House, showcasing some of the incredible artefacts and images from the Olympic Games… 31/07/2012
Mini Monaco becomes home to big art The tiny city state of Monaco is hosting a uniquely large-scale art exhibition this summer. In an amusing change of perspective, the principality has become… 23/07/2012
Mona Hatoum’s ‘Projection’ exhibition unveiled in Barcelona Barcelona is honouring the work of contemporary artist Mona Hatoum with a major show. Entitled ‘Projection’, the exhibition is held in the rooms of the… 17/07/2012
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
Paris hosts Iranian arts festival A festival of contemporary Iranian art, Iranian Arts Now, is taking place in Paris until the end of June. It is art in its broadest sense; visual arts… 28/06/2012
Exhibition honours late Girls in Uniform star Austrian-German actress Romy Schneider was born in Vienna but spent her early childhood near the town of Berchtesgaden. Now the first ever comprehensive… 21/06/2012
Risqué photographer’s hot shots German photographer Helmut Newton was known for his risque and provocative work. One of the most prolific photographers of the 20th century, Newton’s… 12/06/2012
German city Kassel hosts art adventurers Every five years the German city of Kassel hosts Documenta an exhibition, which showcases the latest trends in contemporary art. The exhibition lasts 100 days… 08/06/2012
60 years of ERII at the National Portrait Gallery As part of Britain’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations the National Portrait Gallery in London has gathered some of the most iconic royal images from the second… 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
Yeosu Expo, sustaining ocean life South Korea has been celebrating the living oceans and coastlines. Yeosu Expo 2012 with its village of pavilions shows the country’s determination to raise… 14/05/2012
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
Street artist exhibits work at London gallery Creations from highly regarded British street artist Stik are fresh, simple and colourful yet loaded with emotions and mature themes – which aren’t fully… 08/05/2012
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
Owen Jones design show in UAE The 19th century British architect Owen Jones is the subject of a new exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. Jones, one of the most influential design… 26/04/2012
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
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
Titanic memories, a personal story The sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage has a special place in the history of Southampton, a major port in southern England. Eighty per cent of the… 12/04/2012
Art exhibition for Rolling Stones guitarist The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has been granted a platform to showcase his acclaimed artwork. Wood’s solo retrospective – Faces, Time and Places –… 11/04/2012
The 4th Biennial in Marrakech Turning the world on its head is what contemporary art is all about, and the 4th biennial in Marrakech is no exception. The main installations are situated… 10/04/2012
Siege of Sarajevo commemorated at museum More than 11,000 people lost their lives during the notorious siege of Sarajevo, which began 20 years ago. A museum in the Bosnian capital has the only… 05/04/2012
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
Sarajevo’s tunnel of life This tunnel in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo is a museum and a tribute to the city which was under siege for three and a half years. When the wars erupted… 04/04/2012
Titanic Belfast ‘symbolises new Northern Ireland’ It took three years to build the ill-fated liner and three times that long to plan and construct the Titanic Belfast, a state-of-the-art museum dedicated to… 02/04/2012
Leonardo’s last masterpiece unveils its secrets Leonardo Da Vinci’s recently-restored last painting The Virgin And Child With Saint Anne and a twin version of the Mona Lisa are on display as part of a new… 29/03/2012
Jerusalem hosts its first international Ice festival – nocomment The festival takes place in Jerusalem’s old train station and includes an ice bar, acrobatics show and large-scale models of Jerusalem historic landmarks… 29/03/2012
Berlin gets a taste of Los Angeles Norman Zammitt’s giant red round greets visitors at the European debut of art exhibition Pacific Standard Time: Art in Los Angeles 1950 to 1980 in… 27/03/2012
Robert Combas’ ‘Greatest Hits’ plays in Lyon The Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon is holding the first ever retrospective of French painter Robert Combas, known for his wild, hectic often turbulent… 21/03/2012
Degas and the nude Degas and the Nude is a new exhibition at the Musee D’Orsay in Paris. The works on display span half a century although they are perhaps less well known than… 14/03/2012
Tim Burton retrospective opens in Paris Titled simply Tim Burton, a retrospective of the director’s works spanning his 27-year film career is on show in Paris. Hundreds of drawings that date back… 07/03/2012
Gilbert and George make front page news Read all about it – groundbreaking artistic duo grab the headlines! That’s the nature of Gilbert and George’s new exhibition ‘London Pictures’ at Hong Kong’s… 05/03/2012
Cindy Sherman – self-modelling photographer in the spotlight New York’s Museum of Modern Art is currently showing a retrospective of American photographer Cindy Sherman’s most treasured images, some of which have sold… 29/02/2012
Egypt: art of the revolution The revolution may have slowed down, but political art is thriving in Egypt. It’s a new way of showing dissatisfaction with the slow pace of change. Graffiti… 23/02/2012
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
Erotic art Ever wanted a bit more eroticism in museums? Well, you are not alone. A brand spanking new exhibition in Brussels has just opened but it is not for the faint… 16/02/2012
The silent strength of Lui Xia Photographer Lui Xia is censored in her native China, where she lives under house arrest. Using eerily life-like dolls, her work evokes the pain and suffering… 15/02/2012
Major Freud portrait exhibition in London A major exhibition of paintings by the late Lucian Freud has just opened in London. Best known for his fleshy nudes in muted colours, Freud was described as… 09/02/2012
Ai Weiwei ‘fights for freedom of expression’ Chinese contemporary artist and activist Ai Weiwei took part in the opening of an exhibition of his work in Stockholm in Sweden via a live video link. Ai… 08/02/2012
Enter the world of Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ is one of English author Charles Dickens’ most famous stories. Sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s emotional transformation after the… 06/02/2012
Roger Vadim’s Ferrari for sale at Rétromobile For lovers of vintage cars and motorbikes the Rétromobile event in Paris is nothing short of paradise. Now in its 37th year, this year’s event has attracted… 02/02/2012
Churchill’s Marrakech connection The Leighton House Museum in London has opened a new exhibition called “Meetings in Marrakesh” focussing on the paintings of Sir Winston Churchill and Hassan… 31/01/2012
Scale models show 17th century France in 3D Way before satellite photography and Google Earth, these intricate models give an amazing birds-eye view of French cities and forts from the 17th century. 27/01/2012
Weegee: Murder Is My Business Disturbing and graphic images of killings and gangster arrests in depression-era New York by photographer Weegee are on show at the International Center of… 26/01/2012
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
Bunuel’s Mexico home opens its doors The Mexican home of Spanish film director Luis Bunuel opens to the public with a special exhibition about his iconic movie ‘Viridiana’. The film was… 04/01/2012
NY’s Met welcomes Renaissance portraiture Contributions made by Italian portraiture to the history of art is the subject of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. ‘The… 03/01/2012
‘King of Cling’ honored at Dutch museum For decades his designs have graced the shapes of celebrities and fashionistas around the world including Madonna, Janet Jackson and most recently Michelle… 02/01/2012
Bob Gruen: four decades of iconic rock shots Photographer Bob Gruen has taken pictures of some of the biggest pop and rock icons of his generation. Intimate portraits of John Lennon are among the images… 16/12/2011
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
Swarovski crystal toilet goes on display in Tokyo – nocomment It’s more flash than flush – a toilet decorated with 72,000 pieces of Swarovski crystal has gone on display in Japan. Although it isn’t for sale, the… 14/12/2011
Paris display traces history of ‘human zoos’ An exhibition in Paris traces the stories of the men, women and children taken from their homes in the colonies of the West and displayed like animals in… 29/11/2011
Play to learn at Serious Games show Games are usually meant to be fun but those on show at the 7th Serious Games exhibition in the French city of Lyon are more about training and teaching, than… 29/11/2011
Disney in ice In Bruge, in Belgium, international artists are putting the finishing touches to a series of ice sculptures, and all of them are Disney characters. The Disney… 24/11/2011
Thessalonika shows off Staveris’ photos “A World without Margins” is the title of a retrospective of Spyros Staveris. Thessalonika’s Museum of Photography and the 52nd International Film Festival… 21/11/2011
