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'The art of the selfie': UK gallery celebrates self-portraits through the ages

For hundreds of years we have been doing it – turning our own image into art.

31/03/2017

France

100 years of Rodin

The french artist is known as the man who brought sculpture to life

24/03/2017

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Ai Weiwei is installing in Prague a giant refugee boat

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is installing in Prague his so far biggest artwork, refugee boat

16/03/2017

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Trauma in art by Yayoi Kusama and Louise Bourgeois

Two iconic female artists and how they turned their traumas in to art can be seen in an exhibition in London.

05/03/2017

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The Best of Arts and Culture in Europe and in the World

Art Fair Art Paris Art Fair brings together 139 galleries from 29 countries at the Grand Palais in Paris.

03/03/2017

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Landmark exhibition of the major works of the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer at the Louvre

A landmark exhibition of the major works of the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer has opened.

28/02/2017

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The Best of Arts and Culture in Europe and the world

From Italy to Indonesia, here’s our special selection of some of the finest arts and cultural shows now.

24/02/2017

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Beauty from bombs - An Iraqi artist makes the most of the detritus of war

Iraq is a vast graveyard for spent munitions and abandoned military hardware. Now one Iraqi artist is making art from the debris of war.

22/02/2017

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Japan's Ninja Council eyes tourism potential

Japan is turning to those hooded samurai-era acrobatic spies known as ‘ninja’ to woo tourism.

22/02/2017

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'My Ship is Loaded with Memories' - an exhibition at the Women's Museum at Aarhus

Lifeboat sculptures, crafted by Norwegian artist, Marit Benthe Norheim are one of the highlights of the cultural programme of the Danish city of Aarhus, which is this year one of the European Capitals

20/02/2017

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'Thick Time' a new William Kentridge exhibition at Denmark's Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

‘Thick Time’ is the title of a new exhibition of the works of William Kentridge.

17/02/2017

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Photo Pictures which have been re-staged by film photographers for the stills camera on a film set are on show at an exhibition at the Albertina Museum in…

10/02/2017

Sci-Tech

Five hundred years of robots at the British Science Museum

A new exhibit at London’s Science Museum traces five-hundred years of robotic development, from early clockwork-automation – such as the impressive Silver Swann from 1773- to interactive…

09/02/2017

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David Hockney retrospective at the Tate breaks records

It is the fastest-selling exhibition in the history of Britain’s Tate Gallery.

08/02/2017

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Artists create hyper-realistic sculptures for new exhibition

Eerily life-like sculptures on display at a new art exhibition will leave visitors doing a double-take.

06/02/2017

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Art and Cinema, Dimitrije Popovic and Transmedia in Rendez-vous

Explore European culture in Rendez-vous

03/02/2017

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The best of Arts and Culture in Europe and the World

Aussie impressionists Impressionism is not the preserve of the French or indeed Europeans.

27/01/2017

United Arab Emirates

Exhibition celebrates Africa and UAE's rich shared history

25/01/2017

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London gallery hosting 'first history of the selfie exhibition'

The first exhibition to explore the history of the selfie opens at a London art venue this spring.

23/01/2017

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The Art of Gesture in London The 40-year-old London International Mime Festival is the longest running of its kind.

20/01/2017