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Arc de Triomphe installation unwrapping begins

A team of technicians remove the silver fabric covering the Arc de Triomphe as the two weeks of artist Christo's temporary, posthumous work draws to a close.

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Aimless walks, an iPhone Pietà and a huge gargoyle: Art Basel is back

After last years online edition, Art Basel is back in the real world for September 2021. And it starts with a Parcours event.

France

Now you can touch it: wrapped Arc de Triomphe opens to the public

Visits to the wrapped version of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris are being allowed for the first time this weekend - and thousands of curious admirers have been taking advantage to check out Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s installation close up.

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Parisians, tourists admire wrapping of Arc de Triomphe, tribute to Christo

Tourists and Parisians come to admire the work of rope access technicians wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in Paris with a bluish silver polypropylene canvas, a tribute to late artist Christo.

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Art Paris Art Fair opens at Grand Palais Ephémère until Sunday

The 2021 edition will feature 26 solo shows. These monographic exhibitions spread throughout the fair allow visitors to discover or rediscover the work of modern and contemporary artists in depth.

Living

This Glasgow-based artist is the founder of the 'Plastic Bag Museum'

Katrina Cobain is making plastic bags a thing of the past by locking them away in a museum.

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A new exhibition in Rome looks at Banksy's early career

Over one hundred works by Banksy are being exhibited for the first time at Rome's Chiostro del Bramante, with many created in the early stage of the acclaimed British street artist's career.

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A 300-metre long 3D artwork adds beauty to a neighbourhood in Jakarta.

A 300-metre long 3D artwork adds beauty and serenity to a neighbourhood in Jakarta. The artists from the independent 'Komunitas Perupa Jakarta' were keen to liven the mood during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Living

Iconic Campbell’s Soup goes green, but what would Andy Warhol think?

Saving soup cans from going to landfill is surely something Warhol would have approved of.

France

New immersive exhibit places viewers at heart of Picasso's paintings

"A poetic, plastic, generous, voyage where visitors take pleasure in seeing the works through a new lens" is how the installation creators described the new exhibit.

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Giant portrait of Greta Thunberg made in Italian field

An Italian artist has created a giant portrait of Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee.

World

What is Tunisia’s ‘cultural cave’ and how is it helping local artists?

A natural cave filled with modern paintings and artwork installations is amongst Tunisia’s hidden cultural treasures.

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World's most casual heist? Moscow artnapper caught on camera

Russian police arrest suspect in case of casual artnapping caught on camera

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Paris modern art fair open its doors under the dome of the Grand Palais

142 modern and contemporary art galleries, from 22 different nations, gathered in a single event.

Cult

Biennale Lyon 2017: modernity via art

Explore modernity via art!

Cult

Magritte in 3D at the Atomium: surrealist!

This exhibition specifically designed for the 60th anniversary of the Atomium launches the visitor into the magical world of René Magritte and the surrealism. Two Belgian icons meet!

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From Hopper to Rothko: America's Road to Modern Art

American art travels to Potsdam

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Geneva art fair 2017

The Geneva Art Fair, or Artgenève is an art exhibition, which aims to establish an artistic platform in French-speaking Switzerland.

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Van Gogh book of drawings slammed as fake

An extraordinary row has broken out over a new book that claims to contain previously unpublished drawings by Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh.

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This is not an exhibition René Magritte at the Pompidou in Paris

The Pompidou Museum in Paris presents an new exhibition of the work of Belgian surrealist René Magritte.