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Meet the calligrapher preserving Hong Kong's Chinese New Year crafts

In the run up to the Lunar New Year, Hong Kong's calligraphy artists set up on the streets. With brush and ink, they create traditional decorations that are a seasonal feature at homes and offices.

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Art, AIDS and Alchemy: The legacy of British film-maker Derek Jarman

Jarman was a painter, writer and film-maker but what are the essential elements of his oeuvre?

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When Sigmund met Salvador: ‘Dali–Freud, an Obsession’ opens in Vienna

An exhibition at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna displays around a hundred of Salvador Dali's objects, paintings, and works influenced by Sigmund Freud's writings.

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Syrian artist exiled in Paris denounces dictatorship with sculpture

Syrian artist Khaled Dawwa fled to France from Syria in 2014. With 'Here is my heart!', a huge work representing the neighborhood of Ghouta, he urges people not to forget the massacres committed by the Syrian regime.

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Finnish inventor builds spinning Olympic Rings out of a frozen lake

"A few weeks ago I got a call from Switzerland saying, 'Hey this is cool a cool thing, you can use the logo'," says artist Janne Käpylehto.

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Botticelli's Jesus Christ portrait in record books after €40m sale

'Man of Sorrows' went on sale at Sotheby's New York on January 27, exceeding even the highest of expert deal estimates by millions of euros.

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Picasso's heirs retract NFT offerings as family row ensues

“The information given through the media by which the Picasso heirs would join into the market for ‘Pablo Picasso’ NFTs is completely wrong,” said lawyer Jean-Jacques Neuer.

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Prince Charles unveils Holocaust survivor portrait series

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall spent Holocaust Memorial Day with 'seven remarkable individuals' who sat for a set of portraits displayed in the Queen's Gallery.

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Why is Boris Johnson such an easy target for political cartoonists?

Following allegations of Boris Johnson's parties at Downing Street being in breach of coronavirus restrictions, it is a busy time of year for political cartoonists.

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Miniature Banksy model sells for over €1 million in UK auction

The small thatched model building was put up for sale by its British owners over fears it would one day be stolen.

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Francis Bacon exhibit - blurring the lines between humans and animals

Spanning Bacon’s 50-year career, the 'Francis Bacon: Man and Beast' exhibition includes some of Bacon’s earliest works and his last-ever painting

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Pablo Picasso enters NFT art market with ceramic heirloom

The NFTs will also come with music put together by Florian Picasso, who is a DJ and music producer, along with songwriter John Legend and rapper, Nas.

Destinations

Madrid: Why the Spanish capital is a foodie's paradise

With glorious tapas and a buzzing art scene, there are more reasons than ever to visit Madrid.

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Gainsborough's Blue Boy is back in town a century after it left

The painting had hung at the gallery for three weeks in the winter of 1922 before making its way across the Atlantic Ocean after it was bought by a US collector from the Duke of Westminster.

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Kaunas marks the start of its programme as Capital of Culture 2022

Around 40,000 spectators attended the event, despite freezing temperatures.

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Beirut exhibition displays restored art after 2020 port blast

At the Beirut Museum of Art, a collection of restored Lebanese paintings, once destroyed by the 2020 port explosion, have gone back on display

Creators

Meet the pioneer artist who changed the face of graffiti in the UK

In this episode of Creators, a series where we get inside some of the world's top creative minds, Arron Bird, aka Temper talks about success, pushing boundaries and mental health.

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Irish artist turns beach into stunning tribute to Ashling Murphy

The piece 'Fiddle for Ashling' was created by artist Sean Corcoran, in honour of the fatally attacked schoolteacher Ashling Murphy

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Dutch concert halls reopen as hair salons in COVID-19 lockdown protest

The move saw people getting their nails done in front of Van Gogh paintings and haircuts given as the Concertgebouw orchestra performed.

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Tracey Emin requests removal of art gift from PM Johnson's residence

The renowned British modern artist is no longer happy with her work hanging in the prime minister's official residence.