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Meet the unusual artist behind this giant recycled sculpture

Giant trolls made from recycled materials are being brought to life by Danish artist Thomas Dambo.

11/05/2019

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Virtual Reality art signals 'intersting times' at 58th Venice Biennale

This year’s exhibition is titled “May You Live in Interesting Times,” and will be open from May 11 to November 24, 2019.

10/05/2019

Italy

Watch: Artists address climate change and populism at Venice Biennale

The 58th Biennale, entitled May You Live In Interesting Times, opens tomorrow and runs until 24 November.

10/05/2019

Living

Whale sculpture washes up in Manila to highlight plight of marine life

You may not expect to see a whale in the middle of Manila but this surprising sight is how one Filipino artist chose to raise awareness of the effects of plastic pollution on marine life.

06/05/2019

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Poles stage banana protest over removal of 'indecent' artwork

Around 1,000 people, many eating bananas to make their point, protested in front of Warsaw's National Museum on Monday (April 29) over a decision last week to remove artworks deemed "indecent" by the museum's director.

02/05/2019

Green News

What’s on in May? A curated agenda of exhibitions and experiences

A curated agenda of all the best the Arts have to offer this month.

02/05/2019

Poland

Poles stage banana protest at removal of artworks from National Museum

Protesters in Poland on Monday demonstrated with bananas outside the National Museum in Warsaw against the removal of artworks deemed "indecent" by the museum's director.

30/04/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: Art installation on UK beach marks little-known WWII attack

The US 4th Infantry Division lost 749 men in the attack, four times as many as they did on D-Day.

29/04/2019

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UK beach art commemorates US troops in WW2 tragedy

Art installation commemorates US troops in 75th anniversary of Devon war tragedy

28/04/2019

Italy

Watch: Leonardo da Vinci renaissance as painter is ploughed in field

Dario Gambarin used a tractor to furrow lines forming a 27-sq-km representation of da Vinci's face in a field.

25/04/2019

World

How can tech help the arts? Abu Dhabi Culture Summit debates the issue

The third annual Culture Summit was held from 7 to 11 April in Abu Dhabi, gathering industry experts from 90 different counties. The main theme of this year’s event was the discussion of how technology could be a commanding force for the arts.

19/04/2019

World

The latest on Guggenheim Abu Dhabi: An interview with Richard Armstrong

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is a project earmarked for the capital’s Saadiyat Island. The museum is being developed near the completed Louvre Abu Dhabi, as part of the emirate’s increased tourism marketing spend by $136 million over three years.

19/04/2019

Living

Celebrate Earth Day 2019 At London’s Somerset House

What unites philosophy, poetry, mushrooms and worms? Earth Day Season at Somerset House, obviously.

18/04/2019

Italy

British artist "unzips" building for Milan Design Week

The subversive installation is the latest work from Alex Chinneck, renowned for his architectural optical illusions.

12/04/2019

Living

"By doing good, good came back to me"

Sitting down with artist Gábor Miklós Szőke, dubbed “Hungary’s coolest export”.

11/04/2019

France

IMMERSIVE STORY: Visit Paris' Spring hub for modern and contemporary art in 360°

In this 360° report, stroll around the Parisian art fair in the majestic Grand Palais – the "monument dedicated by the Republic to the glory of French art".

10/04/2019

Living

“Art is waste, definitely.”

Our interview with artist Thomas Hirschhorn on inventing one's own guidelines.

08/04/2019

Living

Art Paris Art Fair 2019: Modern and contemporary art that is truly inc

It's the place to be in the French capital this spring — Art Paris Art Fair 2019 has opened its doors (the doors of the majestic Grand Palais, to be precise) with 150 exhibitors from 20 countries showing at the exhibition.

05/04/2019

Germany

Watch: Bauhaus and its designs on a new museum to mark 100th birthday

The art school movement began in 1919 and ended in 1933, the year Hitler came to power, coinciding with the lifespan of the Weimar Republic.

05/04/2019

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Paris Art Fair opens its doors

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