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Banksy's 'Devolved Parliament' of chimps on show in time for Brexit

Banksy's 'Devolved Parliament' piece, which depicts chimps sitting in the place of MPs in the UK's House of Commons, has been placed back on show in Bristol in time for Brexit day

United Kingdom

Botticelli 'copy' turns out to be the real deal after clean-up

What was thought to be an imitation of Sandro Botticelli’s famous Madonna of the Pomegranate turned out to be a rare workshop version of the Italian Renaissance master.

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Artist creates lifelike sculptures from plastic bottles

Artist Veronika Richterova has a shed full of bags of plastic bottles at her home in the small Czech town of Bustehrad — the raw material for her lifelike sculptures.

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Artist creates huge image of US presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke

An artist and Beto O'Rourke fan took his support for the Texas Democratic presidential candidate to a new level in creating a piece of artwork of O'Rourke's face in an Austin, Texas field.

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Italy: Land artist ploughs giant portrait of Xi Jinping with tractor

Days before the arrival of the Chinese President, a land artist has used his tractor to plow out a huge portrait of the Chinese leader in a field in northern Italy.

World

‘Crude’ art exhibition explores social impact of oil industry in the Middle East

An exhibition in Dubai is transforming one of the world’s most valuable commodities into art.

Sweden

Swedish art project offers 'eternal' job with zero responsibilities

An art project funded by Public Art Agency Sweden is offering an 'eternal employment' position at a future train station in Gothenburg that holds no duties or responsibilities.

World

Nigerian women revolutionising Fine Art

This episode of Inspire Africa features a non-governmental organisation in the Republic of Congo, which has embarked on a mission of supporting rural communities and empowering them to contribute to the protection of the country's biodiversity.

Earth News

This lighting designer label is the coolest thing right now

Her French vintage glass shades gets instantly sold-out.

Syria

Homesick artist fills artworks with scents from Syria

Syrian artist Sara Naim is in exile in Paris. Although she cannot go back to her home country, she incorporates its scents in her art with the help of olive oil soap bars.

USA

New Dr. Seuss book to be released this fall, teaches children about art

"Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum" follows a friendly horse as he takes students on a tour of an art museum.

Earth News

Hockney — Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature

A new exhibition in Amsterdam shows the deep connection the two renowned painters have to nature.

Spain

Would you pay €200,000 to burn a statue of the king of Spain?

Two Spanish artists are selling a statue of the king of Spain but you can only keep it for a year and then you have to burn it.

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Inside Budapest's green new campus

It just got the coveted BREEAM certification.

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Louvre Abu Dhabi brings Rembrandt to Middle East for first time

The UAE museum is currently exhibiting more than 90 works from the Dutch Golden Age.

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Creating music from garbage

An environmental activist in Egypt recycles waste to create musical instruments.

France

Watch: Visitors immerse themselves in the world of Van Gogh at gallery

"Everyone comes with their own feeling so some people like to lie down, some children like to run near the images."

France

Tattoo meets dance in Paris

Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the world gathered in the French capital for the annual tattoo fair

Germany

Political and social films triumph at Berlin Festival

The awards ceremony marked the end of Dieter Kosslick’s career as Berlinale director after 18 years.

Canada

Chefs recreate Hollywood monster King Kong with 1.8m chocolate statue

Two chefs have created a 1.8 metre statue of King Kong scaling the Empire State Building made entirely of milk chocolate