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Banksy unveils his latest work on a bombed-out building in Ukraine

The British street artist has previously created murals in conflict zones, such as the West Bank.

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Climate activists "underestimate the fragility" of artworks

A statement, cosigned by nearly a hundred museum directors, has warned of the damage to artworks involved targeted by environmental activists.

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Wealthy collectors spend more than ever on art amid economic crisis

Billionaire collectors are spending more on art than ever before despite economic shock of the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and rampant inflation.

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Rendez-vous: The best of art and culture in Europe

Rendez-vous: The best of art and culture in Europe. Works recovered from Nazi Germany, Art in Public Spaces in the Basque country and Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms

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Interview: Stephen Tayo's depiction of the "broken English" of Lagos

The new exhibition Human Stories: The Satirists in London has six artists transcend stereotypes and tropes to tell a unique worldview.

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National tribute to be held for French painter Pierre Soulages

For the abstract artist, there was just one colour: black. He spent a lifetime exploring the light within it.

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Does art made by an AI have aesthetic worth?

Mario Klingemann is the artist and architect behind Botto, a decentralised artist that sells its generated artwork on the blockchain for thousands of dollars every week.

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This artist draws stunning photorealism with an ordinary ballpoint pen

Artist James Mylne spends hundreds of hours on each of his drawings. His preferred tool is a standard Bic ballpoint pen, leaving no room for mistakes, slips or smudges.

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LS Lowry's iconic painting remains in public hands after record sale

Going to the Match went for the most money a Lowry painting has ever sold for. It had been feared a private buyer would rob the public of seeing the masterpiece.

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Remembering a loved one's voice forever through an artwork

Harry Yeff is an artist turning people's voices into digital sculptures. He speaks to Euronews Culture to explain why he believes the voice's unique qualities are akin to a person's soul.

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Rendez-vous: The Best of Arts and Culture in Europe

From the Austrian bad boy painter who ripped up the rule book to the last chance to see the Benin Bronzes in Germany; Rendez-vous is Euronews Culture's guide to some of the best art shows across Europe this week.

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Feeling the pinch: French museums adapt to exploding energy costs

Some of France's most famous museums and cinemas are changing how they use energy as costs soar to avoid raising ticket prices or shutting up shop,

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Meet the artist bringing epic pop surrealism to the streets

Okuda's distinctive style has made him one of the most recognisable urban artists in the world.

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Hong Kong Expands Art and Culture Venues

In partnership with Hong Kong

Hong Kong is increasing the number of its arts venues in an effort to enrich the quality of life. The new M+ museum of visual culture, is the centrepiece of the new West Kowloon Cultural District, and The Honk Kong Palace and Oi! project are all examples of Hong Kong new's cultural vision.

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Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel is (almost) travelling the world

Now you can wonder in awe at the beauty of the Sistine Chapel without having to visit Rome thanks to an innovative global tour featuring Michelangelo's most famous masterpiece

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A sculpture of Putin perched on a tank appears in Central Park

French artist James Colomina is known for installing his politically charged works in unusual places. His latest does not disappoint.

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The Hong Kong Art Fair features "affordable" artworks under $13,000.

Thousands of local and international contemporary artworks are presented at the 9th edition of Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong.

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French artist honours victims of Brumadinho disaster in giant artwork

Contemporary French artist Saype created a giant piece of 'land art' on a football field as a tribute to the victims of the 2019 dam failure in Brumadinho, Brazil.

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Italian climate activists glue their hands to a Botticelli painting

Italian environmental activists stuck their hands on the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli's painting "Spring" in Florence.

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Italy thwarts illegal auction abroad of Baroque painting

Carabinieri police said that art merchants had allegedly described the work as being painted by a follower of Gentileschi, and not the artist herself, to fraudulently obtain export permission from Italian authorities.