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'Dreamachine': Is it possible to see art with your eyes closed?

Conjured entirely by light and music, a new experience titled 'Dreamachine' promises to unfold a colourful world of patterns and shapes behind visitors closed eyes

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Barcelona: Mapping Show on the facade of Gaudi's Casa Batlló

The famous modernist building Casa Batlló in Barcelona - a masterpiece of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi - illuminated its unique façade with a video mapping projection on Saturday night May 7th, which attracted more than 47,000 people.

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Lanthimos's latest is a grim tale of loss, loneliness and death

Greek new wave director Yorgos Lanthimos's new film is a dark and characteristically surreal tale about a young widow who mourns her dead husband.

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3D imaging reveals biggest ever example of North American cave art

The new technology allows historians to view artworks previously invisible to the human eye etched into thin layers of mud.

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Inside Užupis, Europe's independent art republic

The self-proclaimed Republic of Užupis is Lithuania’s artistic hub. It has its own government, constitution and currency, plus heaps of charm.

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Take a look at this stunning Water Light Festival in Italy

The art trail in Brixen is 3.2km long, and is connected by a blue line which runs through the old town.

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Italy illuminated by water light festival in the Alps

A water light festival with 29 big light installations about water in the mountain city Brixen in Northern Italy in the Alps.

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Qatar's first male fashion designer leads cultural change and inspires a generation

In partnership with Media City

"M7 is not only a building, it's an ecosystem...they believe that we can be the new voices for the creative economy here in Doha."

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Murals bring 'joy' to Baghdad concrete jungle

Iraqi artist Wijdan al-Majed is transforming Baghdad's concrete jungle into a colourful city with murals depicting well-known figures from the war-scarred country and abroad

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9th century Uzbek maths genius stars at Venice Biennale

In partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan

With the pandemic under control, Venice is ready once again to host the Biennale Arte. And for the first time, Uzbekistan has its own pavilion, just a year on from its first participation in the architecture edition.

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Get lost in a digital world in this new experimental art exhibition

An exhibition that mixes art, technology and vivid light displays is opening in London.

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Why you need to plan a trip to Venice in 2022 for this art event alone

The 59th Venice Biennale, one of the most important events in the art world, is themed around darkness and strength in face of adversity.

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Ukrainian artists forced to flee form art community in Berlin

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced millions to flee the country, among them are some of the country's most talented artists. Many fled to Germany, and in Berlin, they've gathered at a workspace where they share ideas and the difficult feelings sparked by the war.

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Can you copyright immersive experiences?

MODS argues that an artwork responding to visitors isn't fixed enough to copyright. How will teamLab protect their intellectual property in an increasingly saturated market for immersive art installations?

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Event on at-risk Ukrainian heritage planned as UNESCO publishes update

Tomorrow night's panel discussion comes as the latest UNESCO update confirmed a monument to one of the founders of Mariupol, and close to 50 churches in Ukraine, have been damaged or flattened since Russia's invasion on February 24.

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Should museums return artworks stolen by Nazis?

The Cassirer family have been trying and so far failing to see the return of a work of art stolen from them by the Nazis.

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Venice Biennale: Spotlight on women and non-gender conforming artists

At the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale, the overwhelming majority of artists are women for the first time.

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Venice Biennale 2022: Man's relationship with the planet gets surreal

The Venice Biennale asks fundamental questions about the planet’s future and the possibility of a posthuman world.

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'Rumpy Pompeii': Sex lives of the wild & ancient erupt in new exhibit

If you visit the site Pompeii, you will notice that there is erotic art everywhere you look. A new exhibition titled 'Art and Sensuality in the Houses of Pompeii', aims to look at why the people of Pompeii were so fascinated with eroticism.

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Never before seen Basquiat's go on display in intimate exhibition

The family of Jean-Michel Basquiat unveils new intimate exhibit of the artist with more than 200 never before seen works