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Design exhibition explores how football became the beautiful game

Sport meets design at the major new exhibition 'Designing the Beautiful Game' at London's Design Museum.

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Flower power: botanical art takes root at Saatchi Gallery

From flowers in the Andes Mountains to microfungi. A new exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery is showcasing some of the world’s most fascinating flora.

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Not for sensitive stomachs: 'vomit vault' churns up in London

An exhibition of images of vomit goes on show in London, offering visitors a walk through the city's vomit-splattered streets and the chance to smell such delightful scents as "puke" and "bin juice"

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International botanical art in bloom at Saatchi Gallery

It's all about the plants at the RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show 2022.

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Learning about Notre Dame's fire through augmented reality 3 years on

Histovery are an augmented reality experience company bringing history to life with video game graphic tech to support their educational mission. Notre Dame's colourful history is a terrific case study.

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Art Paris 2022: exploring art and nature

The environment and ecology is the noticeable theme this year Art Paris 2022 fair. Cult's Frédéric Ponsard reports.

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Art Paris 2022: Nature finds its place in contemporary art once more

From the Sublime to the Pink Octopus; young artists breathing fresh air into nature-focused art.

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Paris Art Fair 2022 opens its doors at the prestigious Grand Palais Éphémère

Art Paris 2022 opens its doors once again at the huge Grand Palais Éphémère on the Champ-de-Mars, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in the French capital.

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Can the weather be weaponised? Where climate data and art meet

Via site-specific commissions, sound and video installations, sculptures, films and 3D-printed objects, Weather Engines explores themes, locations and historical contexts.

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Dubai's thriving art scene attracts top talent

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In this episode of City Scenes, we explore Dubai's booming art scene, from its thriving annual fairs to its established art hubs. We also talk to locally based artists about why they've made Dubai home. Among them is Sacha Jafri who has created the first-ever artwork set to be displayed on the moon.

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Lyon exhibition on 'Hyperrealism' opens to naturists for an evening

Dozens of naturists visit the exhibition "Hyperrealism, this is not a body" in Lyon, a show which questions "the relationship to the body."

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Largest ever retrospective of Ai Weiwei's work opens in Vienna

The Albertina Modern gallery in Vienna is now presenting renowned Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei's most comprehensive show to date.

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Ai Weiwei warns of 'shaking foundation' of democracy

Renowned Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has revealed the "shaking foundation" of democracy as he unveils one of the biggest retrospectives of his work to date. Speaking at a press conference at the Albertina Modern gallery in Vienna,

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British Museum presents its first exhibition of emerging artists

A new exhibition at the British Museum lets visitors discover some of the most compelling emerging talents in the field of contemporary drawing, displayed alongside highlights from the Museum's collection dating back to the early 1500s

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Damien Hirst exhibition dedicated to dead animal artworks opens

Damien Hirst takes over the Gagosian gallery with his first-ever exhibition highlighting his peculiar formaldehyde artworks

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Secrets of the Mona Lisa revealed at immersive exhibition in Marseille

The subject of the portrait's mysterious smile and her unproven identity have made the painting a source of ongoing investigation and fascination.

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Art meets Voyeurism as Madrid hotel turns bedrooms into galleries

Unlike any conventional gallery, the Hybrid Art Fair establishes a very different relationship between the artists and the viewers.

Design

Take a look at the ugliest houses in Belgium

For 10 years, photographer Hannes Coudenys has been compiling photos of the ugliest houses in Belgium

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ARCO Madrid brings together 185 galleries for Spain's largest art fair

ARCO Madrid returns to a February outing after it was delayed by the pandemic last year. A total of 185 galleries from 30 countries will participate in the different curated sections of this years edition.

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Collectors return to Madrid for Art Fair

Collectors return to Madrid for Art Fair