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From self-portrait to selfie at Saatchi

London’s Saatchi Gallery, one of the world’s premier art galleries, is staging a unique exhibition on the self-portrait through the ages – from 16th century masters to the present-day…

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Saatchi Gallery debate: the "selfie effect"

Watch the best moments of a debate how this cultural phenomenon has impacted the world.

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Nazi bunker made into museum by Ground Zero architect

Denmark's Crown Prince officially opened the Tirpitz Museum on Thursday

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Ukraine exhibition explores our "fragile state"

Kyiv is confirming its place on the world map of contemporary art with a new international exhibition

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From Hopper to Rothko: America's Road to Modern Art

American art travels to Potsdam

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[In pictures] Gallery has new contest in focus after selfie success

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Fighting prejudice through Islamic art

A new light is being shone on centuries-old pieces of art from the Middle East at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art

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UK election art

They say that art imitates life - and the old saw is certainly true in London at the moment.

Belgium

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European 'history house' opens this weekend

It was meant to have been open in 2014, but now the House of European History finally opens its doors to the public this weekend.

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Paper trail of 1917 Russian Revolution on display in London

Intriguing insights into Russia’s 1917 Revolution are on display in a new exhibition at the British Library.

Greece

Documenta 14 set to open outside Germany for first time

It's the first time Documenta will open outside Germany. Athens is preparing to host the 14th edition of the modern art exhibition.

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Miniature world in New York

The €37 million project spans five continents and showcases replicas of over 300 iconic buildings.

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From Selfie to Self-Expression

An exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery explores the history of the selfie

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'The art of the selfie': UK gallery celebrates self-portraits through the ages

For hundreds of years we have been doing it – turning our own image into art.

France

100 years of Rodin

The french artist is known as the man who brought sculpture to life

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Ai Weiwei is installing in Prague a giant refugee boat

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is installing in Prague his so far biggest artwork, refugee boat

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Trauma in art by Yayoi Kusama and Louise Bourgeois

Two iconic female artists and how they turned their traumas in to art can be seen in an exhibition in London.

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The Best of Arts and Culture in Europe and in the World

Art Fair Art Paris Art Fair brings together 139 galleries from 29 countries at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Landmark exhibition of the major works of the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer at the Louvre

A landmark exhibition of the major works of the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer has opened.