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Boy bands to apocalyptic worlds: Who will win the Turner Prize 2022?

The winner of the Turner Prize, Britain's most prestigious contemporary art award, will be announced on Wednesday 7 December. Here's a look at the work of each of the four nominees.

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Qatar art exhibitons showcase the region’s history and culture

In partnership with Media City

Explore some of the brand-new museums and exhibitions springing up across Qatar as the Gulf state looks to solidify its role as a cultural hub in the region.

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Baku Museum of Modern Art: At the heart of Azerbaijan’s art scene

In partnership with The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan

The museum has become popular haunt for art lovers and tourists alike, and is one of the capital’s top cultural attractions.

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Refik Anadol is making machines hallucinate for his MoMA debut

Turkish-American artist Refik Anadol works with artificial intelligence to create "machine hallucinations," the subject of his first show at MoMA.

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From attorney to Turner? Angolan artist Guilherme Mampuya

In partnership with Governo de Angola

A world away from the day job as a legal advisor he quit two decades ago, artist Guilherme Mampuya, splashes a riot of colours on the canvas in his studio. Combining African and Angolan motifs with those from the giants who inspired him, like Picasso, Dali, and Dubuffet.

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Black creativity celebrated at London’s Saatchi Gallery

In London’s Saatchi Gallery, "The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion" focuses on Black portraiture.

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Former Yugoslav nuclear bunker is now an art gallery

The ARK D-O art gallery in the southern Bosnian town of Konjic started life as a nuclear bunker. Now it's once again being seen as a place to shelter in the case of a nuclear strike. But officials say it's not able to withstand modern nuclear weapons.

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Rendez-vous: The Best of Arts in Europe

From the Zurich Film Festival to the first major exhibition of Lucian Freud's work in a decade, this week's Rendez-Vous rounds up some of best arts and culture on offer across Europe.

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Celebrating Pablo Picasso’s “artistic legacy” 50 years after his death

Picasso Celebration 1973 – 2023 aims to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the artist’s death and showcase his works to a younger generation across Europe and the USA.

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French artist paints giant 'land art' in Brazil'

French artist paints giant 'land art' as tribute to victims of Brazil's dam burst.

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Making VR worlds from the comfort of home

As VR becomes increasingly popular in the art world, a tech platform wants to democratise the medium and let anyone have a go at making it.

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LEGO unveils a mesmerising tribute to Van Gogh's Starry Night

The 2,316-piece set recreates the Dutch impressionist's masterwork, a depiction of the twinkling celestial bodies over a slumbering French town.

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Artists react to the war in Ukraine

Every night Darya Koltsova sits down on the floor of the exhibition space in a basement in central Berlin, and picks up a slab of clay and starts to make small children's heads.

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Freddie Mercury statue unveiled on South Korean island

A die-hard Queen fan unveils a life-size bronze statue of frontman Freddie Mercury on South Korea's resort island of Jeju, after an eight-year quest to honour his late hero.

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Pop Air, an "inflatable experience" at the Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris

Sitting on an inflatable sofa, diving into a ball pool... Inflatable art is at the heart of the immersive and playful Pop Air exhibition, presented over 5,000 m2 at the Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris.

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Colombians feel 'happy and proud' ahead of painter Fernando Botero's 90th birthday

Residents of the Colombian city Medellin and tourists who visit the sculptures located in Botero Square, share feelings of happiness and pride a day ahead of the 90th birthday of the painter and sculptor Fernando Botero on April 19.

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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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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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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.