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Live and direct: Merike Estna paints in public at Venice Biennale
Estonia artist Merike Estna did something extremely unusual for the Venice Biennale, even by its own standards. Over the past five months, she created paintings live in front of daily visitors. The result is 22 canvases which explore the themes of motherhood and feminism.
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Ok computer: Would you call a sculpture created by an AI robot art?
In Italy's Carrara marble quarries, a centuries-old craft is being transformed by artificial intelligence. Robots can now carve complex sculptures from blocks of stone, raising a fundamental question: if a machine does the carving, where does the art begin and the craft end?
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'Iris' and 'Weeping Willow': Unseen Monet paintings set for Paris sale
A total of 28 works from the Schlumberger collection are being sold at Sotheby's France. Valued at more than €40 million, they include four paintings by Claude Monet, pieces by Paul Cézanne and Gustave Moreau, and a sculpture by Camille Claudel.
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Polka dots, infinity rooms and phallic sculptures: Yayoi Kusama’s art in pictures
“She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued exploration of forever love and eternal soul.” Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died aged 97.
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Rock lobster: Philip Colbert's pop art alter-ego takes over Pompeii
Thirty giant lobster sculptures have arrived in Pompeii as British pop artist Philip Colbert unveils his largest-ever installation. Blending mythology and contemporary culture, the exhibition transforms one of the world's most iconic ancient sites into a dialogue between past and present.
