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The young artist turning Rome’s trees into astonishing sculptures

Andrea Gandini is saving dead and decaying trees in Rome by making them into works of art.

United Kingdom

Gold toilet offered to Trump stolen from Churchill’s birthplace

An 18-carat gold toilet entitled "America" was stolen from Blenheim Palace, England, on Saturday morning.

Senegal

Watch: Bicycles, art and the cycle of life

"With some bikes, including the luggage carrier and everything you can find 2,000 pieces and none of them work without the other. There is a union, a solidarity, they are together, they are soldered together," he feels.

Belgium

Watch: 'World's biggest sculpture' installed in Belgium

The sculpture is made from 200 tonnes of steel and was set in 2,800 tonnes of concrete.

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Watch | Pop up sculpture exhibit pays tribute to endangered species

A series of temporary sand sculptures are aiming to highlight the short time left to save endangered animals.

United Kingdom

Watch: UK sculpture display brings art to the people

Frieze Sculpture, the art fair's annual outdoor exhibition features towering sculptures created by more than 20 international artists.

Slovenia

Tribute or prank? Sculpture of Melania Trump unveiled in Slovenia

A life-size rough wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump was unveiled near her hometown of Sevnica in southeastern Slovenia on Friday.

United Kingdom

Watch: Contemporary sculptures fill the Tate with movement

"It's not necessarily about the needle itself or the magnet. It's about that space in between that empty space," says Assistant Curator Helen O'Malley. "

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Bones to beauty – the artist reclaiming waste as art

Emma Witter educates us about food waste with her upcycled bone sculptures.

Italy

Watch: British sculptor creates a marine exhibition in Tuscany

Young's Carrara Marble structures are eight metres below the sea and contribute to conserving the area's underwater ecosystem.

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Meet the unusual artist behind this giant recycled sculpture

Giant trolls made from recycled materials are being brought to life by Danish artist Thomas Dambo.

Italy

British artist "unzips" building for Milan Design Week

The subversive installation is the latest work from Alex Chinneck, renowned for his architectural optical illusions.

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"By doing good, good came back to me"

Sitting down with artist Gábor Miklós Szőke, dubbed “Hungary’s coolest export”.

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When plastic is welcome

Watch this Czech artist creating masterpieces out of upcycled plastic bottles.

China

Ice and snow festival opens in China

Temperatures are well below freezing but visitors' spirits are high at this year's International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China.

United Kingdom

Sculpture made with 100,000 blades highlights UK knife crime problem

The 8-metre-tall 'Knife Angel' sculpture, made of 100,000 blades confiscated by the British police, highlights the country's knife crime.

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Roaring art: 'Please Feed the Lions' in Trafalgar Square

For over 150 years, the four lions at the foot of Nelson's Column have sat silently, guarding London's central Trafalgar Square.

Portugal

Man hospitalised after falling into art installation of black hole

A man injured himself after falling into Anish Kapoor's art installation of a black hole in the ground.

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Ideas and exploration at Venice Architecture Biennale

The subtitle this year is 'Freespace', but how that is interpreted is left wide open.

Greece

UK opposition leader Corbyn 'would return Elgin Marbles to Greece'

“As with anything stolen or taken from occupied or colonial possession... we should be engaged in constructive talks with the Greek Government about returning the sculptures.”