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Milan exhibition explores the enduring bond between Dalí and fashion

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How Twin Peaks’ Double R diner became a safe haven for my anxiety

In celebration of the 35th anniversary of David Lynch's seminal TV show, Amber Louise Bryce reflects on its iconic Double R diner as a respite from life's chaos.

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Picasso and Warhol lead Sotheby’s sale of Pauline Karpidas’ collection

The sale features works by Picasso, Warhol, Magritte and Jeff Koons, alongside bespoke design pieces by French designer Claude Lalanne.

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Zdzisław Beksiński's dreamlike works on display in Warsaw

Zdzisław Beksiński did not paint pictures. He opened portals. An exhibition in Warsaw honours the Polish painter and offers visitors a chance to enter dreamlike worlds that are both nightmarish and beautiful.

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A lost Salvador Dalí painting bought for £150 is set for auction

The 1966 watercolour, part of a long-lost Arabian Nights series, was authenticated after being rediscovered by an antiques dealer at a garage sale in the UK.

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Painting by René Magritte makes surrealist history at auction

This is the first time that a painting by the Belgian artist René Magritte has sold for more than $100 million.

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Famous Surrealist pictures at Paris Pompidou on centenary of movement

The Pompidou Centre in Paris has gathered about 500 Surrealist works from international public and private collections.

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Giovanni Guida scratches new surreal surfaces with innovative grattage

To mark the 100 anniversary of Surrealism, Euronews Culture spoke to the Italian artist Giovanni Guida, deemed by some to be the heir to the movement's pioneer, Max Ernst.

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How a grain silo became home to the largest collection of Nordic art

Home to the largest collection of Nordic art, a converted grain silo is putting Kristiansand on Europe's cultural map.

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Who is 'The Infinite Woman' in Alona Pardo's show at Villa Carmignac

'The Infinite Woman' is an exhibition on the French Mediterranean island of Porquerolles that could change your life, or at least make you think differently about yours. That's what curator Alona Pardo hopes will happen, and she just might be right.

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Buñuel's Phantom of Liberty inspires Portugal's Surrealism biennale

Portugal is marking the 50th anniversary of its Carnation Revolution by celebrating Surrealism and revolutionary zeal in a festival based on the film 'Phantom of Liberty' by Spanish director Luis Buñuel.

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Step inside Joana Vasconcelos stunning Lisbon exhibition

MAAT Lisbon is exhibiting six of the Portuguese artist's most astonishing works - right on the banks of the Tagus river.

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London exhibition showcases female Eastern European surrealist art

This unprecedented showcase features the works of outstanding Surrealists from Poland, the former Czechoslovakia, and the former Yugoslavia, tracing the development of the movement from the 1930s to its present-day revival.

Cult

Rendez-vous: The Best of Culture and Arts in Europe

Euronews explores three exhibitions this week, 'Monet-Mitchell' at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, 'Sorolla. Orígenes' in Madrid and 'Surrealism and Magic: Enchanted modernity' at the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany.

Design

'Objects of Desire': How did Surrealism influence design?

For the first time in a major UK exhibition, Surrealism’s relationship to the design world is told up to the present day.

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Italy's first Max Ernst retrospective exhibition opens in Milan

A 400-piece collection dedicated to the late surrealist artist has been curated by Jurgen Pech and Martina Mazzotta and opens at Milan's Royal Palace Museum.

Creators

Meet the artist bringing epic pop surrealism to the streets

Okuda's distinctive style has made him one of the most recognisable urban artists in the world.