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Warhol’s Double Elvis fetches 37 million
Pop artists ruled at Sotheby’s New York on Wednesday night where Andy Warhol’s 'Double Elvis' went for 37 million US dollars
Street artist Stik's latest works go on display
Artist Stik talks about the move from street art to gallery exhibition
Masterpiece 'The Scream' to fetch $80 million
Iconic artwork 'The Scream' by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch is on display in London before its auction next month in New York.
'Cake' of naked black woman sparks outrage
The 'cake' of a naked black woman made by artist Makode Aj Linde and 'served' as an art installation at World Art Day in Stockholm has caused outrage worldwide
Sculptor creates art with chainsaw
A group of artists in the Adelaide Hills are showcasing their skills at a sculpture symposium.
'Romeo and Juliet' receives a Iraqi makeover
A new unique take on the classic Shakespeare story "Romeo and Juliet" is set to wow spectators at Stratford-upon-Avon's Swan Theatre
The Sleeping Beauty returns to Bolshoi
The Sleeping Beauty ballet returns to the Bolshoi Theatre’s historical stage
Brazilian ballet school teaching the blind
These dancers rehearsing for there end of year performance are part of a unique ballet school in San Paulo, Brazil’s only school for visually impaired dancers.
The British Library launches digital news archive
The British Library welcomed a digital revolution when it launched an online newspaper archive on Tuesday, beginning with 4 million pages from more than 200 titles.
Moulin Rouge cabaret performs French cancan in Moscow
The legendary Paris Moulin Rouge cabaret will perform a New Year show in Moscow.
London exhibition celebrates the life Stephen Hawking
London’s Science Museum are celebrating Professor Stephen Hawking’s 70th birthday with a new display about his life and achievements.
Charles Dickens' 200th birthday marked with exhibition
The Free Library of Philadelphia is celebrating the life and works of Charles Dickens with a year long series of events coinciding with the British author’s 200th birthday.
Animated documentaries on forced marriages
The British High Commission in Islamabad has commissioned short animated documentaries on the issue of forced marriages in Pakistan in an attempt to raise awareness about the issue
The Google Art Project at the White House
Members of the Google Art project and the Google Street View team recently came to the White House to create a new way for people to tour the White House.
Charity art auction hopes to raise 10 million for Haiti
25 of the worlds leading contemporary artist have donated works for a Charity Art auction hosted by Ben Stiller at Christie's New York to help raise funds for Haiti.
Mario Testino celebrated at 1930's themed bash
Mario Testino proved once again that he is one of the world’s most well known and celebrated photographers receiving the Moet and Chandon, Etolie Award Monday in London.
Paul McCartney premieres ballet in NYC
Paul McCartney added another achievement to his career as he premiered his first-ever score written for dance Thursday, created especially for the New York City Ballet.
Statue of Venus sculpted from soap in Gorky Park
Statues of Venus made from soap have been displayed in the public restrooms as part of the Necessary Art exhibition in Gorky Park, in Moscow
Larry King recognised at 32nd Annual News Emmys
The 32nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards honoured select members of the media including Life time achievement award recipient Larry King on Monday in New York City’s Time Warner Center
'Phantom of the Opera' celebrates 25th anniversary
Lloyd Webber’s "Phantom of the Opera" celebrates its 25th anniversary with a special concert featuring both current and former stars of the production, including Michael Crawford Sarah Brightman
Vast Rosa Parks archive up for sale
Thousands of personal items that once belonged to U.S civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks are being sold as a single archive in New York City.
Banksy headlines London contemporary art auction
A truck graffitied by British artist Banksy greets visitors to the urban contemporary art exhibition, an exhibition of 84 artworks by some of the world’s most outstanding contemporary street artists.
Richard Gere auctions guitar collection
Hollywood actor Richard Gere is auctioning 110 pieces from his extensive guitar collection at Christie´s in New York.
John Lennon's artworks in NYC for his birthday
Travelling John Lennon Exhibition stops in New York City to commemorate John Lennon's 71st birthday.
Astro Baby elected first president of the doll world
Astro Baby beat the dolls depicting real political figures in a mock election at the International Doll Salon in Moscow.
Ballet star gives Russian ballet a U.S. makeover
David Hallberg, an internationally known U.S. ballet dancer, has started rehearsals at the Bolshoi Theatre, where he will work for a year.
The Bolshoi Theatre gets ready to open
The Bolshoi Theatre is to open on October 28, after a six-year-long overhaul, which has seen it regain its former imperial grandeur.
900 year old tomb uncovered in Peru
Experts announced Monday their discovery of an ancient tomb believed to have belonged to the Sican culture, near Peru’s north western city of Lambayeque.
First performance at newly-restored Bolshoi Theatre
Glinka’s “Ruslan and Lyudmila” in a staging by Dmitry Chernyakov will be the first première to be performed on the newly-restored Bolshoi Theatre’s main stage.
Ex-Bolshoi ballet stars rehearse in St Petersburg
Former Bolshoi Ballet stars Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vas il iev danced on Sunday before reporters in their first rehearsal at St. Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Theatre.
Extraordinary Russian ice sculpture festival
Visitors at St. Petersburg "Ice Empire" festival get to see ice sculptures of Shrek, the Mad Hatter, the Mouse King, and other fairy-tale and historical characters.
Giant soap bubbles on display in Copenhagen
Giant soap bubble artist Tom Noddy is in Copenhagen at the moment to demonstrate his unique bubble blowing talent
Digital Design Sensations
Moscow's art exhibition "Decode: Digital Design Sensations” showcases the best in computer design and interactive art installations.
Excentric collects millions in coins
Russian Excentric Yuri Babin has been collecting ordinary Russian kopeks coins for more than ten years and, to date, has amassed over five million coins
Medieval noblewomen fill the streets of Rome
Squares and streets in Rome turned into an open-air theatre at the annual Carnevale di Roma that kicked of on February 26
The history of music: a concert for aliens
A closer look at the music recording that was sent into space 30 years ago to demonstrate both visual and audio images of the Earth,
John Legend backstage at the White House
Go behind the scenes with John Legend during the production of "In Performance at the White House: The Motown Sound".
Musicians give live concert on airborne plane
Musicians competing in the Supernova national music contest performed live during commercial flights.
Touring Russia’s legendary Butyrka prison
Butyrka has a rich history. The first mention of Butyrka as a detention center dates to the 17th century.
Household appliances perform modern symphony
150 retro household appliances arranged by Michael Petermann play a symphony
Aung San Suu Kyi documentary
Movie maker Anne Gyrithe Bonne hosted a special screening of her documentary "Aung San Suu Kyi - Lady of No Fear" at the film festival Movies that Matter
Innovation exhibition opens in Moscow
The Innovation exhibition featuring masterpieces by nominees of the Sixth National Modern Visual Arts Contest has opened at the Moscow’s State Center of Modern Art on March 28.
Bianca Jagger guest of honour at film festival
Bianca Jagger, a human rights activist for the past 30 years, was guest of honour at the Amnesty International film festival "Movies that Matter" in the Hague.
Empire State Building celebrates 80 years
May 1st marked the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Empire State Building
World renowned Medici collection on display in Kremlin
A unique exhibition of over 100 treasures owned by the Medici family, which was once one of Florence’s most powerful families, opened at the Kremlin on May 20
'The Colour of My Dreams' at Vancouver Art Gallery
Curated by world-renowned Surrealism expert Dawn Ades, "The Colour of My Dreams: The Surrealist Revolution in Art" reveals new aspects of the Surrealist movement, and can be seen only in Vancouver.
Universal Carnival of Fire
Performers burn two tons of natural gas and 500 litres of diesel fuel at Moscow's fire theatre festival “Universal Carnival of Fire”
Mind Your Step – an incredible piece of street illusion
Erik Johansson has created a mind-blowing piece of street art in Stockholm, Sweden.
Princess Diana's wedding cake appears at antique fair
Princess Diana's 30-year-old wedding cake was the main attraction at the London Antique Trade Fair
World Body Painting festival 2011
Participants from around 40 nations displayed artwork for nearly 30,000 visitors at the World Body Painting festival in Austria.
The cats which work for the Hermitage Museum
Hundreds of tourists climb the Jordan Staircase at the State Hermitage Museum daily, but none of them has any idea that Hermitage cats have been living under the staircase for 250 years
Taiwan welcomes 'godfather of Manga' retrospect
The works of Japanese Manga artist Osamu Tezuka are loved by many including the Taiwanese. For the first time ever in Taiwan an exhibition of his original works has opened.
Nature devotees put Central Park's trees on the map
A passion for trees has driven two men to create a map of every tree, bush and shrub in New York's Central Park.
Museum of Forgotten Tastes
The Museum of Forgotten Tastes, housed in a renovated 19th century home, invites its visitors to take a trip back in time to imperial Russia
First full Salvador Dali exhibition opens in Moscow
The first full exhibition of paintings by surrealist Salvador Dali opens at Moscow’s Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.
