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    Togo turns ex-colonial palace into flagship art centre

    24 Nov 2019

    Togo opened a flagship art centre in the former seat of colonial power after a multi-million dollar refurbishment aimed at making it a major cultural draw in West Africa.

    Hong Kong's candyman turns sweets into an art form

    04 Nov 2019

    Using a pair of scissors, a blow pipe and small metal tools, Hong Kong shopkeeper Louis To whittles a chunk of molten sugar into a dragon, a talent he began honing during China's Cultural Revolution.

    Roosters from rubbish: Indonesian workshop turns waste into decorations

    19 Nov 2019

    An Indonesian workshop is turning industrial waste and chicken feathers into decorative models of roosters, in a bid to reduce waste and generate income for low-paid workers.

    London pupils shine through Steve McQueen's new artwork

    12 Nov 2019

    Sitting alongside their teachers, their faces full of hope, mischief and occasional boredom, thousands of London schoolchildren have been immortalised in a new work by British artist Steve McQueen.

    Palestinian man tells stories by recycling metal wire into art

    06 Nov 2019

    After 14 years as a photographer in West Bank, one Palestinian man has found his second calling through sculpture, telling stories by recycling metal wire into art.

    Oscar Wilde's stolen ring found by Dutch 'art detective'

    16 Nov 2019

    A golden ring once given as a present by the famed Irish writer Oscar Wilde has been recovered by a Dutch "art detective" nearly 20 years after it was stolen from Britain's Oxford University.

    Italian sand art award conferred on Sudarsan Pattnaik

    16 Nov 2019

    Renowned Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has been given the Italian Golden Sand Art Award 2019.

    Texan widow donates masterpieces to French gallery

    13 Jul 2019

    A Texan widow who discovered a love for French art during a trip to Paris in the 1970s is to donate another part of her vast collection of 19th-century masterpieces to France.

    Artist recreates Icelandic nature in London's Tate Modern

    10 Jul 2019

    With light, mist and rain, Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson brings nature into the Tate Modern for a new London exhibition that appeals to visitors' senses while, at points, disorientating them.

    Former ceramics artist curates major collection of folk art near central Mexican arts center

    11 Jul 2019

    If you step into Mayer Shacter's Galeria Atotonilco as a novice, you'll walk out an appreciator of fine Mexican folk art.

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