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Putin, Trump caricatures win top prizes at World Press Cartoon awards

The World Press Cartoon 2025 awards have given pride of place to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin with caricatures of the two leaders earning top prizes. Global warming and the war in the Gaza Strip also featured heavily on press pages th...

Euronews

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Benin's eco-fashion star turns trash into runway art

From aluminum cans to couture, Roberto Zinli’s recycled fashion is redefining style and sustainability across Benin's catwalk scene.

DW News

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Gaza’s potters rebuild life through clay and tradition

In Gaza, amid destruction and loss, artisans reshape hope from clay — preserving identity, culture, and survival through their craft.

Al Jazeera

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Trash to treasure: Johannesburg's river waste transformed into art

Waste cleared from a Johannesburg river is being transformed into art as part of a new river rejuvenation project. About 150 kilometres of the South African city's rivers are being rehabilitated, and along one three kilometre stretch, wa...

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Maurizio Cattelan's gold toilet 'America' goes on sale

Made of solid cold, Maurizio Cattelan's 'America' is an acclaimed work of art and an artistic satire on wealth and the nature of an object's true value. Now it's going to be auctioned at Sotheby's.

DW News

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Renowned WWII photographer Lee Miller featured in Vancouver gallery

A new exhibition opening at North Vancouver's Polygon Gallery is set to showcase the legacy of one of the 20th century's most iconic photographers, Lee Miller.

CBC News

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Kenya: art as a tool for change: Wajukuu Arts in Nairobi's Mukuru

In the heart of one of Nairobi's most impoverished neighborhoods, where corrugated iron roofs stretch across the Mukuru slum, a quiet revolution is unfolding.

Africanews

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The Grand Egyptian Museum is new symbol of national identity

Egypt's historic treasures can be found in famous museums all around the world. Those in Egypt's possession, though, finally have an institution with the space to house and display them properly. The Grand Egyptian Museum is set to fully...

DW News

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South Africa fake art: Forged copies pose issues for artists

Artists in South Africa say they're not benefitting enough from a rise in popularity and global demand for African art due to forgeries. They say they're vulnerable to exploitation and the spread of fake art because of a lack of regulation.

Al Jazeera

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Polish artist Igor Mitoraj's conversations between past and present

One of Igor Mitoraj's most spectacular works, the monumental sculpture "Tindaro", went under the hammer this week at the Polswiss Art Auction House in Warsaw and fetched a record-breaking €1.6 million. This historic return has sparked a ...

Euronews

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Art made from cowhides

When you think of sculpting, your mind goes to mediums like clay or bronze, but South African artist Nandipha Mntambo, uses a different material, cowhide! How does she do this?

DW News

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Visiting art galleries can lower stress markers, UK study finds

Looking at original paintings in a gallery lowered stress and inflammation markers in as little as 20 minutes, a small experiment at London's Courtauld Gallery found, according to researchers at King's College London.

Reuters

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New art exhibit showcases everyday objects that revolutionized design

An innovative exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art showcases everyday objects -- Post-it notes, hairdryers and more -- that revolutionized materials, shattered conventions and reshaped design forever.

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Rediscovered Picasso portrait presented in Paris ahead of auction

A brightly colored 1943 Picasso portrait of his muse and partner Dora Maar, titled Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat (Dora Maar), is set to be auctioned in Paris on Friday after more than 80 years out of public view.

France 24

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Libya's dying art: Residents struggle to preserve pottery craft

Pottery is a famous traditional craft in Libya, and one with deep cultural roots. But for decades it’s been in decline. Many artisans have closed their workshops, raising concerns the art form will die out.

Al Jazeera

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Misty Copeland takes final bow with American Ballet Theatre

Ballet legend Misty Copeland gave her farewell performance at New York's Lincoln Center 10 years after becoming the first Black female principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater.

CBS America

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Broadway history brought to the big screen

Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, and Bobby Cannavale bring Broadway history to the big screen with Richard Linklater's take on the friendship of Broadway legends Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers.

Mashable

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Misty Copeland reflects on the role that defined her legacy

Misty Copeland talks to Gayle King about her groundbreaking career and the "Firebird" performance she says changed her life and the world of ballet. More of Copeland's interview with Gayle King will air Friday on "CBS Mornings."

CBS News

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Madrid exhibition traces 50 years of democracy in Portugal and Spain

“Inquietude: Freedom and Democracy” at Casa Encendida in Madrid explores decades of democratic transitions in Portugal and Spain. Organised by the Montemadrid Foundation, the exhibition commemorates 50 years of Spain’s journey toward fre...

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Louvre museum remains shut after heist, hunt for thieves continues

The theft, the first significant robbery at the Louvre since 1998, has captured international attention and reignited debate over security measures taken to ensure the protection of France’s cultural heritage.

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Louvre thieves entered museum in broad daylight and escaped on moped

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, remains closed on Monday after thieves stole "priceless" historical crown jewels in broad daylight, French officials said. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest details.

CBS News

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Michael Mann receives the Lumière Award

The Lumière Festival honoured iconic director Michael Mann by awarding him its prestigious prize. In an emotional ceremony, the American filmmaker praised the festival's spirit and revealed details about the Heat sequel, which could begi...

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Special exhibit for Jacques-Louis David at the Louvre

Known as the ‘Father of the French School’ and the ‘regenerator of painting’, Jacques-Louis David created images that still haunt our collective imagination today: Marat Assassinated, Bonaparte Crossing the Alps, The Coronation of Napole...

France 24

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'Electric Jubilee' turns up volume on Rome's hidden sounds

'Electrical Jubilee', a sensorial exhibition at Rome's Goethe-Institut seeks to reveal the hidden soundscape of the Italian capital as the Catholic Church celebrates its special year by examining the links between art, science and urban ...

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Famed movie poster artist Drew Struzan dies at 78

As a kid, Drew Struzan was too poor to go to the movies. By the time he was an adult, he was literally drawing people to theaters.

CBS America

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Landmark Lagos exhibition celebrates 'King of Afrobeat' Fela Kuti

The "King of Afrobeat", "Black President", activist and legendary musician Fela Kuti has returned to his hometown and Nigeria's cultural capital Lagos through a landmark exhibition that celebrates his life and legacy and opened on Octobe...

France 24

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War and Chopin: Inside the photographic worlds of Wojciech Grzędziński

For two decades now, a certain important pretext has drawn photojournalist Wojciech Grzędziński away from the front line and traditionally leads him to Warsaw - the Chopin International Piano Competition.

Euronews

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Portugal’s street mosaics face extinction as skilled artists dwindle

Portugal’s iconic pavement mosaics, a symbol of local culture, are at risk as few traditional artists remain. Some locals even view the intricate designs as a nuisance, putting the craft’s future in jeopardy.

DW News

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Dream City biennale turns Tunis medina into living work of art

For its tenth edition, the Dream City biennale brings the medina of Tunis to life. The result of two years of work led by the association L’Art Rue, the festival transforms the alleys, houses, and squares of the old city into open stages...

Africanews

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Bob Ross paintings being sold to support rural public TV stations?

A story you may be hearing claims paintings created by the late Bob Ross are being auctioned off to support small and rural public TV stations that have lost funding.

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