New Sculptures For Trafalgar Square

Two new sculptures that will take their place on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square in central London have been unveiled.

Gauguin Painting Goes Under The Hammer In London

A painting of sunflower by Paul Gauguin could fetch as much as £10 million ($15/12€ million) when it goes on sale in London in February. The tribute to his friend Vincent van Gogh is one of a number of works by famous artists, anticipated to sell for millions, as the art market continues to rise.

Cool, New Giant Ice Sculptures

An enchanted forest, reindeers, flying swans, and even a fake fire made of ice are impressing crowds at an ice sculpting festival in Roevershagen, northern Germany.

Artist Gets Camera Implanted In Head

A New York University arts professor might not have eyes on the back of his head, but he's coming pretty close. Wafaa Bilal had a small digital camera implanted in the back of his head, all in the name of art.

Hong Kong Picasso Sale Aims To Tap China Demand

Picasso masterpieces worth millions of dollars are going on sale in Hong Kong as dealers cash in on growing interest from wealthy investors looking for art beyond China's borders.

Stars Glitter At Gallery Opening

Celebrities including Gwen Stefani and Kate Bosworth turned out in LA.

Art Lovers See Vatican Treasures Restored

Curious art lovers who visit the Vatican Museums can now witness the restoration of some of the gallery's most prized large-scale masterpieces. Until recently this painstaking work was all carried out behind closed doors.

PM's Taste For Talent

The artist (Ben Eine), whose work David Cameron gave to Barack Obama, is proving to be more successful than ever.

Paris Museum Holds Basquiat Retrospective

To coincide with what would have been his fiftieth birthday, Paris's Museum of Modern Art is hosting a major retrospective of the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Treasures Of A Fallen Giant Up For Sale

Art works which once belonged to investment bank Lehman Brothers went under the hammer in London.

Lehman Brothers Art Auction

Artworks owned by former financial giant Lehman Brothers, including works by Antony Gormley and Lucian Freud, are to be auctioned off.

Monet Show's New Look At Impressionism

A vast Claude Monet retrospective in Paris sheds new light on the Impressionist megastar, vaunting a "difficult" artist and using ultra-modern LEDs to illuminate his work as never before.

Famous Paintings Go Under The Hammer

Paintings by some of the best known figures in Scottish are to go under the hammer in Scotland this month.

Graffiti Is A Fine Art In Sao Paolo

Are graffiti artists vandals or Van Goghs? In Sao Paulo, the answer is clear, as an official exhibit of this street art shows. International graffiti painters invited to take part didn't stop there though they also indulged their passion to brighten some of the bleakest corners of South America's biggest city.

Painting In Nazi Looted Art Row Back In Vienna

The "Portrait of Wally", by Austrian painter Egon Schiele, finally made its way back to Austria Friday after years of legal wrangling between a Vienna museum and the family of its previous Jewish owner.

Six Artists Compete For Fourth Plinth Glory

The works competing for a place on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth go on display.

Ken Dreams Of Orangutan Boris

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone has been getting in touch with his creative side for The Rainbow Trust.

Art And Nature Combine In Yemen Exhibition

A young artist in Yemen has been winning acclaim for an exhibition which uses only natural materials.

Over A Thousand People Recreate Giant Version Of Monet Painting

Some 1,250 people gathered in Rouen to reproduce a giant version of a painting by Impressionism legend Claude Monet. The participants, each holding a fragment of a Monet cathedral reproduction over their heads, created a giant live Impressionist painting, measuring 600 square metres. They now hope to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.

Hope Takes Root In Offbeat Paris Exhibition

Tourists visiting Paris's famous Place Vendome today might get a surprise it's filled with Fiat 500s with trees growing out of them. It's all part of an environmentally-minded exhibition by Italian designer Fabio Novembre, called "A Tree for Hope".

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