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‘I literally had flashbacks’

LOS ANGELES — The first thing I noticed about the art piece near the corner of Fountain and Western avenues south of Hollywood was the color.

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An exhibition of Italian art has kicked off its Asian Road Tour with a ten-day stop in Bangkok to promote Italian creativity in industrial design.

Playground animal figures designed by artist Edgar Miller to be restored and returned to the former Jane Addams Homes.

Artist Elise Romaszko is challenging the concept of what beauty is, through a dance piece where all the costumes and props are made from recycled materials.

After a bumpy start, the festival is on track to its biggest year yet thanks to blockbuster international shows — but Australian artists and quieter moments shone through in opening week.

The brass pig held a hidden surprise in its stomach

When Lisa Reihana constructed an enormous octopus based on a Māori creation story, she never intended it to leave its home in New Zealand. Now, in its Australian debut, the inflatable sculpture is featuring in Tasmania's Ten Days on the Island festival.

Nearly 70 years after her death the brilliant Mexican artist Frida Kahlo continues to fascinate for her unique artistic language that interprets her physical and emotional pain, her unconventional relationships with men and women, and her complex marriage to the great Mexican muralist Diego Rivera.

Singer Natalie Zalewska said the sale was about preserving the artwork as a ‘piece of history’.