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If you want a 4-metre (13-foot) sculpture of Spain's King Felipe and have a spare 200,000 euros ($228,000) you are in luck. There's just one catch: you have to agree to burn it down. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2BXnRKC https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

There is more than a century of Iraqi history in Sheikh Yousif Akar's house, a modest home in the holy city of Najaf which the retired teacher has crammed full of local antiques collected over 50 years. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2XpmNbE https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A Paris gallery is offering visitors the chance to immerse themselves in the colourscapes of Vincent Van Gogh like never before. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2E3i0U2 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

(Reuters Health) - Even medicines that are years past their expiration date and haven't always been kept in strict climate-controlled conditions may still retain their original potency, a small study suggests. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Nhhq9H https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Graffiti covers the walls of a Greek amphitheatre in Cyrene, an ancient ruined city in eastern Libya now struggling with neglect, vandals and illegal confiscation of land by locals. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2GSrWDa https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Can robots be creative? British gallery owner Aidan Meller hopes to go some way towards answering that question with Ai-Da, who her makers say will be able to draw people from sight with a pencil in her bionic hand. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2BtUQ9g http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

The fire that killed 10 young footballers at Flamengo's training ground in Rio de Janeiro was caused by a spike of electricity that led to a fire in an air conditioning unit, the club's CEO Reinaldo Belotti said on Saturday. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2teCxjR http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

For a man who spent nearly three decades in prison, the passage of time was no doubt important to Nelson Mandela. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2BpcGdg http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

Nermina Alic learned her trade as a coppersmith from her watching father as a child. Now she is hoping her skills - and a battle against prejudice - can help keep the dying art alive. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2MPzbwC http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

From the battles of the Vietnam War to starving African villages and the destitute streets of London, photographer Don McCullin has documented violence, suffering and deprivation for more than half a century.His pictures brought home to the general public the agony of people and places near and far. Now aged 83 and knighted by Queen Elizabeth, he is haunted by what he has witnessed and prefers to train his lens on the landscapes of rural Somerset. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2HRHs44 http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

"Love is in the Bin", the work by graffiti artist Banksy that shredded itself live after it was sold at auction last year, went on display at a German museum - after officials had made sure its shredding mechanism was no longer working. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2WGzoXu http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

British artist Tracey Emin is unleashing an "emotional timebomb" at her latest exhibition, homing in on what is important to her as she faces what she calls the third stage of her life. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2RDCaZG http://bit.ly/1lWo55T

A raven perched on the shoulder of a woman with flaming hair is Iraqi artist Marwan Fathi's symbol for the terrible events he and his home city Mosul have had to endure. from Reuters: Arts https://reut.rs/2DQJOfB http://bit.ly/1lWo55T