Visual arts

At a newly opened exhibition at the Greek Consulate General in Istanbul, Greek photographer and travel writer Tzeli Hadjidimitriou shares with visitors various moments from Lesvos, the island where she was born and raised, while avoiding the superficial ease of digital photography and its modern gaze. 

Romania will be displaying, May 27-31, at the Bookexpo America (BEA), US's largest book trade fair, for the second time with its own stand, while also holding a series of related events.

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A Swiss-Icelandic artist's mosque installation, which was placed in the former Catholic church of Santa Maria dell'Abbazia della Misericordia as part of Iceland's pavilion at the 56th Biennale art fair in Venice, has been closed after mounting opposition against the project. 

By Sophie Makris

Far from the limelight of Cannes, Greece's last painter of film posters toils away in a little garden studio to deliver his latest commission.

Vassilis Dimitriou is 80 years old, works alone and knows his days on the job are numbered -- his left hand trembles from the early onset of Parkinson's disease.

Molly Crabapple, an artist and writer from New York, has painted murals for the Jeel School for Syrian refugee children in southern Turkey. Here are the photos

The restorer heading the reportedly ?botched? restoration of ancient mosaics in the southern province of Hatay has denied the accusations, saying even the smallest movement of stones would have changed the size of the mosaic.

A vibrant, multi-hued painting from Pablo Picasso has set a world record for artwork at auction, selling for $179.4 million on May 11, while a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti set a record for most expensive sculpture, at $141.3 million.

Picasso painting sells for $179M; Giacometti sculpture $141M

A painting by Pablo Picasso and a sculpture by Alberto Giacometti are the two priciest piecs of painting and sculpting ever sold at an auction.

The contemporary art Biennale, held once every two years, runs through Nov. 22 at the Giardini, Arsenale and locations throughout Venice

A Nigerian art critic and museum director was the first African to curate the Biennale contemporary art fair that opened May 9 for its seven-month run, while female artists are representing more countries than ever in national pavilions - trends seen as an informal rebalancing in the art world.