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PARIS.-  A visitor looks at the work of art "Janus, 1981" by artist Arman (1928-2005) at the Centre Pompidou modern art museum, also known as Beaubourg, in Paris. The retrospective "Arman" will run through January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Charles Platiau.

PARIS.-  A visitor looks at the work of art "White Orchid, 1963" by artist Arman (1928-2005) at the Centre Pompidou modern art museum, also known as Beaubourg, in Paris September 21, 2010. The retrospective "Arman" will runs through January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Charles Platiau.

PARIS.- A woman looks at the works of art Desert Bike, 1991 (L) and White Handless, 1987 (R) by artist Arman (1928-2005) at the Centre Pompidou modern art museum, also known as Beaubourg, in Paris September 21, 2010. The retrospective Arman will run from September 21, 2010 to January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Charles Platiau.

BEIRUT.- Visitors look at the paintings of Egyptian artist Chant Avedissian displayed at a collective exhibition entitlled Arabicity curated by Rose Issa in Beirut, Lebanon, 22 September 2010. The exhibition runs from 22-30 September and introduces nine contemporary artists from the Arab World who explore their cultural heritage from unique perspectives, expressing what they find in unexpected and emotive ways. The exhibition is about representations of the self, projecting and protecting ones own image and personal iconography. By presenting the artists together, the exhibition also addresses contemporary Arab concerns, conceptual and aesthetic. The manner in which the artists negotiate and mediate between various cultural codes and practices is one full of warmth, humor and poetry. EPA/NABIL MOUNZER

DUBLIN.- An art installation of Monopoly houses and hotels by Irish contemporary artist Fergal McCarthy floats on the river Liffey in Dublin. The installation is designed to highlight the troubled housing market in Ireland. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton;

VILLENEUVE d´ASCQ.- A visitor looks at a work of art by Annette Messager titled Faire des Cartes de France (Make Maps of France) during the reopening event of Lille Metropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Art Brut in Villeneuve dAscq. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol.

BEIJING.- Visitors walk past an art creation on display at the 798 Art Zone in Beijing. The Art Zone is in the Chaoyang District of Beijing that houses an artist community. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic.

CHENGDU.- A worker cleans the statue of Mao Zedong in Tianfu Square in downtown Chengdu in southwest Chinas Sichuan province. EPA/QIU SHAN.

STRALSUND.- Chromatic flood lights and chains of lights illuminate the new and second bridge connecting the Island of Ruegen and Stralsund, Germany. EPA/JENS BUETTNER.

VEVEY.- A painting on a appartment building in Vevey, Switzerland, shows a scene from Charlie Chaplins famous movie Modern Times Wednesday, September 22, 2010. The painting is the biggest fresco in Switzerland. EPA/DOMINIC FAVRE.

LONDON.- A painted theatrical back cloth by Natalia Goncharova - measuring 10.24m by 15.71m - which appeared in the Ballets Russes performance of Firebird in 1926. The piece forms part of an exhibition, entitled Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 19091929, which runs at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Britain from 25 September 2010 to 09 January 2011. The exhibition explores the world of the Ballets Russes artistic director Serge Diaghilev. EPA/VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM.

LONDON.- A painted theatrical back cloth by Natalia Goncharova - measuring 10.24m by 15.71m - which appeared in the Ballets Russes performance of Firebird in 1926. The piece forms part of an exhibition, entitled Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes 19091929, which runs at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Britain from 25 September 2010 to 09 January 2011. The exhibition explores the world of the Ballets Russes artistic director Serge Diaghilev. EPA/VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM.