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French author Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, whose vast world travels form the poetic and descriptive backdrop for his body of work, won the 2008 Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday. Le Clezio denied that French culture is in decline.

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A new artistic space is opening in Paris this weekend in a bid to give a boost to a neglected area of the city. It¿s neither a museum nor a gallery but billed as an original concept where the public can browse the workshops of the resident artists.

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The handwritten lyrics to one of singer Jacques Brel's most melancholic songs, "Amsterdam", has fetched more than 108,000 euros (148,000 dollars) at a Paris auction. Also sold was the guitar the singer used at the beginning of his career.

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A major Paris exhibition, opening Wednesday, explores the influence that great masters such as Manet, Delacroix, Renoir, Velasquez, Titian and van Gogh had on the work of Picasso.

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The Natural History Museum in Toulouse is putting skeletons in motion, offering an innovative new look at the mammal world.

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Thirty years ago this week, the legendary Belgian singer Jacques Brel died from lung cancer. But for much of the world, he is still one of the biggest names in music, an inspiration for artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra, David Bowie and Marc Almond.

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Dorothy's gallery in Paris is hosting an exhibition of art dedicated entirely to US presidential candidate Barack Obama, featuring artists from both sides of the Atlantic.

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One of the biggest-ever exhibitions of contemporary Italian art opens in Venice's Palazzo Grassi.

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Expected to fetch at least 300 million euro (almost half a billion dollars), an art collection amassed over four decades by late fashion king Yves Saint Laurent and his companion Pierre Berge goes up for sale next February. Details of the sale were announced on Friday.

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Beirut, a city of hidden treasures from the past. From the Romans to the Ottomans, ancient relics are constantly being discovered as the Lebanese capital undergoes a construction makeover.

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The city of Paris is planning to build a 200-metre high tower block, the highest since the Montparnasse tower, erected three decades ago.

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The Petit Trianon, Marie-Antoinette's hideaway in the grounds of Versailles, is about to reopen after a year-long renovation that restores it to the way it was the day the queen left on October 5, 1789.

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Oliver Stone's much-anticipated biopic, "W," will be released on October 17 in the US. Three weeks before the election, the American Filmmaker reflects on the production.

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Sixty years after the end of the war, looting and restitution of Jewish cultural artifacts is still a topic of controversy. An exhibition in Berlin's Jewish museum tells the story of looting carried out by the Nazis throughout Europe and what happened to the spoils.

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Calvin Klein evaluates the fashion industry and gives advice to young designers. Klein was in Paris for a lecture before students, many fashion students, at the American University of Paris, only days after his 40th anniversay in the fashion industry.

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The Morgan Library in New York is exhibiting an exceptional collection of original drawings and prints of a famous little elephant who has captured children's imaginations since 1931.

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The much hyped exhibit, « Salvador Dali: A Surrealist in Istanbul¿ begins in the Turkish capital on Saturday.

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Dating back more than 2000 years, the Afghan city of Herat is struggling to retain its architectural splendour. Faced with haphazard construction and population pressures, the city is in danger of losing its medieval structures.