The artwork “I am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds” by English artist Damien Hirst, in 2006, is on display during a media preview of Christie's October sale auction, in London, Friday, October 6, 2023. The piece has an estimated price of 1.5-2.5 million pounds (1.8 - 3 million US dollars). (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





Visitors look at the new digital exhibition “Destination Cosmos – An Infinite Journey” at the former gas plant Phoenix West in Dortmund, western Germany on October 12, 2023. In 2023, production company Culturespaces created an immersive art centre at the Phoenix Halle, a former gas treating plant, part of the famous Phoenix West blast furnace. The exhibition is open to the public until January 5, 2024. (Photo by Ina Fassbender/AFP Photo)





Visitors enjoy an installation at the opening of the art exhibition “Klimt – The Gold Experience”. An immersive exhibition dedicated to the hypnotic and revolutionary work of Gustav Klimt who made the sensuality of gold his inimitable stylistic, at the Next Museum in Sesto San Giovanni, outskirt of Milan, Italy, Friday, October 20, 2023. (Photo by Luca Bruno/AP Photo)





A man walks past an installation titled “No Colour In War” by Emryn Ingram-Shute as artists prepare for the open of the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition along the coast in Sydney, Thursday, October 19, 2023. (Photo by Rick Rycroft/AP Photo)





Pedestrians pass on October 17, 2023 “The Quiet Enchanting”, an installation of digitally generated artworks by the design studio Superflux and King’s College’s King’s Culture team, displayed along the newly pedestrianised Strand in Aldwych, London. The project has been inspired by Superflux’s Cascade Inquiry research initiative, and supports King’s climate and sustainability action plan. (Photo by Guy Bell/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Art installation titled “Science” by Luxmuralis is pictured on display inside Durham Cathedral in Durham, Britain on October 10, 2023. (Photo by Lee Smith/Reuters)





A view shows an art installation named “Altar Monumental” created ahead of the annual Day of the Dead festivities and in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest altar of the dead in history, in Monterrey, Mexico on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Daniel Becerril/Reuters)





“Emergence”, a light installation by This Is Loop, is seen at the Liverpool River of Light Festival on October 26, 2023 in Liverpool, England. The River of Light festival along Liverpool's waterfront showcases local, national, and international light artists, all inspired by this year's theme, “United By Light”, in honor of Liverpool's 2023 Eurovision Song Contest hosting for Ukraine. Drawing in over 1.7 million visitors each year, this edition features interactive inflatable art and unique soundscapes alongside its impressive array of giant illuminated sculptures. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)





Silent Struggle, a giant statue created by the artist Saskia Stolz, has been put up October 2023 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands to highlight the issues of depression and suicide among young people. (Photo by RUT/Splash News and Pictures)





The painting “Dancing Ostriches from Walt Disney's 'Fantasia'” by Portuguese-British visual artist Paula Rego in 1995, is on display during a media preview of Christie's October sale auction, in London, Friday, October 6, 2023. The piece has an estimated price of 2.2-3.2 million pounds. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





The Illusionaries “experiential” art hub at Canary Wharf in London on October 11, 2023 is hosting an exhibition by the artist Markos Kay called Latent Spaces, described as a fusion of art and technology. (Photo by Paul Quezada-Neiman/Alamy Live News)





Elizabeth Xi Bauer Gallery, Deptford, London, UK on October 17, 2023. In front of the lake is Antonio Pichilla's first solo exhibition in Europe at Elizabeth Xi Bauer Gallery, running till 11th November 2023. Antonio Pichilla draws on his heritage and surroundings to produce work. (Photo by Malcolm Par/Alamy Live News)





Moroccan artist Amine El Gotaibi rests in his installation “Illuminate the Light” in the courtyard of Somerset House, central London on October 11, 2023. The six sculptures are inspired by the seeds of a pomegranate. (Photo by Guy Corbishley/Alamy Live News)





Late South Africa's anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, who would have turned 92-years-old on the 7th of October, is depicted as a sculpture swinging from a chandelier at the Desmond and Leah Tutu building in Cape Town, South Africa on October 6, 2023. (Photo by Esa Alexander/Reuters)





Sabine Marcelis stands beside her project “RA” during The Edition III at Pyramids of Giza, in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt on October 26, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)