We pick this week’s best Arts&Life moments from around the world.
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Lead vocalist Sameer Gadhia of Young the Giant performs at the iHeartRadio theatre in Burbank, California 14 May, 2014. Reuters -
Cast member Julia Roberts attends the premiere of The Normal Heart in New York 12 May, 2014. Reuters -
Naomi Watts poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film How to Train Your Dragon 2 out of competition at the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes 16 May, 2014. Reuters -
People walk past the Festival Palace which displayed a giant canvas of the official poster of the 67th Cannes Film Festival featuring actor Marcello Mastroianni during the Film Festival in Cannes. Reuters -
Recording artist Deborah Harry of the band Blondie attends the Ray-Ban "District 1937" Collection launch event on Thursday, 15 May, 2014 in New York. AP -
A man stands next to bicycles in front of a full-scale replica of the Sphinx, part of an unfinished theme park that will also accommodate the production of movies, television shows and animation, on the outskirts of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province in China. Reuters -
Paradise Garden joins the London City commute - a dress of a 1,000 Orchids created by M&G Investments leads the way to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show sponsored by M&G Investments that opens next week. The dress made of 1,000 Orchida Vanda petals reflects the theme of M&G's own garden at the show - a contemporary paradise garden. 2014 marks the fourth year M&G Investsments have been the title sponsor of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This year's M&G garden is designed by Cleve West. The model's dress took over 50 hours to create and is based on the harmony and energy that has underpinned paradise gardens across the world throughout history. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show sponsored by M&G Investments opens on Tuesday 20 May and runs until Saturday 24 May 2014. Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images for M&G Investments -
An assistant places guest seating position sticks during a rehearsal for the British Academy Television Awards at the Theatre Royal in central London May 14, 2014. The awards take place on Sunday May 18. Reuters -
11 May, 2014 file photo shows singer Justin Bieber, centre, watching the Los Angeles Clippers play the Oklahoma City Thunder with his mother Pattie Mallette, second from left, in the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police said Wednesday 14 May, 2014, that they have opened an attempted robbery investigation involving Bieber after receiving a report that the pop singer tried to take property from a person at a Los Angeles family entertainment centre on Monday night. AP -
A member of the public takes a selfie with Prince Harry as he meets locals in Freedom Square on May 16, 2014 in Tallinn, Estonia. Prince Harry is on a two day trip to Estonia. Chris Jackson / Getty Images -
A man walks in front of the enamel on alu dibond 4900 Colors from 2007 by German artist Gerhard Richter during a media preview of the exhibition Gerhard Richter at the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen near Basel 16 May, 2014. Reuters -
A painting by David Bowie is set up for the upcoming David Bowie exhibition in Berlin, 14 May, 2014. David Bowie's intensely productive Berlin period - when he made the iconic albums Heroes and Low, launched Iggy Pop's solo career and kicked a drug habit - is the theme of a new show adapted from last year's sold-out exhibition in London. The exhibition runs from 20 May till 10 August in the German capital. Reuters -
Singer Mariah Carey performs on NBC's Today show in New York 16 May, 2014. Reuters -
Emile Hirsch, left, and Lane Garrison participate in a panel following the Bonnie & Clyde For Your Consideration screener event at the Leonard H Goldenson Theatre on Friday 16 May, 2014, in Los Angeles. John Shearer / Invision for Lifetime / AP Images -
A fan dressed as X-Men character Beast waits for cast members at the South East Asia premiere of X-Men: Days Of Future Past in Singapore 14 May, 2014. Reuters -
Hugh Jackman performs during the launch of the Jackman Furness Foundation for the Performing Arts (JFFPA) at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts on 17 May, 2014 in Perth, Australia. Photo by Stefan Gosatti / Getty Images -
James Cook and Poppy Delevigne depart St Pauls Church in Knighstbridge after thier wedding on 16 May, 2014 in London, England. Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images -
Musician Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Kelly Osbourne pose at the 10th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California 12 May. Reuters
In pictures: The week that was in Arts & Life ending May 18
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