• A giant teddy bear is on display at the teddy bear show at the Captain Bear Museum in Taoyuan County, northern Taiwan, September 23, 2014. The bear - 9.1 metres long, three metres wide and three metres high - is one of the largest teddy bears in the world. The permanent teddy bear exhibition, which opened on September 21, featuring hundreds of teddy bears of various sizes made in Taiwan and abroad. EPA
    A giant teddy bear is on display at the teddy bear show at the Captain Bear Museum in Taoyuan County, northern Taiwan, September 23, 2014. The bear - 9.1 metres long, three metres wide and three metres high - is one of the largest teddy bears in the world. The permanent teddy bear exhibition, which opened on September 21, featuring hundreds of teddy bears of various sizes made in Taiwan and abroad. EPA
  • A gallery assistant poses for photographers with Language of the Birds (Sprache der Vogel) by artist Anslem Kiefer at a retrospective of his work at the Royal Academy of Arts in London September 23, 2014. Reuters
    A gallery assistant poses for photographers with Language of the Birds (Sprache der Vogel) by artist Anslem Kiefer at a retrospective of his work at the Royal Academy of Arts in London September 23, 2014. Reuters
  • An employee holds an Hermes diamond and Himalayan Nilo Crocodile Birkin handbag at Heritage Auctions offices in Beverly Hills, California September 22, 2014. The handbag has 242 diamonds with a total of 9.84 carats. Reuters
    An employee holds an Hermes diamond and Himalayan Nilo Crocodile Birkin handbag at Heritage Auctions offices in Beverly Hills, California September 22, 2014. The handbag has 242 diamonds with a total of 9.84 carats. Reuters
  • US singer Lenny Kravitz performs on stage at the iTunes festival at Camden Roundhouse in north London, on September 26, 2014. Joel Ryan / AP
    US singer Lenny Kravitz performs on stage at the iTunes festival at Camden Roundhouse in north London, on September 26, 2014. Joel Ryan / AP
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform in concert at the Toyota Center Thursday, September 25, 2014, in Houston, Texas. AP
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform in concert at the Toyota Center Thursday, September 25, 2014, in Houston, Texas. AP
  • The image made available on September 26, 2014 shows the life-size statue of US punk rock band The Ramones at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Park in Zagreb, Croatia, September 25, 2014. The group joined a handful of other legends in central Zagreb’s unique memorial to rock ‘n’ roll music. The Ramones are the latest addition to the theme park in the Tvornica courtyard. EPA
    The image made available on September 26, 2014 shows the life-size statue of US punk rock band The Ramones at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Park in Zagreb, Croatia, September 25, 2014. The group joined a handful of other legends in central Zagreb’s unique memorial to rock ‘n’ roll music. The Ramones are the latest addition to the theme park in the Tvornica courtyard. EPA
  • Kylie Minogue performs at Echo Arena on September 24, 2014 in Liverpool, England. Shirlaine Forrest / Getty Images
    Kylie Minogue performs at Echo Arena on September 24, 2014 in Liverpool, England. Shirlaine Forrest / Getty Images
  • A model poses for a photographer backstage prior to the presentation of the Spring/Summer 2015 Ready to Wear Collection by Japanese designer Johji Yamamoto during the Paris Fashion Week on September 26, 2014. EPA
    A model poses for a photographer backstage prior to the presentation of the Spring/Summer 2015 Ready to Wear Collection by Japanese designer Johji Yamamoto during the Paris Fashion Week on September 26, 2014. EPA
  • A model goes to the rehearsal prior to the presentation of the Spring/Summer 2015 Ready to Wear Collection by Japanese designer Johji Yamamoto during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 26 September 2014. The presentation of the Women’s collections runs from 23 September to 01 October. EPA/YOAN VALAT
    A model goes to the rehearsal prior to the presentation of the Spring/Summer 2015 Ready to Wear Collection by Japanese designer Johji Yamamoto during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 26 September 2014. The presentation of the Women’s collections runs from 23 September to 01 October. EPA/YOAN VALAT
  • A wax figure of martial arts legend and actor Bruce Lee is shown busting through a door in a classic action pose during an unveiling ceremony at the Madame Tussauds Hollywood Museum in Hollywood, California, USA, September 24, 2014. Bruce Lee’s wax likeness will be on permanent display in the action heroes room. EPA
    A wax figure of martial arts legend and actor Bruce Lee is shown busting through a door in a classic action pose during an unveiling ceremony at the Madame Tussauds Hollywood Museum in Hollywood, California, USA, September 24, 2014. Bruce Lee’s wax likeness will be on permanent display in the action heroes room. EPA
  • British actor Orlando Bloom arrives to the red carpet on a motorcycle to promote his film The Greasy Hands Preachers, at the 62nd San Sebastian Film Festival, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Friday, September 26, 2014. The festival is one of the most prestigious and internationally recognised in Spain. AP
    British actor Orlando Bloom arrives to the red carpet on a motorcycle to promote his film The Greasy Hands Preachers, at the 62nd San Sebastian Film Festival, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Friday, September 26, 2014. The festival is one of the most prestigious and internationally recognised in Spain. AP
  • Puerto Rican born actor Benicio del Toro shows his trophy after receiving the Donostia Award for his contribution for the cinema, at the 62nd San Sebastian Film Festival, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Friday, September 26, 2014. The festival is one of the most prestigious and internationally recognised in Spain. AP
    Puerto Rican born actor Benicio del Toro shows his trophy after receiving the Donostia Award for his contribution for the cinema, at the 62nd San Sebastian Film Festival, in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Friday, September 26, 2014. The festival is one of the most prestigious and internationally recognised in Spain. AP
  • Antonio Banderas attends the Automata Green Carpet Arrivals during Day 2 of Zurich Film Festival 2014 on September 26, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland. Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images for ZFF
    Antonio Banderas attends the Automata Green Carpet Arrivals during Day 2 of Zurich Film Festival 2014 on September 26, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland. Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images for ZFF

In pictures: The week that was in Arts&Life ending September 27


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