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Beyond Reality, which kicks off on 13 December, will feature world-leading hyperrealist artists, including internationally acclaimed Marc Sijan, Tigran Tsitoghdzyan, John Humphreys, Yigal Ozeri, and Mike Dargas. From life-like sculptures to paintings that look like real photos, the exhibition will feature artworks that challenge you, making you question whether what you're looking at is art or real life. A creature designer for Dr Who and sculptor for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alexander, London-based John Humphreys is an expert in special effects and makes sculptures that are disturbingly close to life. He also created the Alien for Alien Autopsy, the black and white film that launched worldwide controversy around the "UFO incident" near Roswell, New Mexico, and inspired the TV series, The X-Files.

A picture may be worth 1,000 words. But a portrait of Whoopi Goldberg? That's apparently worth $250,000.The African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey is unveiling a 10-foot-by-10-foot portrait of the actress, comedian and TV host at an event in September. And, yes, the museum says the painting is valued at a quarter of a million dollars.Yigal Ozeri, an Israeli artist based in New York and known for large-scale oil portraits, painted the work and is gifting it to the museum. The painting will be unveiled at an event hosted at Harrah's Waterfront Center on September 20, with both Goldberg and Ozeri expected to attend. Tickets for the unveiling are $100, with proceeds helping to maintain the museum's archives.