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Exhibition of 456 works by the Bradford-born Francophile underscores Paris's efforts to reclaim its status as Europe's art capital ...

Mat Collishaw's cutting-edge experiments, a delirious meeting of two legends and more mischief from Maurizio Cattelan - all in your weekly dispatch ...

Its lab buildings have a rusticated air while its sleek, paper-thin louvre windows are reminiscent of a luxury ocean-liner. More importantly, the people of Arklow in Ireland can finally go swimming without fear of floaters ...

After a year off, the often controversial art festival returns in 2025, having signed a new three-year funding deal with the state government ...

Miami billionaire couple part with triptych by late abstract expressionist that previously hung in their bedroom ...

From the moment we inhale the scent of this remarkable show - in which trees blast open and boulders perch on branches - the Italian artist intoxicates us like a shaman communing with wood sprites ...

A new exhibition celebrates the British painter, who was overlooked in the brash 90s, but now whose idiosyncratic work as artist in residence at the National Gallery is being newly celebrated ...

Inspired by the landscapes of the French masters, Elger Esser captures the brooding seascapes and bucolic country scenes of his beloved countryside - with timeless results ...

Other lives: Former secretary of the British Archaeological Association and one of the UK's foremost scholars of romanesque architecture ...

Using CGI-avatars, racks of opera costumes and a film starring Toby Jones, the artist explores the proximity of his own mortality - and ours ...