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‘The Roman emperors wouldn’t have put up with it’: Harry Kane statue gets art critics talking

The footballer attended the unveiling of the work after it finally found a permanent home

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Listen up, Elon: Clifton Suspension Bridge Museum makes dramatic exit from X

Bristol institution makes waves after quitting social media platform

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Lytton Strachey foxes Julianne Moore in Pedro Almodóvar film

The actor's failure to correctly pronounce the name of Bloomsbury Group writer leaves some viewers baffled

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Burner phones and erotic art go under the hammer in Banksy sale

Steve Lazarides, the street artist's former driver and dealer, is putting his archive on the block in Los Angeles

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Erection of phallic sculpture in Naples sparks heated debate

Gaetano Pesce’s new public sculpture enflames city councillors

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Grayson Perry and Rana Begum take the 10gram sculpture challenge

Forty artists have contributed to The Royal Society of Sculptors fundraising campaign

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Brigitte Macron turns heads at Art Basel Paris

The French First Lady took a turn around the galleries at the Grand Palais

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‘Maybe Damien peaked’: Tracey Emin shares her thoughts on male artists over 40

In the latest episode of The Louis Theroux Podcast, the UK artist discusses Hirst, royal visits and sacking off slim shady

Frieze London diary: Narnia comes to the fair, a new perspective on Mike Kelley, and Hew Locke’s Roman inspiration

Plus: VIP dinner doesn’t go down well with all the guests, and how tortoise sculptures are the object du jour

In pictures: meet Frieze London's p(art)y people

The sun—and the stars—came out yesterday morning at Regent’s Park for the Frieze London and Frieze Masters VIP preview. Familiar faces from the art world and beyond joined the throng for their art fix

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Artist Glenn Ligon blasts Janet Jackson over 'nasty' Kamala Harris comments

The pop star re-ignited a row over the presidential candidate's heritage

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Lady Gaga makes the Mona Lisa smile in Joker movie promo

Paris museum plugs forthcoming 'Madman' show in canny marketing move

October's must-see exhibitions: Munch, Bacon and the mysterious life of Tamara de Lempicka

The Art Newspaper's pick of the top shows to see around the world this month

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Barbed art critic Brian Sewell is back—in AI form

The late writer known for his poison pen will make an appearance in a new London magazine

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Subversive art hidden in plain sight in Times Square

Patrick Amadon slipped a message about Gaza into his New York billboard

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Monet is back in Vogue thanks to editor’s makeover

Edward Enninful is partnering with the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie to create prints inspired by the artist

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The 'world's first art amusement park' rides again in New York

Luna Luna, featuring a carousel by Keith Haring and David Hockney's enchanted forest, is travelling to The Shed

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Day of the dads: baby slings placed on London statues in push for improved paternity leave

A new campaign is calling for the UK prime minister to revise a policy that is currently “the worst in Europe”

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‘I’m encouraged by Marina Abramović’: FKA twigs takes over Sotheby’s

Auction house says it has ‘never presented a work of this kind in its 280-year history’

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Elizabeth II or Mrs Doubtfire? New statue of late queen goes viral

The controversial effigy by Anto Brennan shows the monarch with her corgis and husband

My Seoul: a local's guide to the art scene in the city

The collector and curator Su Park reveals what to see in the Korean capital—and where to wind down—during a hectic week

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'The power of a vagina': how Marina Abramović plans to keep Manchester rain free

The performance artist will stage a ritualistic piece reflecting the traditions of an ancient village

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Mystery on Downing Street: did PM really 'get rid' of No. 10's Thatcher portrait?

UK prime minister Keir Starmer reportedly finds the portrait of the late leader ‘unsettling’

September's must-see exhibitions: Monet, Van Gogh and a once forgotten Dutch Master

The Art Newspaper's pick of the top shows to see around the world this month

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Loving La La land: Steve Martin to collaborate on show paying homage to Los Angeles

The Hauser & Wirth exhibition is set to embrace Hollywood comedy royalty