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Artist Sean Scully gets Beckett-themed birthday bash on London's Hampstead Heath

Actors recited lines from ‘Waiting for Godot’ around Scully's ‘tree’ sculpture

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Penis envy? 35-foot appendage at UK heritage site was almost covered up

UK government official said that trees should be planted on Cerne Abbas Giant's sizeable member

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Chardin’s strawberries masterpiece forms fruity backdrop to Dior catwalk

The Louvre and the National in Edinburgh loaned works by the 18th-century artist

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Party time: Cate Blanchett, Beth Ditto, Lily Allen and more light up glitzy Serpentine summer bash

The annual fundraising bash drew a throng of famous guests, with the artist Grayson Perry and the actor Isla Fisher also among them

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A Siri-ous app-ointment: iPhone designer joins British Museum board of trustees

Apple supremo Jony Ive joins Claudia Winkleman and Martha Kearney on the museum's board

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Knockin’ on Halcyon’s door: Bob Dylan's latest artworks on show in London gallery

"Point Blank" exhibition features 97 paintings created between 2021 and 2022

Art Basel Diary: star brings K-pop magic, scents and sensibility, and Liam Gallagher’s romantic side

Plus: Participative VR exhibition has big names queueing, and in Italy truffles come before art

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A real head Turner: pub offers free drink to walkers exploring artist's London

The walking trail celebrates the 250th anniversary of the artists birth—although the exact date of his birthday remains something of a mystery

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Sotheby's aims for supersonic sale with Elizabeth Peyton portrait of Gallagher brothers

The painting goes to the block ahead of Oasis's much anticipated reunion tour later this summer—perfect timing, some might say

Caroline Roux appointed as editor of The Art Newspaper’s Art of Luxury magazine

Since its launch in October 2023, Art of Luxury has published market-leading coverage of how artists and the visual arts interact with the world of jewellery, fashion, travel and lifestyle

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‘The new Napoleon’: collector urges Elon Musk to buy his Bonaparte trove

Could the 100-item lot be enough to distract the controversial billionaire from his current spat with President Donald Trump?

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Film star Adrien Brody puts his heart into his art—but it's not enough to keep criticism at bay

‘The Pianist’ star's new works have, to say the least, divided art world commentators

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Rijksmuseum to display 200-year-old condom featuring half-naked nun

The 20 centimetre contraceptive was most likely made from a sheep’s appendix

Must-see exhibitions and must-read books on Korean art

A round up of recent publications and upcoming events to deepen your knowledge

In partnership withMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism & Korea Arts Management Service
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Spate of wins for racehorses named after superstar painters

Colts christened Henri Matisse and Camille Pissarro have recently taken home top honours

June's must-see exhibitions: copycats, queer resistance, and the intersection of art and fashion

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

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‘Year One after Damien Dies’: Hirst announces plans for posthumous works

In a recent interview with The Times, the mischievous artist also revealed that he “sort of” said no to a knighthood

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Just a number: drawing by 11-year-old Joseph Wright of Derby goes on view for the first time

The modest pencil drawing is part of the exhibition ‘Life on Paper’ at Derby Museum and Art Gallery

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Growing old disgracefully: Rachel Whiteread reveals what a YBAs’ retirement home might look like

The Turner Prize winner says she's still friends with most of the other Young British Artists—except for Damien Hirst

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Is Trump painting an ‘awesome portrait’ or by ‘Tariff Lautrec’?

A new portrait of the US leader, looking defiant following the attempted assassination last year, has drawn, er… mixed responses

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The world according to Cattelan? Maverick Maurizio updates ‘autobiography’

Maurizio Cattelan sheds light on his famous golden toilet and that duct-taped banana

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Wes Anderson’s priceless ‘Renaissance portrait’ to go on show in London

A new exhibition includes the fictional masterpiece ‘Boy With Apple’, which appeared in the Anderson classic, ‘the Grand Budapest Hotel’

Frieze New York Diary: sparring artists are boxing clever, Whitney gets set for almighty dick pic, and Bates mansion is reincarnated

Plus: threading stories together, Chantal Joffe's other side of women writers, and bingo meets circus meets drag

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Let him entertain you: Robbie Williams gets honest in latest Moco exhibition

Last night the star—and subject of a recent, monkey-themed biopic—unveiled works that seem to strip away any last remaining filters