Arles
Van Gogh’s Starry Night is back in Arles, revealing more of its mysteries
Visitors can also go to the spot where he stood his easel, enjoy the riverside view—and see how the artist transformed the scene into one of his best-loved paintings
How drinking too much coffee fuelled Van Gogh’s work
A highly personal still-life painting featuring a pot, milk jug and cups offers an insight into daily life in the Yellow House
In Arles, Lee Ufan, ‘the man in the middle’, finds a lasting home
The Korean-born artist says he was drawn to the southern French city’s ancient roots as a fitting place for his work
Van Gogh 2024 highlights: London’s National Gallery takes the lead
There will be other exhibitions in Italy, France, the Netherlands and Taiwan—plus a topical book and a plethora of immersive experiences
Van Gogh’s 'Starry Night over the Rhône' will return for the first time to the city where it was painted
But did Vincent really wear a hat fringed with candles when he was working?
Rencontres d’Arles: can the storied photography festival recognise the issues that beset its homeland?
The annual event opens in Arles as France contends with the killing of Nahel Merzouk and the violent protests that swept the country
How Van Gogh’s 'Terrace of a Café at Night'—with its starry sky—was inspired by a friend’s painting
The work’s dramatic colour contrast echoes a Parisian street scene by Louis Anquetin, now on show at London’s National Gallery
I met the oldest woman in the world—who shared her memories of Van Gogh in Arles
Madame Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122, recalled meeting the artist as a child
A 'revolt against the cult of the male genius': the must-see photographs at Rencontres d’Arles
France's historic photography festival gives top billing to the unseen, unrecognised and repressed, with a headline show dedicated to dissident feminist artists, many of whom worked behind the Iron Curtain
Destination Arles: must-see art and culture spots while on pilgrimage to the new LUMA creative campus
From Roman architecture to medieval streets that inspired Van Gogh, the historic city in the south of France is becoming a go-to destination
Frank Gehry on LUMA Arles: ‘I kept thinking about what the light was like for Van Gogh’
The distinguished architect talks about his new structure in France, a tower clad in 11,000 shimmering stainless-steel tiles, influenced by the light, landscape and historic architecture—and Vincent van Gogh
LUMA Arles: boundary-breaking creative campus opens in the south of France with a glittering Gehry jewel in its crown
The initiative aims to collapse the boundaries between art, culture, human rights and environmental issues
Home sweet home: renting the Yellow House, the high point of Van Gogh’s life
Vincent’s sunny abode had a spare bedroom, awaiting Gauguin’s arrival
Test shot: Lille’s new photography institute prepares for 2021 launch
The new Institut pour la Photographie is backed by the annual photography festival Rencontres d’Arles
Messiahs manqués and poignant anthropology
Works by Jonas Bendiksen and Paul Graham seize attention at the Rencontres photography festival
Forged in war, revolution and turmoil, works head for Les Rencontres d’Arles
The annual photography festival assembles works that open up doors closed by political turbulence
Arles cultural centre falls foul of planning rules
French heritage authority wants Gehry-designed towers moved to reduce their impact on the city’s archaeology.
Swiss collector to open her own museum in Arles
Maja Hoffmann wants to hire Frank Gehry to design her gallery