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Venice diary day 2: Breasts, Mark Bradford and a bowl of berries

Our diarist’s latest round of Biennale adventures were filled with strong shows, brisk travel and unexpected treats

Venice diary day 1: Pimms, the Pinault Collection and thunderous conversation

Our diarist’s first couple of days in La Serenissima gave her a chance to soak up the glamour synonymous with the city, as well as catch up with some art-world friends

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Proud mum Madonna drops in on son Rocco’s Miami show

His "Pack a Punch" paintings are inspired by Thai boxers

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Museum employee hangs his own art in Munich institution—and gets the chop

Budding artist surreptitiously displayed his work alongside art by Andy Warhol

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Booker prizewinner Bernardine Evaristo applauds photographer Ingrid Pollard

Hasselblad award comes with a hefty prize pot and a show at the Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg

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The business of Basquiat—Taylor Swift's beau produces new documentary while Gagosian shows LA works

Travis Kelce, the American football star who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, is making a programme about the late street artist

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The show to see in Venice with your bosom buddy

Exhibition 'celebrates the iconography and symbolism of breasts', with works by Cindy Sherman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Marcel Duchamp and Laure Prouvost

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The Birth of Venus in bottle tops—courtesy of Bottlecelli

Supermarket chain Lidl commissioned a new version of the 15th-century masterpiece

Art Basel Hong Kong diary: Jeff Koons shakes it off, shopping mall is blooming lovely, and superheroes abound at M+

Plus: Wong Ping's bum note, puppy (and kitten) love at Square Street Gallery, and the Peninsula Hotel goes green

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Dora Budor’s anti-urine deflectors make a splash in Nottingham

Croatian artist examines how ‘hostile architecture’ is slowly changing our cities (and where we wee)

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Caravaggio, Holbein and Botticelli through 'the lens' of glaucoma

UK optician Specsavers and National Gallery team up for campaign to highlight effects of eye condition

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The woman who riled Picasso finally gets an exhibition in Paris

Picasso Museum is showing a display of works by Françoise Gilot who walked away from the Spanish master

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A snapshot of Rocket Man at the V&A

A sneak peek into the mammoth photo collection of Elton John and David Furnish

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We could weep—Francesco Vezzoli to unveil teary masterpieces in Venice

Museo Correr will be filled with works embroidered by the Italian maverick

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Praise Be—Damien Hirst is building a chapel in France

The holy installation at Château La Coste comprises a huge bronze hand pointing to the heavens

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Flash Art—Neo Naturist trio bare all at Tate Britain

Jennifer and Christine Binnie along with Wilma Johnson lectured in the nude then posed beside their 1980s pics in Women in Revolt!

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Barbie star America Ferrera to portray late artist Ana Mendieta in TV series

Book adaptation will investigate further the Cuban-US artist's controversial death

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Obsessed with Taylor Swift or Tufting? London’s V&A museum wants you

Institution wants to sign up superfans in five trendy areas including Emojis, Crocs and Drag

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Flavin Judd discusses famous childhood neighbours in Doha tell-all talk

Conversation with Michael Govan throws light on what motivated Donald Judd and Dan Flavin

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Minimalist logs work pops up on Welsh beach

Rosemarie Castoro’s Trap A Zoid arrangement was last seen in New York in the 1970s

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From TikTok to taxis—Barbara Kruger makes her mark in London

US artist's famous maxims grace London's famous black cabs

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Cover up—UK ministerial portfolio of private parts dotted with Post-It Notes

UK official Lord Parkinson was handed a portfolio of erotic drawings by Duncan Grant

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Finnish sauna from 1948 UK Olympics is a hot heritage asset

Wooden structure in Kent could be oldest surviving purpose-built sauna in England

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New Cindy Sherman personas pop up in Marc Jacobs ad

Photographer adopts two contrasting looks—from pristine to harried—for fashion campaign