Diary
Goals, glory and tackles: the art world battles it out on the football pitch
Tate emerged victorious at the five-a-side OOF Cup on the grounds of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London
New career in art beckons for Boris Johnson
The former UK prime minister has painted his vision of the 'perfect' cabinet meeting
Erwin Wurm's Fat Cars given a wide berth by Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Organisers concerned about how to show oversized vehicles in a positive way
National Gallery summer party puts the fun in funding
Lavish event helps museum edge closer to £95m target for ambitious NG200 programme
AI helps artist think outside the frame
Kody Young fills in the blanks for Leonardo, Hopper and Botticelli
Yayoi Kusama's moving song about depression screened in Manchester
You, Me and the Balloons exhibition dazzles with giant dolls, tendrilled landscapes and comfy furniture
Ryan Gander’s coin hunt brings out competitive edge at Manchester International Festival
More than 200,000 pieces will be hidden in the nooks and crannies of the city
Damien Hirst on painting river views, aiding assistants and why Sensation was just too silent
The artist's spin painting of musician Pete Townshend will be sold for charity at Sotheby's
Millions to see David Hockney’s new AI work on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage
The artist will launch his new video across a series of screens at the music event
Richard I or a big squiggle? Nick Hornby unveils equine sculpture in the heart of Westminster
The commission is the first of three works by the artist to be unveiled in the capital this year
A purse for ants? Brooklyn collective MSCHF design microscopic Louis Vuitton handbag smaller than a grain of salt
The fluorescent green accessory is a critique of the fashion industry, designers say
Arise Joe Scotland—Studio Voltaire supremo bags a King’s Birthday honour
Joe Scotland is made an MBE while Deborah Swallow of the Courtauld and Andrew Bolton at the Met are also recognised
Basel gossip: Marc Spiegler turns bartender, Fondation Beyeler gets the painters in, and visitors mistake activists for artists
Plus: German dealer reveals his naked ambition and Venice Biennale's new curator comes a-scouting
Art Basel gossip: Emmanuel Perrotin gives us the silent treatment, Laure Prouvost's watery work and gallerists don their bathers
Plus, fair guides take on the chatbots and Kosovan artist talks to the chickens
Art Basel gossip: Martin Creed is dressed to impress, Basel Social Club takes the wafer and diners are left red faced
Plus, Thomas Price makes a return journey and Cornelia Parker (finally) takes flight
Comedian Joe Lycett’s painting of lounging Gary Lineker in LA hangs in the Royal Academy
His bust Chris was shown in the 2018 Summer Exhibition
Twitter titters at vandalised Roman sitter—was it a child who did it?
A 230-year-old statue of a water nymph was scrawled over in blue ink
Just Stop Oil activists stage London show
The protest group is taking over Koppel X in London
Visitors gripe over missing Girl with a Pearl Earring
Masterpiece was returned to the Mauritshuis in March
Taylor Swift’s cat painting pops up in New York museum show
Museum of Arts and Design exhibition is a feast for Swifties (namely devotees of the Shake It Off singer)
Margate gallery PR post catches Tracey Emin’s eye
Artist (cheekily) asks on Instagram if she can apply for marketing job at Turner Contemporary
Basquiat is (literally) back in fashion, as are $40,000 knitted sweaters for birds: New York Frieze Week gossip
Plus Hernan Bas's flamingo magnet obsession, Charles Gaines's proud professor moment and JR in AR
New York Frieze Week gossip: skipping the Kusama queue, a trafficstopper in pink and a megadealer loses out
Works by Kusama, Handforth and Basquiat cause a scene on the streets and at the auctions
New York Frieze Week gossip: a Titanic remake, a critique of American football and an art-filled lemonade stand
Works by Dynasty Handbag, Matthew Barney and the Children’s Museum of the Arts capture both the sweet and sour
Hannah Gadsby discusses provocative Picasso show at The Brooklyn Museum, wading into a row about a certain family...
'There’s not a billionaire on this planet that is not fucked up,' says the Nanette comic
What the cluck—Mona Lisa installation in Singapore features live chickens
Gallery partnered with animal welfare group Chicken Rescue Rehome
Poses with wolves—guests team up with Game of Thrones canine stars at National Gallery launch
Selfie-friendly creatures are on loan from a company called Watermill Wolves
He’s a natural—David Attenborough picture is star of the show at Royal Society portrait display
U2 Bono’s drawing of President Zelensky graces cover of The Atlantic
Musician made 15 to 20 different iterations of the image