Diary
Crunch time: the day Roald Dahl spoke to Francis Bacon about the threat of censorship
“There must be no changes to an artist’s original work when he is dead for any reason whatsoever,” Bacon said
Vermeer reality TV show brings back to life painter's missing masterpieces
A hit in The Netherlands, "The New Vermeer" challenges artists to recreate works from a wide variety of materials—including Lego
Pestle or dildo? Six-inch wooden implement may be a Roman sex toy, say academics
Artefact may “be the first known sex object from the Roman Empire” according to new research
Frieze Los Angeles Diary: Art dealer action figures, Lionel Richie says hello and Tyler the Creator brings his bodyguards
Plus: legendary Hollywood producer Samuel Goldwyn's home and a famous Frank Lloyd Wright house open up to art
The camera adds ten pounds, but the canvas? Slimline Boris Johnson portrait receives mixed reviews
Richard Stone’s painting, unveiled at London’s Carlton Club, has shaved off a few pounds from the UK's former prime minister
Go Tintin: drawing of Belgian boy detective fetches more than €2m at auction
Work sets the world record for the most valuable original black and white drawing by illustrator Hergé
The curious case of Madonna and the missing Old Master
Mayor of Amiens in France asks pop star to loan work believed to be by Jérôme-Martin Langlois, spotted in a photograph of her home
Queer eye: Donatello is reviewed through an LGBTQ+ prism
“The queer sculptor who stunned 15th-century Florence explodes again after six centuries,” writes art critic Jonathan Jones of the V&A exhibition
Howard Hodgkin’s friends: new show shines a light on late artist’s pals including David Hockney
How Ugo Rondinone turned Roger Federer into a secret flying sculpture (spoiler: includes underwear)
Red-faced Marina Abramović mistakes work of art for furniture
The piece by Anne Imhof is currently on show at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam
Do you want to be the girl with the pearl earring in Vermeer’s masterpiece?
Fans encouraged to send versions of the famous 17th-century painting for 'My Girl with a Pearl' initiative at The Mauritshuis
Gossip from Miami Art Week: a Q&A with Anna Delvey, an edible sofa and a ready-to-ride artist
Plus, felted fast food, football graffiti and appearances from Doja Cat, Jared Leto and Leonardo Di Caprio
Gossip from Miami Art Week: rapper Jadakiss performs in a synagogue and Pace gallery boss Marc Glimcher is the karaoke king
Plus, a pop-up casino in Art Basel Miami Beach, a drone-delivered birthday message, and a Joe/Joan Jonas mix up
Gossip from Art Basel Miami Beach: Kelis serves Milkshake, Madonna reprises Sex, and gymnast turns art on its head
Plus, bare-chested violinist wows audience at Museum of Graffiti party and an arty car takes off at El Espacio 23
Sign of the times: sculpture stolen—and then recovered—from Frieze Sculpture in London's Regent’s Park
Starry night: Tacita Dean and Catherine Opie rub shoulders with Billie Eilish at Los Angeles County Art Museum's annual celebrity-studded fundraiser
‘Peak Basquiat’—controversial Russian politician's T-shirt emblazoned with name of late artist
