This was the last painting Freddie Mercury ever bought
Was this Turner Prize list devised by technocrats?
A good joke saves lives: a century of quirky public information posters
Green helmets and flushed cheeks – the Second World War in colour
Tracey Emin says her cancer is ‘gone’ and accuses politicians of ‘never having been to a museum’
Christo: the artist’s greatest works, and the stories behind them
Sonia Boyce to be first black woman to represent Britain at Venice Biennale
Alastair Sooke meets David Shrigley: ‘My work? It’s a kind of gonzo conceptualism’
Among the superstar names and self-important pieces that fill many of the booths at Frieze London, there’s always space for a little self-deprecation.]]>
How do you spot the next Damien Hirst?
Frieze London is one of the world’s largest art fairs: over 160 galleries exhibiting, and over 60,000 visitors expected. But when the mega-galleries bring work by stars from Urs Fischer to Liu Wei, how can a new generation of bright young artists make …
Rapper Diddy pays $21m for Kerry James Marshall painting amid record New York auctions
Sean “Diddy” Combs, the rapper, has been identified as the buyer of a painting by Kerry James Marshall that sold at auction for a record-breaking $21.1m (£15.6m).]]>
David Hockney auction record broken twice as paintings fetch almost £30m in New York
The record auction price for a work by David Hockney has been broken twice in one evening as two pieces fetched more than $40.1 million (£29.6m).]]>
Tracey Emin: ‘I was sexually assaulted by a famous female artist’
Tracey Emin has said she was slammed against a wall by “a famous artist” who sexually assaulted her at a party.]]>
Obama portrait artist’s past work depicted black women decapitating white women
Kehinde Wiley, the artist chosen to paint the official portrait of former US President Barack Obama, previously depicted black women decapitating white women.]]>
Banksy confirms that he’s responsible for new mural in Hull
A new mural by enigmatic graffiti artist Banksy has appeared on a bridge in Hull.]]>
Salvator Mundi and the mystery of the orb: is the world’s most expensive painting a real Leonardo?
Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi has sold at auction for a record-breaking $450 million (£342 million). It raises a number of questions: Can any painting really be worth that much? Why are we still so obsessed with da Vinci? And then there’s the…