Art

Irving Penn’s life in images, a photography exhibition at the Grand Palais, Paris

To celebrate the centenary of the birth of Irving Penn, the Grand Palais gallery in Paris is holding an exhibition.…

Affordable Art Fair: what to see and do as the Battersea Autumn collection is unveiled

The value of artwork doesn’t always correlate with its appearance or level of detail. A Jean-Michel Basquiat scribble on a…

Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi expected to fetch $100m at auction

Salvator Mundi, the only Leonardo da Vinci painting held in a private collection, has been put up for auction. New…

As Banksy sprays the Barbican, just how much could his latest London artwork be worth?

It’s not about money for Banksy. For the anonymous artist, his graffiti murals are a form of political and social…

The V&A museum is hosting a videogame exhibition soon

In the mid-2000s, Roger Ebert famously argued that video games cannot be art. Writing in a response to a fan…

Edinburgh Fringe 2017 breaks attendance record, with 2018 set to be even more popular

Edinburgh Fringe 2017 drew to a close on Monday 28 August. Its conclusion brought the curtain down on what has…

Frieze Masters in London: your need-to-know guide

If you're a fan of modern art then you cannot miss the Frieze Masters in London. For the uninitiated, Frieze…

Burning Man 2017: Five trippy, weird and wonderful installations to check out this year

Each year thousands of people travel to the middle of the Nevada desert to celebrate the 10 Principles of Burning…

Banksy artwork thought destroyed — Snorting Copper — has been rediscovered in restorable condition

Banksy artwork has a habit of seemingly appearing out of thin air. Paintings worth millions of dollars turn up in…