Arts

A court in Rome was due to decide on June 6 whether a confidante of the late Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida had tried to auction around 350 of her …

Notorious art world scammer Anna Sorokin (aka Anna Delvey), who is best known for her infiltration of the New York art scene in the 2010s, was accused of racking up …

A starfish-shaped brooch designed by Salvador Dalí that once belonged to a social muse of Taylor Swift sold for $780,000 ($982,800 with fees) at Christie’s New York on Wednesday June …

A chunk of oak tree, preserved and stained black by its millennia in a layer of Berkshire peat, has been revealed as Britain’s oldest piece of carved wood, dated to …

The upcoming exhibition of Francesca Woodman’s photographs is so small it’s hard to call it an exhibition: three of her small vintage prints are on display at Gagosian’s stand at …

Ben Luke talks to Gary Simmons about his influences – from musicians to writers, filmmakers and, of course, other artists – and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life …

Images of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Eddie Murphy and rapper Nas impersonating ancient Egyptian queens and pharaohs have been viewed millions of times around the world. But Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has …

The city of Hagen in northern Germany returned a landscape by Auguste Renoir to the heirs of a Jewish banker persecuted by the Nazis and bought it back from them …

Supporters of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) who arrived at the institution’s annual Party in the Garden benefit gala on Tuesday night were greeted by a 20-foot-tall oil …

Versatile comedian and japester Joe Lycett is making waves in the art world with his eye-catching paintings and sculptures, including a rather eye-catching piece on display at the Royal Academy’s …