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Beyonce and Jay-Z take over the Louvre, Kurt Cobain in Co. Kildare, and why Olafur Eliasson is teaming up with Ikea
American philatelists with a nose for novelty can now get their hands on scratch n'sniff stamps. And is Royal Mail having a laugh with its Dad's Army set?
What doesn't Arron Banks know about the Hermitage? Why is Christie's like a tennis court? And did anyone point out how that G7 photo looks like a Renaissance painting?
The actor Willem Dafoe will play Francis Bacon and Alberto Giacometti in a reading at the Beyeler Foundation later this month
A reality TV star meets the Mona Lisa in Paris, Grayson Perry on why art beats theatre, and Bill and Hillary Clinton's collection of Bono drawings
The late American novelist's friends included R.B. Kitaj and Philip Guston. But he didn't always get on with contemporary art...
Supermarket Sweep at the British Museum, Cardsharps for contemporary Italy, and the sweet smell of sea travel
The North Korean peace summit may be off, but you can still get hold of a commemorative coin
Pugin at the royal wedding, P. Diddy in the saleroom, and Maggi Hambling’s advice on clearing a gallery
The British Museum has acquired a pair of Mo Salah's football boots. Not everybody's happy...
