Rakewell

A series of naturist nights at a museum in Marseille is a salutary reminder that the term ‘art buff’ can have more than one meaning

The $6m acquisition at auction of a Maurizio Cattelan banana has been widely mocked, but perhaps the buyer’s intention to eat his purchase is a noble one

Hearing that the gallery is no longer hosting its usual bacchanal at Art Basel Miami Beach this year, Rakewell wonders whether White Cube has gone square

North-eastern France contains the largest number of war memorials in the country and a museum in Meaux is making an unusual new contribution

The French president’s wife tests her dramatic chops in the latest season of Emily in Paris, even though the show is now flirting with Rome – and her husband couldn’t be happier

A new study breaks down viewers’ reactions to Vermeer’s most famous work – a welcome reminder that artists have long had stratagems for seducing the eye

The rapid rise to fame of a baby pygmy hippopotamus in Thailand has raised concerns about her well-being – and about who will own her image rights

Visitors to Jane Austen’s House will soon be able to ‘meet’ the popular Pride and Prejudice character, but will her avatar make a good first impression?

Undeterred by a security tag on her ankle, the convicted con artist is taking to the small screen for Dancing with the Stars

PETA is throwing shade at the paint company Farrow & Ball for its use of vegan-unfriendly paint names, but coming up with terms for colours is easier said than done

The eyewateringly expensive banquet President Macron held for Charles III belongs to a long history of conspicuous royal consumption

The LVMH stable, from Louis Vuitton to Chaumet, is ensuring that Paris 2024 will get a gold medal for aesthetics, as sport gets increasingly stylish

A three-minute-long trailer for Ridley Scott’s sequel to Gladiator drops tantalising clues about what kind of spectacle to expect in November

The famous puzzle turns 50 this year, but the exact date of its birthday is a mystery that brings into question the very nature of time itself

Was the reality star consciously emulating the Italian mannerists when she embarked on a night-time tour of France’s most hallowed museum sans footwear?

Obituaries of the actor are rightly lauding his work in M*A*S*H, Don’t Look Now and JFK, but fail to mark his indelible performance as one of the leading post-Impressionists