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Sacha Baron Cohen sends up the art world (again)
In his new show, What is America?, the comedian foists some pungent art on a gallerist in California. It’s not the first time he’s fooled the art world
Public art goes prehistoric in London
A pop-up monument to commemorate 25 years since the release of Jurassic Park has appeared in London – and yes, it’s terrifying
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Metro stations celebrate France’s footballers, the former Tory MP who met Andy Warhol, and a curious job advert from MoMA
Parliament Square has a new sculpture (for two hours)
The Trump baby balloon takes flight in Parliament Square. Should it be in a sculpture park?
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Flag wags, Madonna at the National Portrait Gallery, and why Gareth Southgate’s waistcoat might be heading to the Museum of London
Nick Cave as you’ve never seen him before – cast in bronze and on horseback
The residents of a town in Victoria are hoping that a bronze Nick Cave will become a visitor attraction
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Ed Vaizey does the floss dance, Germaine Greer takes aim at art in schools and Vincent van Gogh gets his own beer
St George is cross, probably
An amateur restoration job on a sculpture in Estella, northern Spain, has become an internet sensation
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Ronaldo as a Russian general, Victoria Beckham and the Old Masters, and a bashing for Baselitz
The Palermo pizzeria for those Manifesta munchies
A ‘Renoir’ pizza could be just the thing after perusing some of Manifesta‘s more offbeat installations
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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
Funny business in the world of stamps
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?
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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 lives of the artists, brought to you by Willem Dafoe
The actor Willem Dafoe will play Francis Bacon and Alberto Giacometti in a reading at the Beyeler Foundation later this month
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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 artist friends and foes of Philip Roth
The late American novelist’s friends included R.B. Kitaj and Philip Guston. But he didn’t always get on with contemporary art…
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Supermarket Sweep at the British Museum, Cardsharps for contemporary Italy, and the sweet smell of sea travel
A peace bargain to tempt all coin collectors
The North Korean peace summit may be off, but you can still get hold of a commemorative coin
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Pugin at the royal wedding, P. Diddy in the saleroom, and Maggi Hambling’s advice on clearing a gallery
Has the British Museum scored an own goal with Mo Salah’s football boots?
The British Museum has acquired a pair of Mo Salah’s football boots. Not everybody’s happy…
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Antony Gormley’s wardrobe, a slating for the Serpentine restaurant, and resistance to Rachel Whiteread in Yorkshire
Why a museum in London is getting creative with Campari
The Estorick Collection in north London is to stage an exhibition of Campari posters. Salute!
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Kanye West tries out architecture, the naked truth about museums, and meatball modernism
James Joyce via the medium of contemporary dance
The Irish writer’s surprising dance-world connections, from a duet in a silent film to Michael Flatley’s Riverdance
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