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From Renaissance sundials to Edward Lear’s nonsense verse, the pelican can hold its own in art
The Leonardo has a new temporary home in the Louvre – and now has its tanks on Rubens’ lawn
A dog show with a difference has opened in London – this one is curated by the dogs
The lots that she’s supplying... are electrifying!
Is the man in a short TV report from 2003 the graffiti artist? You have 35 seconds to help you decide
Boris Johnson makes model buses in his spare time, apparently
Call yourself a handbag designer, Jeff Koons? Leonardo beat you to it by 500 years
The DJ has curated an exhibition in Lisbon dedicated to the smiley logo – an image he has been collecting for decades
The president of the European Commission has expanded – cryptically, of course – on his description of Angela Merkel as an ‘endearing work of art’
The big blond blimp is on the wish list at the Museum of London, apparently
