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The last major Tintin work by Hergé goes under the hammer this weekend. Can it beat Asterix's astronomical prices?
The art that floats Shaun Ryder's boat, Donald Trump’s ‘Renoir’, Tracey Emin's laundry, and Britney Spears’ new hobby
The performance artist has collaborated with Ladurée on a macaron that distils her personality (so they say)
Jeremy Clarkson’s art fair, Macron’s Picasso, May’s Kahlo, and Renzo Piano’s scooter
George Osborne’s Mao moment, Peter Blake spices up his life, and more Frieze gossip
Cheeky art patronage at Nando’s, Frank Gehry’s Bilbao nerves and how Julia Stiles beefed up her art history for Riviera
An AI programme developed by a Cambridge-based tech company lets you paint like Van Gogh, apparently
The Saatchi Gallery staged a pop-up Kardashian exhibition last week. Oh dear.
Tintin the fake news reporter, Michael Jackson at the NPG, and more art-world tittle-tattle
Theresa May is outlining her vision for Brexit in Santa Maria Novella in Florence. Where did she get the idea?