Auerbach's lighter side; Eddie Izzard's fear of fine art; and more tittle-tattle from around the art world
An artist has depicted Nigel Farage’s plane crash on a plate. UKIP says 'Meh'.
Hillary Clinton's hubristic confetti and Ed Milliband's garden sculpture
A round-up of last week's art world tittle-tattle
The North Korean regime has banned foreigners from visiting monuments to the Kim dynasty
Eight of the stranger biennial concepts of recent years
A portrait of the singer-songwriter has been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in London
Fyodor Pavlov-Andreevich pitched up at the Met Gala naked – and in a sealed box
A dead bull is causing trouble in Tasmania, while Damien Hirst has been accused of mass murder (of houseflies)
A naked statue of Archimedes has provoked a complaint in an English village
Pluralist Emmanuel Macron came under fire for saying he’s never seen any French art
A museum dedicated to disastrous products and ideas is set to open in Sweden
Luke Skywalker's cereal box collection; Alex Jones's 'performance art'; Nice's accidental Yves Klein art trail; and a reason to look forward to 8 June...
A sprinkling of subversive celebrations to mark the centenary of Duchamp's urinal
The former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan is to exhibit his paintings in Paris
Eduardo Paolozzi's comedy moment; cooking with Georgia O'Keeffe; and at home with Klaus Biesenbach
Instagram promotion, protests daubed in Latin... graffiti is starting to look like a genteel pastime
The clergy in Manchester have condemned a wheeze to sell crucifixion experiences
The pick of last week's art world tittle tattle – including the best April fools
How beer art went from a Gilbert & George lager bottle to museums opening their own beer gardens
The Cristiano Ronaldo bust is the latest in a tradition of bad football sculptures
