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 tourist has been caught in the throes of passion with a statue of the god of wine, but perhaps she was merely giving into the effects of Stendhal syndrome
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
The fashion megabrand has used Drummond Castle in Scotland as the backdrop for a new campaign – but was it fully clued up about the site’s colourful history?
The Museum of Old and New Art is offering a rare chance to listen to the only copy of Once Upon A Time in Shaolin in existence, but what will happen to the album next?
Bridgerton provides all manner of pleasures on screen, but can a real-life partnership with Liberty come up to snuff?
The musician once gave this painting away for free, but the times, they have a-changed and he not busy being born is busy buying
The rappers remain locked in a vicious musical battle, but how does it compare with other artistic rivalries over the years?
The Pontiff touched down in Venice this week, but God knows what he thought of the art on display at the Biennale’s Vatican pavilion
The maestro’s first contract with FC Barcelona, written on a napkin, has been withdrawn from auction after a dispute between his current and former agents
The out-lettuced PM has little time for culture in her memoir-cum-manifesto – unlike her Establishment enemy, the Bank of England
The founding father who was careful to cultivate his public image is played with gusto by Michael Douglas in a new TV biopic
Can four high-priced works of art help conserve marine life? The Canadian film-maker certainly thinks so
The reality star may think of herself as a ‘furniture person’, but the Donald Judd Foundation disagrees – and is suing her for allegedly buying fake tables
The godfather of Pop has designed a range of Budweiser cans – and he’s not the only creative type who has taken to drink
The Dutch artist was a dab hand at painting spuds, but why haven’t more artists been inspired by the terrific tuber?
A proposed statue of the author has caused a fuss among local residents, but does anyone really like public sculptures anyway?
The museum has announced an opening for a Taylor Swift ‘superfan’ – but this bid for commercial appeal doesn’t seem to be reflected by the salary on offer
On hearing that Sam Mendes is set to direct four Beatles biopics – one for each band member – your roving reporter wonders if it’s all too much
Jeff Koons launched 125 sculptures into orbit on a SpaceX rocket this week. Perhaps they’ll hang out with the Pop art that went on a lunar holiday in 1969
