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The National Enquirer is now a museum (sort of)
The infamous tabloid is the focus of a new attraction in Tennessee – which is as chock-full of celeb gossip and conspiracy theories as you’d imagine
Can reconstructing historic collections give us the wrong idea about the past?
Reuniting objects that belonged to important collectors can be a visual treat, but there are some intellectual traps to be avoided
On the trail of Maria Lai in Sardinia
The folklore and customs of her island home provided rich material for the artist to spin her own yarns
Harry Clarke’s uncanny visions of Ireland
The illustrator and designer of stained glass fused Irish and European traditions to create an intriguing new idiom
‘I have always set off in new directions’ – an interview with Leiko Ikemura
The Japanese-Swiss artist talks about her work across drawing, painting and ceramics – currently on view in Basel
Should Notre-Dame be reconstructed faithfully?
Paul Binski and Douglas Murphy weigh in on the debate over how Paris’s great cathedral should be rebuilt post-fire
How Victorian London inspired Vincent Van Gogh
The Tate explores how the painter’s eyes were opened to new influences during his time in the city
‘I think of my sculptures as toys’ – an interview with Enrico David
The London-based artist discusses the darker side of play – and offers insight into his enigmatic sculptures
Flemish tourist board acquires castle that belonged to Rubens
Our daily round-up of news from the art world Visit Flanders to acquire Rubens’ Elewijt Castle | A castle once…
Unearthing the secrets of the Anglo-Saxon world
Paganism and Christianity are intertwined in the hoard of rare artefacts found in a princely burial site in Essex
Funny and unflinching – Eleanor Antin bares all at LACMA
The now-octogenarian artist has revisited her most famous work – and it only gets better with age
Munch’s prints are obsessive and repetitive – but a revelation all the same
He took to the medium with great speed, producing works that display a rich debt to the Old Masters
Canes, corsets and peacock feathers – ‘Boldini and Fashion’ reviewed
The Ferrarese painter spent his career capturing the whims of fashion – but the results are far from superficial
How Parisian graffiti made its mark on modern art
Brassaï’s eerie photographs of the city’s walls inspired painters including Jean Dubuffet, Antoni Tapiès and Cy Twombly
The art world goes to Legoland
Lego exhibitions are cropping up at museums across the UK – and the bricks are becoming the medium of choice for some artists
Salvador Dalí – back from the dead (again)
Fancy a selfie with Salvador Dalí? An AI-generated version of the artist will be happy to oblige…
Walter Gropius: the man who built the Bauhaus
Fiona MacCarthy’s biography suggests that the architect’s greatest achievement may have been to assemble so much talent in one place
What hope for civic museums?
In the last decade local authority funding for museums has declined rapidly – but are some reasons for optimism emerging?