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Thomas Gainsborough, the good-time guy

James Hamilton's biography of Thomas Gainsborough presents the painter as a lad about town

The Rubin Museum appoints Jorrit Britschgi as its new director

Art news daily: 6 October

Ever seen an eyeball card? How about a UFO?

A new book series explores the strange subcultures of post-war Britain, from CB radio enthusiasts to alien investigators

Oswald Birley’s society portraits should have a wider public

The portraitist was highly sought after in his heyday, but his reputation has languished in recent years

Gilbert and George announce details of planned foundation

Art news daily: 5 October

Acquisitions of the month: September 2017

The Chrysler Museum celebrated its biggest gift in decades last month, while the Met acquired an extremely unusual coffin

Lincoln Center puts $500m concert hall renovation on ice

The best of the Frieze week satellite events

From the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, to artists’ films at the BFI London Film Festival, there's plenty to see outside of Regent's Park

The stuff of art: objects from Matisse’s studio

The objects in Matisse’s collection shaped his revolutionary aesthetic, and inspired him to push beyond the boundaries of the European tradition

National Trust receives £1.8m for Sutton Hoo transformation

Art news daily: 3 October

The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip

Cheeky art patronage at Nando’s, Frank Gehry’s Bilbao nerves and how Julia Stiles beefed up her art history for Riviera

Space exploration with Lucio Fontana

Eleven of Lucio Fontana's 'Spatial Environments' have been meticulously recreated in Milan – and the effects are extraordinary

Will the reform of Rome’s ruins be an improvement?

Will the new Colosseum archaeological park improve the upkeep of Rome's most important ruins?

London’s major modern and contemporary sales

Auction highlights in October include a dramatic Jenny Saville painting, a late Philip Guston work, and rich Islamic textiles

Julia Gonnella appointed new director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha

Art news daily: 2 October

The new Chapman brothers show is delightful and disturbing – and you need to see it

Featuring Goya, teddy bears and suicide vests, ‘The Disasters of Everyday Life’ is puerile, provocative, and superb

Wrestling with ancient Rome

Plus: Jack Whitten, Lisson Gallery's 50th birthday, and Willem de Kooning's late paintings

The weird world of Alfred Kubin

Plus: Giorgio de Chirico’s writings, Enrico David’s sculptures, and reflections on W.G. Sebald

Mashed-up encyclopaedias and dismantled watches

Plus: exhibitions of William Turnbull, Gino De Dominicis, and Tim Head

Sinister statues and shadowy portraits

Plus: Brice Marden’s painstaking exploration of paint and an Italian protégé of Duchamp makes his debut in London

The Cerruti Collection – from closed volume to open book

The private collection of Francesco Federico Cerruti will prove a revelation when it goes on show in Turin

Introducing Vincent van Robogogh

An AI programme developed by a Cambridge-based tech company lets you paint like Van Gogh, apparently

Neave Brown awarded 2018 Royal Gold Medal for architecture

Art news daily: 29 September