Jim Carrey's paintings fail to draw a smile; Giles Coren has a moment of ecstasy in Sotheby's restaurant; and the rest of last week's arty tittle-tattle
For Inti Ligabue collecting tribal and oceanic art is a way of telling stories about the cultures the objects come from
Art news daily : 14 August
John Currin seems to have come over all coy in his portrait of Jennifer Lawrence for Vogue
Carolee Schneemann talks about capturing the moment – and explains why 'performance art' is a demeaning term
Art news daily : 11 August
This is an exhibition targeted at the senses more than the brain, more Star Wars than Stalker
Art news daily : 10 August
Very few panel paintings by the Italian Trecento artist survive. Currently, all of them are at the National Gallery in London
Millions were displaced and hundreds of thousands killed in the Partition of India. Seventy years on, a new museum addresses the tragedy
Art news daily : 9 August
The acclaimed filmmaker insists we notice skin colour, and acknowledge the politics of its presence and presentations
International Cat Day clashes with Dogs in Paintings Day on Twitter. Which has really set the cat among the pigeons...
Art news daily : 8 August
Don’t miss this rare chance to see a collection of medieval and Tudor portraits, relics, documents, and physical fragments
Tittle-tattle and curiosities from the art and museum worlds
There are plenty of events opening in the coming months, from Bamako's photography festival to the sprawling, 'borderless' BienalSur
Art news daily : 7 August
The former director of the Victoria & Albert Museum has died at the age of 62
This year’s Skulptur Projekte Münster shows that digital technology has transformed the public realm – but some artists are resisting
Is D.H. Lawrence's account of the archaeological sites of Etruria still relevant today?
Art news daily : 4 August
Your chance to win ‘Highland Retreats: The Architecture and Interiors of Scotland's Romantic North' by Mary Miers (Rizzoli)
Brooklyn beware! Artist Susanna Briselli is trying to get a huge sign erected
