Monsoon founder Peter Simon's collection has become the highest-value single-owner sale at Christie’s London, with help from Mondrian, Bacon, Michael Andrews and more
After a Brooklyn novelty store allegedly refused to sell the singer and TV personality a singing and dancing bird worth $15,000, she took to social media over the slight – but the shop remains unruffled
Plus: Ramses II statue found in Egypt | Getty Images files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy | Nature Morte founder Peter Nagy dies at 67 | Housing project wins UK’s most prestigious architecture award
The French collector who bought Post-Impressionists by the score was also an artist in his own right – and both sides of his restless personality can be seen at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris
The V&A continues its fine line in musical exhibitions by presenting eight of the singer’s most flamboyant outfits
Four thousand years of cartographical history can be seen in an exhibition about mankind’s attempts to map the sky
The pioneering American artist puts her writing on the walls once again – this time of the Musée d'Orsay
For the Old Master, lions symbolised migration and displacement – and he drew them with pride
To mark the centenary of the publication of A.A. Milne’s ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’, we look at four underrated ursine artworks
At the Courtauld, the painter’s works hang near some of the masterpieces that inspired them – and more than hold their own
As it celebrates its half century, the brutalist landmark on London’s South Bank still provokes and delights
The singular talents, and shortcomings, of the most divisive of the Impressionists are displayed here to great effect
The executive director of Frieze Fairs talks to Apollo about navigating a choppy market and how to become a truly global enterprise
In everyday language, the term ‘curated’ suggests an element of falsehood rather than care. What can this tell us about the curator’s role in art?
Plus: a round-up of art thefts and recoveries in France; and activists gather outside MoMA to highlight the links between trustee Leon Black and Jeffrey Epstein
These landscapes and outdoor scenes at the Saint Louis Art Museum include recently discovered works by Marie Bracquemond and the Morisot sisters
The Whitney sheds fresh light on the Pop artist’s influences and argues that his work has only grown more relevant in the age of AI
The Frick Collection reveals how artists in the Tuscan city shaped the development of Renaissance sculpture
Tate Modern celebrates some 80 artists who convinced the world that their chosen medium deserved to be recognised as a fine art
The sculptor has teamed up with Avant Arte to release a miniature edition of his work Novecento – giving Rakewell’s favourite horse sculpture a run for its money
In film, photography and installations at the New Museum, the artist riffs on the images around us to reflect and comment on the world that made them
Rüger, who took over as director last year, talks to Apollo about what makes the Frick’s collection stand out – and the museums he looks to for inspiration
The dominant theme of the presentations by the shortlisted artists is somewhat mournful, but the art hasn’t been this exciting in years
To mark 125 years since the birth of Alberto Giacometti, we look at four works that explore the state of being alone
