A series of artist-designed bottles produced by an innovative Tuscan winery wouldn’t be out of place in a gallery
The eyewateringly expensive banquet President Macron held for Charles III belongs to a long history of conspicuous royal consumption
Taking photographs as a starting point, the artist unearths the hidden connections between European colonialism and modern-day Africa
As a rare exhibition of his work demonstrates, the French Surrealist’s art took a series of very intense twists and turns
An exhibition of the artist’s depictions of fires, floods and natural disasters draws parallels between the extremities of an earlier age and the current climate crisis
The Baghdad-born artist’s gently subversive installations at Blenheim Palace make keen observations about the nature of war and of privilege, and who gets to be a hero
Modern creations may offer a riot of flavours but in form they’re no match for the fantastical shapes of the past
The riverine procession of competing nations took the focus off the athletes, but the spectacle of Celine Dion belting out Edith Piaf from the Eiffel Tower was worth the four-hour wait
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
From the flyer designs to the thumping music, a 1980s rave reconstructed in virtual reality feels almost like the real thing – with one crucial missing element
Underground storage can be dark and sinister, but when it’s used for wine, it can become a place of deep pleasure
Norman Foster’s City Hall has been denied listed status a second time. But the more important question is: when will the capital be run from County Hall again?
As the Olympic Games arrive in Paris, two exhibitions shine a light on overlooked aspects of competitive sport
The controversial proposal to put contemporary stained glass into the cathedral is part of a centuries-long debate about a surprisingly mutable material
Though she remains best known as a writer, the French avant-gardist was a formidable force behind the camera, as a season at the ICA in London demonstrates
When viewed in the right environment, the artist’s sculptures in light and experimental films illuminate new ways to think about objects in space
The British-Iranian artist Laila Tara H’s refined images are thoughtfully framed to express her frustration with a patriarchal society – but never at the expense of playfulness
The new Staffordshire volume marks the completion of the revised Buildings of England series – and the end of a publishing era
The work of Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot and their female contemporaries is now in great demand, but very short supply
A three-minute-long trailer for Ridley Scott’s sequel to Gladiator drops tantalising clues about what kind of spectacle to expect in November
Plus: the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation gets a new president, and a 4,000-year-old temple and theatre complex is unearthed in northern Peru
Gardens aren’t just lovesome things. In the writer’s gently rambling book on the subject, they are seedbeds of rebellion too
Before and after the Second World War, David Bomberg explored a vertiginous new style of landscape painting – and his student Frank Auerbach was clearly taking notes
Between the Bruges and Beaufort Triennials, contemporary art enthusiasts are spoiled for choice – and may see some unexpected sights
