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Pets allowed at Greece's top archaeological sites—but don’t forget the pooh bag

Animals still barred from the most popular attractions such as the Acropolis and Ancient Olympia

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Press officers move over: Gagosian employs ChatGPT to announce new exhibition

The artificial intelligence chat bot was credited with creating the text for Alex Israel's show in Rome

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Damien Hirst’s humongous headless demon dominates the skyline on London's Greenwich Peninsula

The gargantuan piece, which looks up to the Thames cable car, is part of Hirst’s Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable series

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Annie Leibovitz reveals why she took on commission for Ikea

The superstar photographer will capture homes in seven countries this year for the Swedish mega furniture chain

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Mischievous Vik Muniz recalls label-swapping incident at MoMA

The Brazilian artist discussed why and how he looks to art history during a discussion at The Arts Club in London

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Calling Mr Bernini to gate 35—artist’s Salvator Mundi sculpture goes on show at Rome airport

Italian government approves display of sculptural icon in new boarding area

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A message from Yayoi Kusama: ‘Let Us Sing Together a Song from the Heart of the Universe!’

Japanese artist issues upbeat missive to coincide with New York show featuring new Infinity Mirror Room

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President Macron gets a private tour of the Rijksmuseum's blockbuster Vermeer show

The French head of state and First Lady pondered over masterpieces such as The Milkmaid and The Lacemaker

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‘I felt I was pushing myself’—Monica Lewinsky on why she sat for Marilyn Minter

The White House intern who hit the headlines in the 1990s says she gave up her 'portrait virginity' to the provocative New York-based artist

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Free tickets for Yayoi Kusama M+ show get students talking about mental health

Kusama has lived as a voluntary resident at a mental health hospital in Tokyo for more than four decades

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Keeping it real—fashion supremo Erdem Moralıoğlu is fascinated by museum conservation

The designer consulted restorers at the National Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum and Tate Britain for his latest collection

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Philippines tattoo artist is a Vogue cover star—at the age of 106

Apo Whang-Od hand taps tattoos on Gen Z tourists using a thorn dipped in soot

Real Housewives of Art Basel in Miami Beach: reality tv hits the art world

Beginning with an Apprentice-style dating show, a flurry of television shows will follow the lives of affluent dealers as they navigate the choppy waters of the art world

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Rand Abdul Jabbar wins the second Richard Mille Art Prize

Artist was awarded the $60,000 prize in a ceremony at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

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Lego Lilies? Ai Weiwei recreates Monet's giant masterpiece

Reinterpreted "Water Lilies"—with the addition of a mysterious dark door—debuts at London's Design Museum in April

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'Pretty little thing ain’tcha?' Art critic John Berger played Cockney gangster in a Grand Theft Auto game

Author of Ways of Seeing did some impromptu voice acting for the violent video game after recording in the same studio