Diary
Venice diary day 2: Breasts, Mark Bradford and a bowl of berries
Our diarist’s latest round of Biennale adventures were filled with strong shows, brisk travel and unexpected treats
Venice diary day 1: Pimms, the Pinault Collection and thunderous conversation
Our diarist’s first couple of days in La Serenissima gave her a chance to soak up the glamour synonymous with the city, as well as catch up with some art-world friends
Luca Cerizza, curator of the Italian pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024, on his favourite La Serenissima hang-outs
From the best pizza in town to a picturesque island
Proud mum Madonna drops in on son Rocco’s Miami show
His "Pack a Punch" paintings are inspired by Thai boxers
Museum employee hangs his own art in Munich institution—and gets the chop
Budding artist surreptitiously displayed his work alongside art by Andy Warhol
Booker prizewinner Bernardine Evaristo applauds photographer Ingrid Pollard
Hasselblad award comes with a hefty prize pot and a show at the Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg
The business of Basquiat—Taylor Swift's beau produces new documentary while Gagosian shows LA works
Travis Kelce, the American football star who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs, is making a programme about the late street artist
The show to see in Venice with your bosom buddy
Exhibition 'celebrates the iconography and symbolism of breasts', with works by Cindy Sherman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Marcel Duchamp and Laure Prouvost
The Birth of Venus in bottle tops—courtesy of Bottlecelli
Supermarket chain Lidl commissioned a new version of the 15th-century masterpiece
Art Basel Hong Kong diary: Jeff Koons shakes it off, shopping mall is blooming lovely, and superheroes abound at M+
Plus: Wong Ping's bum note, puppy (and kitten) love at Square Street Gallery, and the Peninsula Hotel goes green
Dora Budor’s anti-urine deflectors make a splash in Nottingham
Croatian artist examines how ‘hostile architecture’ is slowly changing our cities (and where we wee)
Caravaggio, Holbein and Botticelli through 'the lens' of glaucoma
UK optician Specsavers and National Gallery team up for campaign to highlight effects of eye condition
The woman who riled Picasso finally gets an exhibition in Paris
Picasso Museum is showing a display of works by Françoise Gilot who walked away from the Spanish master
A snapshot of Rocket Man at the V&A
A sneak peek into the mammoth photo collection of Elton John and David Furnish
We could weep—Francesco Vezzoli to unveil teary masterpieces in Venice
Museo Correr will be filled with works embroidered by the Italian maverick
Praise Be—Damien Hirst is building a chapel in France
The holy installation at Château La Coste comprises a huge bronze hand pointing to the heavens
Frieze Los Angeles Diary: slam-dunk stars, out-of-this-world shoes and hole-y dough
Plus: critters clash in clay and visitors take home dirt bags
Frieze Los Angeles diary: A-listers abound, Koh’s coffee break and Bowers’s champagne moment
Plus: dreamy Fellini drawings and opulent parties
Flash Art—Neo Naturist trio bare all at Tate Britain
Jennifer and Christine Binnie along with Wilma Johnson lectured in the nude then posed beside their 1980s pics in Women in Revolt!
Barbie star America Ferrera to portray late artist Ana Mendieta in TV series
Book adaptation will investigate further the Cuban-US artist's controversial death
Obsessed with Taylor Swift or Tufting? London’s V&A museum wants you
Institution wants to sign up superfans in five trendy areas including Emojis, Crocs and Drag
Flavin Judd discusses famous childhood neighbours in Doha tell-all talk
Conversation with Michael Govan throws light on what motivated Donald Judd and Dan Flavin
Minimalist logs work pops up on Welsh beach
Rosemarie Castoro’s Trap A Zoid arrangement was last seen in New York in the 1970s
As the sun goes down... live stream from Prospect Cottage marks 30th anniversary of Derek Jarman’s death
New artists in residence at the Dungeness site also announced
From TikTok to taxis—Barbara Kruger makes her mark in London
US artist's famous maxims grace London's famous black cabs
Cover up—UK ministerial portfolio of private parts dotted with Post-It Notes
UK official Lord Parkinson was handed a portfolio of erotic drawings by Duncan Grant
Finnish sauna from 1948 UK Olympics is a hot heritage asset
Wooden structure in Kent could be oldest surviving purpose-built sauna in England
New Cindy Sherman personas pop up in Marc Jacobs ad
Photographer adopts two contrasting looks—from pristine to harried—for fashion campaign