Plus, Art Basel: are the buyers back? And Mary Beard on images of power

US dealer launches new space with giant Alexander Calder sculpture in the Place Vendôme

A new book looks at the detailed preparations and 60 years of planning behind the work being unveiled in Paris

A new show looks at the Renaissance artist’s role as a designer and head of a busy workshop as well as the inventor of an instantly recognisable style

The ambitious project has been around 60 years in the making

Current director of Marseille museums will take up coveted post under newly appointed Pompidou president Laurent Le Bon on 1 October

Dealers must decide which fairs to prioritise as Art Basel in Switzerland and Frieze in London are scheduled just weeks apart

Works from the series, painted by the artist rather than assistants, go on display at the Fondation Cartier this month

The Kanal-Centre Pompidou in Belgium has responded to outcry over decision to make Bernard Blistène a co-director alongside Kasia Redzisz

The artist's posthumous project was delayed due to Covid-19

The 550-room palace has undergone a €132m makeover by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux

Income losses during the pandemic have pushed the private museum and fan-making workshop to the brink

Paris trompe l’oeil piece launches ahead of vast exhibition at Saatchi Gallery in London next month

News comes as the agency prepares to reopen London space with a show of German fashion photographer Herbert List

Closed for five months longer than planned, the renovated house-museum can finally unveil expanded spaces, restored treasures and new acquisitions

The French billionaire's long awaited contemporary art space contains works that champion his values of diversity—though many of these have been shown in Venice before

Pascal Convert's sculpture is a replica of the remains of the emperor’s horse Marengo, which was captured by the British at the Battle of Waterloo

Museum chief is named "interim" director while President Macron decides if he should continue as head of the Paris institution

Philippe Villeneuve, the lead architect of the cathedral, is confident the Parisian landmark will reopen for the Olympic Games in 2024

Shortlisted proposals by artists including Adrian Piper, Julien Creuzet and duo Sammy Baloji and Emeka Ogboh did not adequately adhere to the requirements, campaign group says

The formal name change—an administrative move—also means the Musée de l’Orangerie will be rebranded

Rare painting of a Montmartre street scene sold three times in the same auction

Montmartre windmill painting is on view with Sotheby’s for the first time since it left the easel

The French capital seems resurgent, but other elements may intervene

The plan is to finish essential maintenance on the building in time for its 50th anniversary in 2027

Amid Covid-19 pandemic, Italian gallery hopes to "generate smiles" with second outpost in France

The major avenue will undergo a €250m makeover to restore its former splendour, following the 2024 Summer Olympics

Two decades since the billionaire started planning a home for his collection in the French capital, the spectacular space is due to open on 23 January

New exhibition at Musée Jacquemart-André presents 15th-century artist as an entrepreneur and prolific designer

Huge operation to hoist the instrument out of the fire-ravaged building has taken four months