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Karl Lagerfeld
6 May 2025

On the Met Gala’s Cy Gavin-designed blue carpet, art was front and centre

Rashid Johnson and Amy Sherald—both currently having solo shows at New York museums—joined more artists and celebrities to celebrate “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”

Stephanie Sporn
14 June 2024

Carpenters Workshop Gallery denies allegations of sexual and financial impropriety

The gallery is "saddened" by accusations made by former employees and artists reported by the newsletter Air Mail

Anny Shaw
7 May 2024

At the 2024 Met Gala, the most memorable looks ventured beyond the garden party theme

South African singer Tyla’s sandy Balmain dress was a show-stopper—and not just because she had to be carried up the stairs

Stephanie Sporn
27 March 2024

The Reels deal: museums embrace Instagram’s video opportunities

While artists have decried the platform’s shift beyond still images, institutions are getting on board

Chinma Johnson-Nwosu
16 February 2024

Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Zendaya and Chris Hemsworth to co-chair 2024 Met Gala

The annual benefit gala's theme for this year is "The Garden of Time"; as usual, Vogue editor Anna Wintour will chair the event

Torey Akers
31 August 2023

Unveiling the complicated life of Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel

Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition will touch upon her dark past as well as her groundbreaking designs

Chinma Johnson-Nwosu
19 June 2023

Arise Joe Scotland—Studio Voltaire supremo bags a King’s Birthday honour

Joe Scotland is made an MBE while Deborah Swallow of the Courtauld and Andrew Bolton at the Met are also recognised

The Art Newspaper
15 May 2023

Twelve must-see exhibitions in New York during Frieze

From Lauren Halsey's new commission for the Met rooftop to funkily subversive sculptures at the Museum of Arts and Design, the season's essential exhibitions

Claire Voon, Benjamin Sutton, Karen Chernick, Torey Akers, Emma Barker, Louis Jebb, J.S. Marcus and Wallace Ludel
5 May 2023

Charles III’s coronation: the ceremonial objects explained

Plus, Karl Lagerfeld in New York and Marlene Smith’s Good Housekeeping III

Hosted by Ben Luke. with guest speaker Anna Somers Cocks. Produced by David Clack, Aimee Dawson and Julia Michalska
3 May 2023

Artist Willie Cole claims the Met Gala’s chandeliers were a ‘blatant rip off’ of his sculptures

The chandeliers made from repurposed plastic bottles are similar to sculptures Cole has been making and showing for a decade

Claire Voon
2 May 2023

The good, the bad and the furry at the Karl Lagerfeld-themed Met Gala

The red carpet delivered countless interpretations of the late designer’s iconic wardrobe and his treasured Birman cat, Choupette

Stephanie Sporn
20 February 2019

When Karl Lagerfeld sold his art collection

The fashion designer, who died this week at the age of 85, spent lavishly on decorating his houses in the style of the Ancien Régime

Vincent Noce
8 November 2017

Paris Photo expands into film and celebrates Karl Lagerfeld

The Chanel fashion designer has picked 100 pictures to present at the fair, revealing his affinity for black-and-white photography

Anna Sansom
3 May 2018

Object lessons: a drawing board made for Karl Lagerfeld and more

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

Gabriella Angeleti
17 August 2020

Supermodel Claudia Schiffer turns curator for Dusseldorf museum

Exhibition will recall the “intense and wonderful” 1990s fashion scene with photographs by Juergen Teller, Corinne Day and Karl Lagerfeld

Catherine Hickley
5 March 2021

Sotheby’s to auction Karl Lagerfeld’s collection in Monaco

The fashion designer, who died in 2019, was an enthusiastic collector of art and design

Catherine Hickley
26 April 2023

Silk camellias and bathroom tiles: Karl Lagerfeld’s designs and influences unveiled in Met (fashion) show

The fashion designer’s fantastical sketches are given equal billing with the dresses that made him famous

J.S. Marcus
31 May 2000

The Lagerfeld Collection: “We all have to live in our own times”

The couturier’s change to a minimalist lifestyle moved him to dispense with all his eighteenth-century furniture, his paintings, and decorative arts

Eric Tarient
1 February 1992

The fashion for fashion photos: any exhibition that deals with fashion is guaranteed box office success

A rising market for the Vogue shot: two shows, one at the V&A, the other at Hamilton’s

Mary-Ann Roberts
12 February 2016

The Pinacothèque de Paris shuts its doors

With its parent company in receivership, the private museum closes, citing a drop in attendance

Nathalie Eggs
2 August 2016

Juergen Teller to curate Robert Mapplethorpe show in London

November exhibition at Alison Jacques gallery coincides with what would have been the US artist’s 70th birthday

Anny Shaw
5 January 2016

For-profit Parisian museum in receivership

Founder of the Pinacothèque hopes to restructure the institution

Gareth Harris
28 June 2017

Serpentine Summer Party goes with a swing and a chill

New CEO Yana Peel partnered up with Chanel

By Louisa Buck
1 January 2002

Sotheby’s and Christie’s kick off the long awaited now open French auction market

Inaugural sales do well

Georgina Adam
13 February 2018

Plans for Grand Palais’s €466m facelift revealed: six new galleries and a Chanel-sponsored entrance

Three-year closure from 2020 means Fiac and Paris Photo fairs must relocate to temporary venues

Gareth Harris
4 October 2018

Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend

Be dazzled by Mary Corse's light at the Whitney or catch the Met's Heavenly Bodies before it closes

Hilarie M. Sheets and Victoria Stapley-Brown
10 April 2019

French sculptor Claude Lalanne has died, aged 93

Her imaginative works inspired by flora and fauna sometimes carried a Surrealist touch

Anna Sansom
1 March 2016

In Memoriam, March 2016

The Art Newspaper
31 August 2017

Can new leadership and a change of name save the Biennale Paris?

For its 55th birthday, the fair formerly known as the Biennale des Antiquaires is hoping for a “renewal” after a difficult 2016 edition

Vincent Noce
15 December 2021

Sotheby’s sales for 2021 surpass $7.3bn, the highest total in company history

The firm’s sales were bolstered by a sharp increase in online bidders, who accounted for 92% of all bids this year

Daniel Cassady
3 January 2023

The must-see exhibitions in 2023: from the biggest ever show of Vermeer paintings to a history of hip-hop

We take a look at the most exciting shows around the world this year

Justin Kamp, Martin Bailey, Andrew Pulver, J.S. Marcus, Chloë Ashby, Hannah McGivern and James Imam
1 November 1994

Collectors Meredith Etherington-Smith and Hamish Bowles explain couture as art

The market for haute couture comes of age

Jane Mulvagh
4 May 2015

The Met launches China show, using a Western lens

After the gala and serious fundraising, Costume Institute and Asian art department join forces to celebrate real and imaginary China

Julia Michalska
22 October 2019

Les Lalanne: a buyer's guide

A sale of the artist duo's collection at Sotheby's Paris this week could further fuel market demand for Les Lalanne's playful works that fuse flora and fauna

Margaret Carrigan
31 August 2001

Jenny Holzer: towards the mot juste

The US artist on text being just one medium in her work and how trying to measure up to Goya can keep her motionless for months

Adrian Dannatt
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