8 h. ago How the Louvre’s other famous heist became part of art history

The jewellery heist at the Louvre on Sunday is only the latest in a series of thefts

Politics

28 h. ago The most famous art heists in history, from the Mona Lisa to a golden toilet

The Louvre, where jewellery was stolen on Sunday, has a long history of thefts

Politics

3 d. ago Britain’s colonial botany, tiny landscapes and great bohemian outlaws – the week in art

Small worlds go under the microscope, botanical art is investigated, and renegades come in for a reckoning – all in your weekly dispatchThe Singh Twins and Flora IndicaA look at the colonial history behind British botany, plus a survey of Indian botanical art in the age of the East India Company. • Kew Gardens, London, until 12 April Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Behind the curtain: a fresh take on Black life – in pictures

Tyler Mitchell takes inspiration from skateboarding, art history and British style mags to show how beauty, intimacy and empowerment are at the heart of the Black experience Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser review – painfully clunky lessons in art

This French bestseller, in which a girl and her grandfather visit Paris museums, aims to be a Sophie’s World for art history – but the conversations are sentimental and simplisticThe complaint that cynics often make about modern art is that most of it looks as though it were made by children. (If your 10-year-old is pulling out crumpled Kandinskys from their schoolbags on a regular basis then lucky you, I say.) But what about art criticism? Could a child’s understanding of art be as radical as John Berger’s or as wise as Sister Wendy’s, for instance? Art historian Thomas Schlesser thinks so. His debut novel, a bestseller in France, has been translated into 38 languages. Perhaps in one of them it lives up to the hype.In Mona’s Eyes, a 10-year-old girl embarks on an artistic adventure with her grandfather, visiting the most famous works in Paris museums over the course of a year. They pledge to gaze at these works intently and to discuss them deeply. The resulting conversations are in...

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5 d. ago Striking gold: gilded portraits of Black beauty and belonging – in pictures

Inspired by Gustav Klimt’s ‘golden phase’ and the religious icons of medieval Europe, US photographer Tawny Chatmon reimagines Black identity by upturning art history Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago ‘I want to haunt people’: Palestinian artist's London exhibition interrogates myth, history and the erasure of heritage

‘I want to haunt people’: Palestinian artist's London exhibition interrogates myth, history and the erasure of heritage  The Art Newspaper

Culture

2 w. ago The best museums you should visit in the UK, from contemporary art to local history exhibitions

With around 1,800 accredited museums in the UK, we have chosen our favourites for your next culture-filled day out

Culture

2 w. ago Animal rock art discovery rewrites human history in the Middle East

Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals

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3 w. ago From a Marie Antoinette blockbuster to extraordinary aerial photos of UK cities, the best art and history exhibitions to see this autumn/winter

There are a whole host of excellent exhibitions lined up to float your cultural boat over the next few months.

Culture