Mocaa, Cape Town: grain silo reborn as Africa’s answer to Tate Modern
Thomas Heatherwick pulls off an awesome act of architectural mutilation – just don’t mention the luxury hotel upstairs
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The Jean-Michel Basquiat I knew…
The graffiti artist turned painter became the star of the 1980s New York art scene. Since his death aged 27, his reputation has soared. On the eve of a major UK show, we speak to those who knew him best
Hollywood memorabilia: Vivien Leigh’s collection is to be put up for auction
Hundreds of items owned by the star of Gone with the Wind will be offered by Sotheby’s in London on 26 September. Hollywood icon and incandescent star of one of the most beloved films of all time, Vivien Leigh (1913- 1967) captured hearts and minds with her fiery, luminous performance as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone … Read more
Not to be sniffed at: long-lost Banksy artwork is rediscovered
Snorting Copper was missing for a decade after being vandalised and boarded up – now it has been uncovered in east London
All fired up: Tate Modern to play host to a working ceramics factory
Visitors can volunteer in factory, featuring eight tonnes of clay, a 30-metre production line and more than 2,000 fired objects
Second nature: five designers inspired by plants
Harking back to the Victorian era, these designers are breathing new life into botanical illustration. By Emma Love