Jean-Michel Basquiat breaks US art record with £85m sale
Painting by Basquiat, who died aged 27, is most expensive at auction of any US artist, also breaking record for a black artist
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How real books have trumped ebooks
The digital revolution was expected to kill traditional publishing. But print books are ever more beautifully designed and lovingly cherished
Venice Biennale: slaps, drenchings and Dobermans on the prowl
The main show is a woolly walk through hand-wringing hippydom and flowerpot trainers. But elsewhere, the biennale bares its teeth in works of danger and daring
Charitable projects: Seated Ballerina by Jeff Koons on view at Rockefeller Center New York
Seated Ballerina by Jeff Koons to raise awareness of the urgent need to protect children worldwide. The art installation stands for a worthy cause. The inflatable nylon sculpture stands 45 feet tall and will be on view through June 2. Kiehl’s Since 1851 and Art Production Fund present Jeff Koons‘s Seated Ballerina, a large-scale public … Read more
Hot under the collar: Venice Biennale artist uses 27,000 neckties for installation
UK-based Israeli artist Michal Cole says work is ‘silent embroidered scream’ against global patriarchy
Unlimited editions: how the music box set has managed to survive
High-profile new box sets from Beyoncé, Radiohead and the Beatles are appealing to an audience still willing to spend big on physical media