The Louvre’s closure proves art cannot survive climate change
The flooding in Paris is a stark warning of the danger posed by climate change to everything human civilisation has achieved – no matter how priceless
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Dalí in a diving helmet: how the Spaniard almost suffocated bringing surrealism to Britain
Eighty years ago, as Dylan Thomas served boiled string, Salvador Dalí put on a diving suit, grabbed a billiard cue – and changed British art for ever. Can new exhibition Surreal Encounters recapture that spirit?
The shape of wearable art
Adornment-Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition showcased contemporary jewelry and carries on reflection and debate on the relationship between the jewel, design and fine art. Programmed within the largest event on design DesignVe and curated by Ilaria Ruggiero, the exhibition has been made possible thanks to the support of the prestigious Alchimia – Contemporary Jewellery School and under the … Read more
The best of the Chelsea flower show
This year’s gold and silver medallists at Chelsea, from the best in show Telegraph garden’s bronze fins to a garden for car enthusiasts
First look: inside the Switch House – Tate Modern’s power pyramid
With its chainmail brickwork, vast spaces and panoramic views, the Tate’s £260m ziggurat is a mesmerising twist on the existing art gallery
Jeff Koons: Now review – Damien Hirst’s joyless paean to Donald Trump of art
From sexed-up Hoovers to kitsch kids’ toys, Hirst’s celebration of his biggest artistic influence is empty of emotion, revealing the shallowness of his own art