Fantastique beasts: cult art from the Lalannes’ private collection to go on sale
Surreal works from the home of François-Xavier Lalanne and his wife Claude expected to fetch up to £20m
Art
Luxury art and collectables
Yogi Berra’s baseball bat and a $17,500 typewriter: a visit to the auction of Philip Roth’s estate
The great American novelist died last year – and a huge stash of personal effects went on sale last week. J Oliver Conroy went along
One hell of a city: how Birmingham embraced its heavy metal legacy
A new exhibition about Black Sabbath finally cements the Midlands’ reputation as the home of a global musical phenomenon
Banksy is the Brits’ favourite painter of all time – is this status deserved?
The secretive stenciller is no Rembrandt – but a new poll shows that ‘high art’ alienates the public more than any other cultural form
Olafur Eliasson review – art’s weatherman fogs up Tate Modern
Tate Modern, London
Pea-soupers in corridors, moss on the walls – the artist wants to change the way we see our place in the world at a time of climate emergency. Does he go far enough?
Casino Royale is a busted flush. Five better Bond films for Secret Cinema
The immersive film team are dusting off the martini shakers and tight blue trunks to mount a Casino Royale experience. But which 007 movies might have made for more pressing engagements?