The Art Fund charity launches a line of luxury holidays

Secret doors will open, champagne will flow and VIP access to the art world will be afforded the wealthy. But it’s a curious departure for a charity that champions free museum admission

This week’s new exhibitions

Performance Art + Northern Ireland | Rick Copsey | Alexander Massouras | Caroline Locke | Towards An Alternative History Of Graphic Design | Holly Blakey | Lucky Dragons

What is it like riding a £10k Team Sky bike on Britain’s roads?

Peter Kimpton tries out the new suspension Pinarello KS-8 road bike, a model similar to that ridden by Chris Froome in the Tour De France and tested by Sir Bradley Wiggins

Microsoft fueling the greatest games lineup in Xbox history

Xbox entertainment brand opened gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany, the world’s biggest interactive games and entertainment expo, with new game reveals for Xbox and Windows 10, extending the company’s greatest lineup in Xbox history into 2016. The company debuted world-premiere gameplay of anticipated exclusives “Crackdown 3,” “Scalebound” and “KillerInstinct Season 3,” alongside a new gameplay demo … Read more

Why does fashion hate old people?

Designers appear to favour ever skinnier, sexier and youthful women to model their clothes despite only a tiny percentage of women under 40 being able to afford them. But isn’t this a reflection of society’s worst fears?

Shanghai in slow lane as market crash accelerates slump in luxury car sales

Little interest in showrooms as deep discounts fail to drive in customers