Tag: Art and design
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Ellen von Unwerth: ‘Let’s photograph girls enjoying life’
Blending old-world charm with a uniquely provocative eroticism, Ellen von Unwerth’s photographs are a riot of fun and sly subversion. Richard Godwin hears why we need to take ourselves less seriously
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Selfie as art at the Saatchi: from Rembrandt to a grinning macaque
Exhibition explores the history of the selfie and our changing relationship with this most everyday of art forms
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The art of colour: why Victoria Beckham is channelling Van Gogh this season
One of spring’s biggest trends is duo-toning – wearing two contrasting hues. Art critic Jonathan Jones explains how 17th-century colour theory is influencing your wardrobe
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Goya etchings found in French chateau are ‘once in a lifetime discovery’
Pristine prints of famous bullfighting series stored in old ledger hidden on library shelf could fetch up to £500,000 at auction
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Danish artists Superflex next for Tate Modern Turbine Hall
Art world waits to see how collective known for highly political work will fill huge exhibition space in London
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Jeff Koons plagiarised French photographer for Naked sculpture
Court rules American artist copied a 1975 postcard by Jean-François Bauret for his 1988 sculpture of two children