Paul Smith celebrates 40 years of punk

As part of Punk.London, the celebration to mark the 40th anniversary of punk, the designer kicks off the London Collections Men schedule with an exhibition of photographs by Derek Ridgers that document the era

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

Wonder of the vulgar: Barbican exhibition to delve into garish fashion

Autumn show with clothes by Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier will explore renaissance to present day

Man v machine: can computers cook, write and paint better than us?

Artificial intelligence can now win a game, recognise your face, even appeal against your parking ticket. But can it do the stuff even humans find tricky?

Why money more than talent is now key to fashion education

Cuts to funds mean only rich students can afford courses, so stifling creativity, says British Fashion Council

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?