Beyoncé effect fills galleries with a new generation of art devotees
Fame sells: that’s the lesson in a survey revealing the world’s most popular exhibitions during a bumper year
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Rodent leather and designer kidneys: art in the age of bio-revolution
Bespoke breasts, cloned frog meat and a gold gimp suit all feature in a remarkable new exhibition exploring the cutting edge of science
How to move a masterpiece: the secret business of shipping priceless artworks
What happens when a forklift goes through your Picasso? By Andrew Dickson
Still fresh as a daisy: Mary Quant’s era-defining fashion
Her exuberant clothes catered to women’s new sense of freedom in the 60s and a V&A retrospective shows Mary Quant is as relevant as ever
From Hepworth to Rodin: UK sculpture collection to be catalogued online
Thousands of publicly owned artworks to be listed in database over next two years
From foil-wrapped glaciers to the Alpine storm cyclist: the artists fighting climate change
After too long a silence, art is finally tackling global warming. Here are the big players – including the artist who’s lighting up Alaska