Originally Feather White, the King had the car repainted a flashy red to camouflage the messages written by adoring fans. Already famous, and serving an obligatory two-year hitch in the Army, Elvis Presley was stationed in Germany when he witnessed hillclimb champion Hans Stuck race a BMW 507 roadster at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry in southern … Read more
From sexed-up Hoovers to kitsch kids’ toys, Hirst’s celebration of his biggest artistic influence is empty of emotion, revealing the shallowness of his own art
In the party mood? A new Dom Pérignon collaboration with the artistic world makes this already-covetable Champagne an instant collector’s piece. Icelandic singer Björk and her longtime collaborator British video artist Chris Cunningham sign 2006 Vintage by DOM PÉRIGNON Champagne house. Titled ‘From Earth to Heart’, their design on the limited edition 2006 Blanc coffret … Read more
Wirths praised for changing model of how art is bought and sold, while Ai Weiwei ranks second and Nicholas Serota falls to fifth
The artist’s latest show, featuring banal images of love hearts and butterflies, looks like an attempt to squeeze money out of innocent punters
The recent lacklustre spray-paint job on a Jeff Koons is nothing new in art … rubbish vandals have always been with us