Jean-Michel Basquiat breaks US art record with £85m sale
Painting by Basquiat, who died aged 27, is most expensive at auction of any US artist, also breaking record for a black artist
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V&A makes case for the rebellious beauty of Balenciaga
It is milder than McQueen, but there are monsters, ghosts and glamour in the museum’s account of a fashion giant
In the Cannes superyacht-off, size isn’t everything
Forget the film festival: the real showdownø on the Côte d’Azur is between Abramovich’s Eclipse and the Barclay Brothers’ Lady Beatrice
Venice Biennale: slaps, drenchings and Dobermans on the prowl
The main show is a woolly walk through hand-wringing hippydom and flowerpot trainers. But elsewhere, the biennale bares its teeth in works of danger and daring
Pricey goodbye? The cheapest and most expensive places to die revealed
Some locations have seen hikes of almost 70% in burial and cremation fees, putting further pressure on bereaved families. But there are ways to save
Woke models: how activism became fashion’s latest must-have
It’s no longer enough to have a look. Adwoa Aboah and Leomie Anderson’s socially aware voices have made them the stars of the new catwalk generation