Paris art scene roars back to life … with a little help from Brexit

A reinvigorated contemporary art fair, opening this week in the Grand Palais, is one sign of a renaissance for the French capital

Koons apes the old masters and robots invade Edinburgh – the week in art

Jeff Koons heads to Oxford, Tracey Emin shows new work in London and the V&A debuts a sumptuous survey of Christian Dior – all in our weekly dispatch

Masters and machines: the best art and architecture of 2019

Van Gogh comes to London, Keith Haring scribbles over Liverpool, Jean Nouvel gets weird in Qatar, and the V&A hits top gear

Damien Hirst’s former manager gifts artworks under tax scheme

Six works donated by Frank Dunphy will go to his local gallery in lieu of £185,100 in tax

Van Gogh leggings and Tracey teacups: how art merch broke out of the gift shop

Jackson Pollock socks, Louise Bourgeois eyemasks, Guerrilla Girls air freshener … what’s behind the explosion in art merchandise – and who’s really making the money?

Buy a masterpiece for 67p! New stamps by Tracey Emin, Yinka Shonibare, Grayson Perry and more

Tracey Emin drew her dying mother, Grayson Perry honoured Warhol, and Yinka Shonibare sneaked a bit of Africa into some English brollies … artists reveal all about their dazzling new stamps