What happened at JR’s Louvre takeover
An all-night concert and a Greco-Roman breakfast both featured in the artist’s 24-hour Parisian extravaganza
What's Peter Saville done to the new Tate Modern?
Legendary graphic designer has colour coded and animated Herzog & de Meuron's latest addition
One thing not to miss in Venice
Planning to visit the Architecture Biennale? Caffè Florian has entertained everyone from Proust to Casanova
The fascinating tale of Marcel Duchamp's Fountain
Photographed by Alfred Stieglitz, urinated on by Brian Eno, sometimes cited as the work of a German baroness, Marcel Duchamp's Fountain was arguably the first ever piece of conceptual art and harbours a fascinating backstory
Why is the USA staging a postcard show in Venice?
Find out why the US Pavilion at the 2016 Architecture Biennale is focusing on just one troubled city - Detroit
Wolfgang Tillmans takes to the roof in Mexican show
The fine-art photographer inaugurates a Mexico City billboard space with a massive new text and photo work
Arcade Fire jump in the water with JR in Paris
The French artist just called on two of his rock-star friends to help inaugurate his new Louvre installation
10 quick tips for brilliant Instagram food shots
The Kitchen Shelf authors Eve O’Sullivan and Rosie Reynolds have some great style advice for home cooks
Sou Fujimoto's sensible building with a silly name
The Japanese architect has designed Potato Head's latest outpost in Hong Kong
The world's best libraries look even better as posters
See how architect André Chiote has illustrated buildings by Norman Foster, Oscar Niemeyer, Rem Koolhaas and co
5 modern design updates of ancient Indian crafts
From Hermès water carriers to yoga-inspired tables, here's an Indian design update courtesy of our new book Sar
A quick look at the new Yayoi Kusama show
Curator Marie Laurberg runs us through the work at Victoria Miro and how it relates to the artist's history
'Good design should look like this' - Richard Sapper
The late, great designer on how a humble teddy bear inspired his design for the IBM ThinkPad
Who will save Breuer's Brutalist Atlanta library?
Some see this building as the Whitney of the South. So why is the city so keen to demolish this masterwork?
How Ettore Sottsass reinvented the office space (while working on laughing gas and LSD dispensers)
A new exhibition looks at the designer's bold, though ultimately unsuccessful bid to rework the open-plan office
Around the world with René Redzepi
No plans this week? $135,000 to spare? Then take a foodie tour courtesy of the Noma chef and the Four Seasons
What's Olafur Eliasson got planned for Versailles?
Fog waterfalls and a disorientating arrangement of mirrors all form part of the artist’s summer installation
Martin Parr reveals his Death Row Dinner
And it doesn't look like this! But what would the Real Food photographer choose for his last supper?
Erik Kessels fails his photo shoot at Photo London
The photo curator and author of new book Failed It! brings down the house - before he's even begun his talk
When René Burri shot Oscar Niemeyer’s Brazil
Magnum have some of Burri's classic Brazilian shots on show at Photo London. Here's how René took them
Jean Jullien creates a skateboard line for Almost
Proof that this French artist and illustrator can appeal to all playful types - both young and old
From Book to Bid – Mapplethorpe's Calla Lily
Read how this 1984 study of a Calla Lily, for sale at Christie's, expresses the deep interplay in Robert's work
Visit our Real Food van at Photo London this week!
Good food and great books to be had courtesy of Martin and Ellen Parr at the Somerset House photo fair
Watch JR disappear the Louvre’s pyramid
The artist’s show may not open until next week, yet Instagrammers are already watching one work take shape
How the Met Breuer went back to the future
Could the Met's restoration of this fifty-year old building point the way for contemporary art gallery architecture?
Coop Himmelb(l)au creates two museums in one
The Austrian practice has designed two co-joined museums for Shenzhen - one for art, the other for architecture
Take a look at Zaha Hadid's incredible paintings
The late Pritzker laureate's unrealised painterly plans go on display at a career retrospective in Venice this month
Brutalist car park becomes a wooden skyscraper
Well it's one way to turn a much loved but outdated 20th century relic into a 21st century apartment complex. . .
A Movement in a Moment: The Düsseldorf School
Find out how a husband and wife’s photos of industrial buildings changed photography forever
Christian Marclay's animated street photography
Discover how the maker of The Clock has turned London’s pavement rubbish into an engaging set of video works
Tom of Finland and assume vivid astro focus - Affordable on Artspace
braxas ventriloquists animal fetishists is a collaboration between the artist duo and the Tom of Finland estate
Chris Martin paints Amy Winehouse
Find out why the American painter themed his current exhibition around the British singer’s untimely death
What Stephen Shore sees in Anselm Kiefer
Photographer Instagrams Kiefer's Operation Sea Lion painting, a sarcastic comment on a Nazi UK invasion plan
How the trees shaped Steven Holl’s latest building
Architect's drawings reveal how he used the canopies of Pennsylvania's trees to guide the form of this arts building
What's going on at Photo London next week?
Well, Martin Parr’s caravan, Wolfgang Tillmans’ EU posters and Erik Kessels' failed photos for starters!
One thing not to miss in Copenhagen
Want to enjoy a Jørn Utzon building without going to Sydney? Then visit this pick from our Wallpaper* City Guide
Wolfgang Tillmans - 'Brexit is unpatriotic'
The artist is encouraging young Brits to vote to stay in Europe with a series of snappy posters, downloadable here
Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory explained
Find out how the Spanish Surrealist went from penniless painter to toast of the NYC artworld in one single canvas
3 Food & Beer pairings you need to try tonight!
Daniel Burns and Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, authors of Food & Beer, pick the best craft beers for these great dishes
Daniel Young's top 20 best pizza places in the world
Our Where To Eat Pizza author has just revealed the top 20 pizza places on planet earth - is your local on the list?
A Movement in a Moment: Photorealism
Find out how, in the mid-20th century, a group of painters stopped worrying and learned to love the camera
Why was this 70s concept car such a hit at Frieze?
Turner Prize shortlisted atist Anthea Hamilton’s Mario Bellini homage was a welcome touch of hippy nostalgia
Annabelle Selldorf's grand designs
Find out how the NY architect built the new Steinway Hall inside the old Center of International Photography
A letter to André Chiang - from his mother
To mark US Mother’s Day, we examine the deep relationship between this great chef and his mom
André Chiang makes the cover of GQ
The former model and Octaphilosophy chef defies kitchen health and safety regulations in new photo shoot
One thing not to miss in New York
The New Museum, NYC's peerless art institution, is the top pick from our Wallpaper* City Guide this Frieze Week
Anne Collier - Affordable on Artspace
Her Double Exposure photograph steers clear of narcissism but is full of compelling contradictions
A Movement in a Moment: German Expressionism
Find out how, a little over a century ago, a group of young artists put personal experience into painting
5 reasons why Paul McCarthy is not just about icky
Put off by the nudity and ketchup? Hayward Director Ralph Rugoff on what to really look for in a great artist's work
Photos that changed the world – 24 Hrs In Photos
Find out how Erik Kessels printed off a single day of Flickr uploads to demonstrate the ubiquity of digital images
The search for Edward Hopper's Nighthawks diner
It’s the most famous corner in American art history, parodied by Banksy and the Simpsons, but where was it?
Patrick Grant's favourite photo from Real Food
We've heard how his new collection was inspired by Martin Parr's Boring Postcards - here he is on Parr's new book
Sarah Sze - Affordable on Artspace
Her Images in Debris print is a great way to add this important contemporary artist to your collection
New Sou Fujimoto book explains how he did this!
The balconies on the architect’s L’arbre Blanc building in Montpelier have confounded everyone – until now
Annabelle Selldorf hits the right note in NYC
Iconic artists, gallerists and curators all dropped in to the contemporary architect’s recent Phaidon book launch
3 cool Mona Hatoum works in the new Tate show
Clarrie Wallis, curator of Mona Hatoum at Tate Modern, talks us through 3 pieces in the new retrospective
Where to Eat Pizza at Frieze NY
Author Daniel Young picks the best pizza at Frieze NY this week and the city's other great art-world pizza places
Is Maurizio Cattelan bringing a donkey to Frieze NY?
The Italian artist plans to reprise one of his most famous installation works - but just how will he do it?
Have you seen Jordan Wolfson's new animatronic?
Why does the artist’s latest sculpture look a lot like Alfred E. Neuman, MAD magazine’s infuriating mascot?
How Paul McCarthy befriended Bobby Fischer
McCarthy reveals benign figure staring through the window at his 1974 artwork was the troubled chess champion
Come and have dinner with Eve and Rosie!
Our Kitchen Shelf authors host a special event with Soho House's Barber & Parlour next week. Why not come?
How Martin Parr's Phaidon book inspired Patrick Grant's new men's and women's collections
'Boring Postcards was the hub of a wheel of inspiration' says the E.Tautz and Norton & Sons head
3 tips for Frieze NY - chosen by Frieze NY
Pack light, don’t miss the new galleries and do check out the sci-fi costume play house-music ballet!
André Chiang’s Octaphilosophy tour in 8 bites
In the spirit of Chiang’s eight-point philosophy here is an octet of highlights from his worldwide book tour
How Paul McCarthy turned action painting obscene
Find out how the artist changed the heroic gestures of Pollock and co. into an abject critique of 20th Century USA
Zen and the bitterness of beer brewing
We shun bitter flavours in food, yet embrace them in beer. Why? Brewer and author Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø explains
Photos That Changed The World - Twirling Wires
From 1930 until 1960 photography was premised on transparency. Roger Ballen was one of the photographers who changed that, seeking out those members of society who could not be so easily understood
Is the new Beyoncé video a tribute to Pipilotti Rist?
The singer's brilliant new video for Hold Up bears some striking similarities to Rist's equally great 1997 work
One thing not to miss in Tokyo
Repurposed packing crates function as display cases in this bookshop featured in our Wallpaper* City Guide
Success at our Failed It! launch
London's creative types love the look of art director Erik Kessels’ fabulous, fun guide to failing better
Martin Parr launches Real Food at E. Tautz
Parr's Boring Postcards inspired Patrick Grant's latest E. Tautz collection - last night he hosted the Magnum legend
What makes Stefan Sagmeister happy?
Watch the graphic designer do drugs, therapy and don a pink bunny outfit in new cinematic work, The Happy Film
A Phaidon guide to the Royal Collection
On Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, we take a look through her art collection, from Rembrandts to war photos
Is Kerry James Marshall about to take on Star Wars?
The celebrated US artist says he wants to see his Rythm Mastr comic book turned into a feature film
Wolfgang Tillmans takes over the Tate
He'll get a solo show at Tate Modern in 2017 and will also take over the South Tank. So what can we expect?
A Movement in a Moment: Conceptual Art
Find out how a group of 1960s artists stripped art down to nothing in a kind of Modernist nervous breakdown
Get to know the US artist for the 2017 Biennale
Find out why Mark Bradford's abstract works are rooted in the real world, via our contemporary art title Vitamin P2
Could this Dubai tower become the world’s tallest?
The Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava hopes his structure will top the Burj Khalifa once it is completed
Have you met Daniel Burns?
Get to know the mathematician, Michelin-starred chef and co-author of new book Food & Beer (he's on the right!)
JR creates a new world for kids in his hometown
The artist’s Vous êtes ici exhibition at the Centre Pompidou offers a high tech 'model village' of his work
The Insider's Guide to Philadelphia
Fashion designer Bela Shehu shares her favourite places as featured in our Wallpaper* City Guide
Will this wooden supertall rise above London?
The world’s tallest timber structure has been proposed for the iconic brutalist Barbican estate
One thing not to miss in San Sebastián
Construcción Vacía, featured in our Wallpaper* City Guide, is a fine example of Spain's fight for artistic freedom
Buy rare design classic - help the Design Museum
The museum is staging two auctions of great lots from famous donors to raise money for its new home
The Art of the Map - Leonardo da Vinci
On his birth anniversary learn why he crafted this stealthy city map for one of Europe's most violent rulers
Elmgreen & Dragset turn a pool into Van Gogh's Ear
What does this swimming pool readymade say about the difference between Van Gogh's time and our own?
Asako Iwama on the 'small universe' of the body
Artist Asako Iwama cooked at Studio Olafur Eliasson for a decade - this is what she learned along the way
How Peggy Guggenheim made Jackson Pollock
As Pollock's mural for Peggy heads to London we look at how it ushered him into the ranks of the avant-garde
Can you spot Noma on Olafur Eliasson's shelfie?
Hands up who spotted this picture in our new book Studio Olafur Eliasson The Kitchen
5 Indian garments with hidden meanings
From the Mughals to the Independence movement, the history of India has been captured in its clothing
Have you met Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø?
Get to know the champion runner turned international brewer and co-author of new book Food & Beer
Why Sarah Sze’s words are as intricate as her art
Intrigued? Then come to the New York Public Library to hear the artist in conversation with Paul Holdengräber
Ferran Adrià puts Disney on the dinner plate
The elBulli chef teams up with the entertainment giant to create healthy-eating content aimed at families
5 Phaidon artists - 5 great Robert Storr lines on them
As the author/ curator is made Officer of France's Order of Arts and Letters we pick out some of his best writing
Why did Oscar Murillo destroy his UK passport?
Did the artist really flush his passport down an aircraft toilet mid-flight in an attempt to shake off western identity?
Lost art of letter writing makes post office go digital
Toronto Architects RDH are bringing 21st century technology into a 19th century public building
5 things that might help you believe
A glimpse of the rich historical and contemporary design of India where belief plays an important daily role
The artwork that got JR arrested
These faces were only revealed as the block was torn down - here's how JR did it and what happened next
