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From an escaped slave pointing a gun to a kid in a Birmingham barber shop, this terrific show shuttles back and forth between times, places, sculpture and painting

Three members of Hong Kong Cantopop band Mirror feature in this fiendishly watchable crime caper which steals much from Ocean’s Eleven and, oddly, ASMR videos

Earlier this month, during the climax of Chicago rapper Noname’s headline gig in London, she paused, cut the accompaniment, and addressed her sold-out audience. “Can I hear you say free Palestine?” It was, of course, not the first time I’d been at a concert where the artist had made some…

Andrei Molodkin believes WikiLeaks founder will be freed, leaving $45m of precious artworks unscathed

Russian artist Andrei Molodkin will destroy works by Picasso, Rembrandt and Warhol if Julian Assange dies in prison. It’s an unoriginal idea born of art-historical ignorance

From a Cristóbal Balenciaga biopic to a look at Christian Dior and Coco Chanel’s rivalry, stylish television is all the rage. Brace for tabloid titilation, wild characters and tons of glamour

In the world of contemporary art, a handful of paintings have attained legendary status through their staggering prices at auction. These masterpieces, spanning various eras and styles, epitomize artistic excellence and the vision of renowned creators.

Julian Spalding says work by artists such as David Hockney could hang alongside old masters in bicentenary year

Fifty years after his death, the city where Picasso spent his teenage years now offers vital insights into his life and work

Journalist, biographer of John Ruskin and brilliant art critic who wrote for the Guardian and Independent on Sunday

After campaigners target the Mona Lisa, we look back at artworks that have been defaced.