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Jonathan Jones
Sleeping in Van Gogh’s bed
The Art Institute of Chicago and Airbnb to enable guests to stay in its latest installation, a recreation of Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles painting
No sex in this city: the bare-faced cheek of Paris’s most sensual museum
The MusÈe d’Orsay called in police on a nude performance artist in an act of prudery more worthy of Victorian England than Edouard Manet’s France.
Should artworks with offensive names get an update?
The Rijksmuseum is being criticised for removing racist words like ‘negro’ from the titles of its paintings.
Handshake won’t end Syria’s woes
Obama and Putin’s frosty meeting at the United Nations this week gives little hope of an end to the brutal conflict.
Dismaland: Banksy creates something truly depressing
The artist’s Bemusement Park claims to be making you think, but as an actual experience it is thin, threadbare and, to be honest, quite boring.
Vatican app feeds art restoration frenzy
The Vatican Museums application hopes to create a community of philanthropic supporters through its crowdfunding venture.
Visceral thrill as man beats Jaws
The spectacle of a Spielbergian scenario with a hero and happy ending delighted TV viewers.
Danaë – a goddess gets her due, at last
When a painter is called upon to twist a tryst ‘twixt cardinal and mistress into art, comic erotica ensues.
West goes East and boobs
A false rumour about the new owner of a Picasso painting leads Christianity to go haywire.
Royal photo puts race and power in focus
Prince Harry’s image of a Lesotho herdsman is as arrogant as any colonial-era portrait, writes Jonathan Jones.
A costly return to curiosity’s old stamping ground
If compared by size, an 1856 stamp that is to be sold at a New York auction is more valuable than any art ever under the hammer.
The 11 most extreme pieces of performance art
Russia’s Pyotr Pavlensky’s nailing of his scrotum to Red Square isn’t as unique as you might think: some have done much more in the name of art.
Tate Modern opens doors to African visionaries
Exhibitions of works by artists from Sudan and Benin have reflected a step change towards Tate’s more globalised view of modern art.
Artistically left: Obama’s art army
The giants of US art are backing Barack Obama for president. But then, writes Jonathan Jones, America’s artists have always leaned left.
Urinating troops ‘democratise’ evil of war
Afghan incident shows it is no longer surprising that violence and cruelty are self-documented, writes Jonathan Jones.