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The very first Factory club night was advertised with this poster. Now its designer wants it back to complete a major archiveThe hunt is on to locate an object that truly qualifies as “a sign of the times”. In 1977, the first Factory club night in Manc…
An ex-prison guard claimed he owned a Doig original he bought for $100 and accused the artist of lying when he said he didn’t paint itThe acclaimed painter Peter Doig has won a multimillion-dollar judgment against a formal correctional officer who clai…
Artist says programme needs ‘rethink’ amid evidence that sculptors cannot find permanent homes for their workWhat happened to Trafalgar Square’s previous fourth plinth statues?The Turner prize winner Rachel Whiteread has called for an end to the fourth…
Lectern featuring blocks of wood was made for former PM who lasted 45 days and resembled popular gameUK politics live – latest news updatesA Jenga-style podium used by Liz Truss in her short-lived stint as prime minister cost taxpayers £4,175, it has e…
Amiens mayor wants singer to lend Jérôme-Martin Langlois painting after it went missing in first world warWhat do the singer Madonna and Amiens in northern France have in common? Not a lot, says the city’s mayor, Brigitte Fouré, who admits the global s…
Owner’s family to sell Dance on the Beach and split up to £20m with descendants of Jewish academic who had to sell it in 1934A painting by Edvard Munch that lay hidden in a barn alongside a version of The Scream, to keep it out of the hands of German s…
Brazilian art collector says he paid $3.7m for the 1888 oil called The Novel Reader, when a third party took possession of itA painting by Vincent van Gogh on display at the Detroit Institute of Art was stolen, a new lawsuit claims.The lawsuit was file…
Paintings adorning grand staircase of St Bartholomew’s to benefit from £5m lottery heritage fund grantTwo paintings by William Hogarth on the walls of a grand staircase at St Bartholomew’s hospital in London are to be restored with the help of a £4.9m …
Legacy of War Foundation says there were 3,500 rogue registrations for £5,000 limited edition screenprintsAn online auction of Banksy prints for Ukraine was targeted by thousands of “hostile attacks” from within Russia, a charity has revealed.Banksy, a…
House of the Vettii features ornate and erotic friezes – and a fresco of the god Priapus with a huge phallusAn ornate house – containing a fresco featuring a huge phallus – that was owned by two freed men freed from slavery in the ancient city of Pompe…