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Sofonisba’s Chess Game review – pioneering female Renaissance artist gets her due

Documentary analysis of benchmark 16th-century painting is absorbing but focus on a single work misses the chance to reveal an extraordinary life

The Guardian - UK

Mural celebrating life of star performer Josephine Baker unveiled in Paris

Just over 50 years after Josephine Baker's death and nearly four since she was inducted into the Panthéon in Paris, a street art festival in the north-eastern part of the city has honoured the American performer with a mural.

Radio France Internationale

'The urban space has a subconscious': a tour of Marseille’s colonial history

In the port city of Marseille in the south of France, a local artist is leading tours that shed light on the city's colonial past – a history little known today.

Radio France Internationale

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Paris unveils mural of Josephine Baker to honor her legacy

Paris is celebrating Josephine Baker with a new mural honoring her legacy

The Independent UK

Fake or Fortune season 13: release date, hosts, paintings and everything we know

The art detective show is back!

WhatToWatch

This hyper-realistic pencil drawing racked up 2.3 million views on TikTok – and took two years to create

Watch how the artist creates the portrait.

Creative Bloq

‘Fearless exploration’: visionary Australian artist Janet Dawson gets her first retrospective aged 90

Art Gallery of NSW exhibition spanning more than six decades is a long-overdue celebration of a life lived through art, where nature and abstraction converge in luminous harmony

The Guardian - AU

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The perils of bringing the Bayeux tapestry to Britain

Letters: Michael Daley recalls a Mona Lisa loan that narrowly avoided disaster, Tony Meacock knows where to find a Bayeux replica, and Michelle Gibson counsels against carting the priceless threads around the country

The Guardian - UK

Mutant seabirds, sewer secrets and a lick of art ice-cream: Folkestone Triennial review

Various venues The salty nooks of this harbour town are the setting for a bleakly brilliant coastal festival taking in migrants’ plight, water pollution, burial urns – and some sweet relief

The Guardian - UK

Oh … review – underwater piano playing serves up a skilful aquarium spectacle

Mikel Murfi enters the three-metre-high glass tank to lift weights, look lost and direct fishy traffic

The Guardian - UK

Alien landscapes, Arctic artists and pioneers of pleasure – the week in art

Georgia O’Keeffe and David Hockney enjoy the air, the British Museum looks to the far north, and the Folkestone Triennial gets under way

The Guardian - UK

‘The hot tar splashed everywhere’: remembering the dark magic of Derek Jarman

In 1989, the artist was living on the Kentish coast when he created a series of mysterious paintings with a bonfire and tar. A new exhibition brings these so-called Black Paintings to life – and shows why they still resonate today

The Guardian - UK

Four face 2027 trial over alleged Palestine Action aircraft damage

About £7 million worth of damage was caused to the aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in an incident alleged to have a ‘terrorist connection’.

Evening Standard

Liberty covers her eyes as French mural sparks global reaction

In the French city of Roubaix, a mural by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw has provoked reactions as far afield as the United States and across social media. The artwork depicts the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes, conveying the artist’s sentiments regarding US President Donald Trump’s immigration and deportation…

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How to paint in greyscale for powerful, moody digital art

Avoid the pitfalls of black-and-white composition with this pro workflow.

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Is the idea of intellectual property outdated? These Damien Hirst plagiarism claims are making me wonder

As the accusations fly about stolen ideas and appropriated artwork, do artists own anything anymore?

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'Pioneer': Dawson's 60 years of pushing art to the edge

For the first time at a state art gallery, patrons will be given a unique insight into the extraordinary artistic range of Archibald Prize winner Janet Dawson.

The Guardian - UK

Experience: I am the world champion of ‘doing nothing’

The Space-Out competition involves sitting still for 90 minutes – no sleeping, no noise, no checking phones

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The Guardian - UK

The best wedding gifts in the UK: 13 ideas that couples will actually want

We asked newlyweds, long-married couples, and the odd divorcee about the wedding gifts they truly cherished. Their answers? A lot more interesting than a toaster

The Independent UK

A new mural in France shows the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes in a swipe at Trump

A towering mural in France of the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes is racking up millions of views online with its swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration and deportation policies

The Guardian - UK

Humble peasants … or an odyssey of sex and death? The Millet masterpiece that electrified modern art

Van Gogh saw compassion for the rural worker; Dalí saw phalluses and a child’s grave. As The Angelus comes to the UK, our critic celebrates a painting so deep it could even induce hallucinations

The Guardian - UK

‘No barriers to entry’: George the Poet reframes art world for young people with immersive exhibition

Spoken-word artist and podcaster collaborates with London’s violence reduction unit on pioneering initiative to make masterpieces more accessible

The National (Scotland)

Renowned artist's work should be moved from London to Scotland, campaigners say

Calls have been made for a renowned artist's work to be moved from the Tate Modern to Scotland ahead of a new gallery opening ...

The Independent UK

Only known oil portrait Gandhi sat for fetches £152,800 at auction

Final sale widely surpassed original estimate of £50,000 to £70,000

Creative Bloq

How to paint fabric and metal textures that bring clothing to life in digital art

Enhance your art with 16 pro tips on painting materials for clothes and accessories.

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