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Four more people arrested in connection with Louvre heist

French media say those held include alleged final member of four-person gang who broke into museum

The Guardian - UK

Accused breaks down in tears as jury sworn in for Liverpool parade crash trial

Paul Doyle, 54, is charged with 31 offences.

Evening Standard

Who was Caravaggio’s black-winged god of love? What this masterpiece reveals about the rogue genius

In three thrilling works by Caravaggio, the same boy’s face crops up. As one – the astonishing Victorious Cupid – arrives in Britain, we ask: who was this anarchic model and muse?

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This art is rubbish: why artists meticulously recreate our trash – so well they even confuse cleaners

Resin fruit peel, bronze bin bags and marble loo rolls are among the items of detritus being immortalised by artists – and fetching a high price

The Guardian - AU

Mural on side of north London library to stay despite 'ghastly eyesore' complaints from locals

Hundreds complained about the artwork that Enfield Council had not sought permission for

Evening Standard

A stitch in time: the Ghanaian artist sewing trash into treasure

A civil engineer by trade and an artist at heart, Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku has found an innovative way to raise awareness about the problem of textile waste in his native Ghana. His ever-expanding installations are stitched together from hundreds of pieces of used clothing, collected from cities around the world…

Radio France Internationale

London exhibition to explore mental health and social bonds in ‘polarised’ times

Artworks to go on display in January at Bethlem Museum of the Mind, in the world’s oldest psychiatric hospital

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Princess Diana’s Revenge Dress Wax Figure Was Unveiled in Paris On a Very Meaningful Anniversary

The museum debuted the tribute on the 30-year anniversary of Diana's controversial 'Panorama' interview.

Marie Claire

How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality

Cross-party coalition behind proposals hope eco-friendly scheme for million people could begin before end of decade

The Guardian - UK

For luxury with a touch of wintery warmth, plum nails are the rich look to request

As the cold sets in, luxe and moody shades of plum are calling us to the nail salon...

Woman & Home

Info to decipher secret message in Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters sells for close to $1M

The information needed to decipher a secret message in a sculpture at CIA headquarters has sold at auction for nearly $1 million

The Independent UK

Export bar placed on ‘beautiful’ Hindu paintings

The Devi Mahatmya – illustrating the tale of the Divine Mother of Hinduism – are valued at £280,000.

Evening Standard

‘People once threw food at modern art!’ Turner-winning sculptor Tony Cragg’s amazing journey to success

He may now live in Germany, but he loves returning to Britain, not just to put on a show, but to enjoy the weather, the food, the humour – and the selfie-takers in galleries

The Guardian - UK

Cupid’s dazzling arrival, Bridget Riley’s rollercoaster and a duel of two masters – the week in art

Caravaggio’s masterpiece hits the UK, Margate goes dotty for Riley, and it’s paintbrushes at dawn for Turner and Constable

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Rare Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks record for female artists after selling for £41.8m

‘El sueño (La cama)’ was unseen for three nearly decades

The Independent UK

Archaeologists finally lift lid on ancient sarcophagus hidden beneath capital city

During the Roman period, much of what is now Hungary formed the province of Pannonia

The Guardian - UK

Experience: I found an old Rembrandt in a drawer

I guessed it would be worth a couple of hundred pounds at most, but it was a preparatory print for his famous 1639 etching The Goldweigher

The Guardian - AU

Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7m to set new auction record for a female artist

The 1940 painting of Kahlo asleep in bed has surpassed the record set by the $44.4m sale of Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 in 2014

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Bridget Riley: Learning to See review – optical mastery leaves you gasping for air

The artist’s complete control of colour and space ensnares and mesmerises, leaving you lost in a reverie of wonder and surprise. You just can’t look away

The Guardian - UK

Maggi Hambling and Sarah Lucas: Ooo La La review – from the sublime to the ridiculous

The two artists, friends, are paired in this joint show that juxtaposes Lucas’s precise and witty sculptures with Hambling’s semi-abstract dollops

The Guardian - UK

The Frida Kahlo scandal: Fridamania could reach new heights today – but where are her ‘missing’ masterpieces?

An auction in New York today is almost certain to make the celebrated artist a record-breaker. But, overshadowing what could be a $60m sale are questions about works that have allegedly disappeared

The Guardian - UK

Edwin Austin Abbey review – an American flex with lashings of gold and nudity

Abbey’s studies for the vast murals in the Pennsylvania state capitol – early 20th-century Trump-style symbols of power – leave you wanting to see the finished works

Radio France Internationale

Louvre boss admits 'responsibility' and pledges security boost after jewel heist

The embattled head of Paris's Louvre Museum has promised a bigger police presence, including inside the museum, and security cameras to prevent future thefts, following last month's €87 million jewel heist.

The Independent UK

Frida Kahlo self-portrait poised to shatter auction records

A 1940 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, titled “El sueño (La cama),” could make auction history Thursday at Sotheby’s in New York

The Guardian - UK

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks review – the sheer number of pornographic drawings is a big shock

JMW Turner left behind some 37,000 sketches when he died, many of which have rarely been seen. Do they – including a huge collection of explicit sketches – reveal truths about the elusive man?

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