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The pair taped posters to The Hay Wain and glued themselves to its frame

My least favourite genre in all of art – that is everything from cinema and sculpture to literature and music – is actors playing characters who hate their jobs. My view is that successful actors receive adoration and lucrative Oscars goodie bags while struggling ones presumably enjoy the creative outlet…

Two climate protesters who inflicted more than £1,000 worth of damage to John Constable’s painting The Hay Wain must compensate the National Gallery.

The petition had nearly 1,100 signatures as of Tuesday morning.

Hannah Hunt and Eben Lazarus taped posters of a ‘dystopian version’ of the artwork on to John Constable’s painting and glued their hands to the frame.

The French artist JR has presented his latest performance in New York – a powerful illustration of the struggle of women in Iran. The work shows the face of 16-year-old girl Nika Shakarami, who died during protests in September. Her hair is formed by volunteers. Iranians have been taking to…

It's caused quite the stir on social media

Artist Keith Key said two curators at the Hull gallery where the work was hanging told him that a face that had appeared on the artwork, he went down to check and couldn't believe his eyes

Hunt and Lazarus will argue that Articles 10 and 11 under the European Convention of Human Rights give lawful excuse for their actions.

We explore the life and artwork of French artist Rosa Bonheur, who was a pioneer – both as a painter and as a woman – in 19th century society. Two centuries years after her birth, major exhibitions are being held in France to celebrate her extraordinary legacy. In Paris, the…

“As soon as we heard about Mission Christmas, myself and the other artists wanted to get involved"