The UK rapper wore a stab-proof vest designed by the elusive street artist during his historic performance

The union will be the first in the institution’s history

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The Paris museum is creating a collection of scents based on eight famous artworks

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The sculpture, which became a viral sensation, required 1000 hours of restoration work

A new book presents images by eight pioneering women who reported from conflict zones

The Professional Organization for Women in the Arts’s salary survey suggests that a master’s degree might not be the key to success

In further news: British Library shares conservation expertise with Palestinian Museum; Talmud scholars defend resigned director of Berlin’s Jewish Museum

Chagall, a Russian Jew, was forced to flee occupied France in 1941 following the Nazi invasion

Peel’s departure follows a Guardian report which links her to a controversial Israeli technology firm

In further news: Berlin’s Jewish Museum director resigns following controversial tweet; Baltimore Museum of Art sells Warhol to diversify collection

The landmark exhibition will mark 500 years since the death of the Italian master

In further news: Humboldt Forum delays opening; Venice’s Lithuanian Pavilion to stage additional performances

The artist is remembered for her sinister interpretations of pop culture

René Pollesch to head the experimental theatre in 2021, following Chris Dercon’s controversial appointment and departure

‘Warm and melodious’: sound library discovers what may be only recording of Mexican artist

In further news: Tate collection heads to Shanghai’s Pudong Museum of Art; photojournalist Newsha Tavakolian banned from working in Iran

A group of leading artists and a judge of the annual BP portrait prize have urged the London institution to cut ties with the oil company

Authorities hope the Barcelona church will be completed ahead of the 2026 centenary of the architect’s death