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From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York's Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the "complexity" of the past and looking to the present.

Jurors have been told he served 22 years in prison

79-year-old Judith Porter is about to complete her Master's Degree in Fine Art, having left school aged 15 with no qualifications

Rarely seen modernist masterpieces by the likes of Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso have come to Australia from Berlin's Museum Berggruen.

‘In his tasteless suit, he is a personification of consumerist greed. He was so hot he had to run to the car for a blast of the air-con’

★★ ★ ☆ ☆/ ★★★☆☆ Autograph, London In a double bill that challenges white-centric beauty standards, Perrier uses a pop-up studio to make portraits of diverse communities, while Minnicucci confronts her fears by venturing in front of the camera

‘Gobsmacked’ director says 138-year-old museum aims to ‘build empathy for other people and the natural world’

For its 22nd edition, La Gacilly International Photo festival in western France is featuring 10 outdoor exhibitions in honour of big names in British photography including Martin Parr, Terry O’Neill and Don McCullin. Spread across the town’s picturesque parks, nine other exhibitions display environmental themes, with a special focus on…

The Victoria & Albert’s new warehouse boasts a mind-boggling 250,000 artefacts. Our art critic tries its ‘order an object’ service and gets intimate with some national treasures – including ‘the biggest Picasso in the world’