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British artist’s new work, The Currency, is a way for the public to participate, he says. But for many, it is the sort of trickery that has given contemporary art a bad name

From an interview with Swedish director Ruben Östlund about his Palme d'Or-winning class comedy "Triangle of Sadness", to a look at three new revivals of the beloved magical puppet story "Pinocchio", plus a trip to British artist Damien Hirst's gallery before he burns his spotted paintings, Eve Jackson brings us…

He blazed through the 90s, an explosive mix of hellraising laddishness and sheer comic talent. As the 68-year-old resurfaces in Rehab, a musical about a drug-addicted pop star, he hits the Groucho to relive his triumphs and ponder his regrets

There’s a new Van Gogh in Edinburgh, King Kong returns to Birmingham and Damien Hirst is building a bonfire – all in your weekly dispatch

Brief letters: Saving water | Disappearing doves | Joining the artistic dots | David Trimble tribute

Artist is setting fire to his work for a new project called ‘The Currency’

Artist famous for pickling dead animals in the 1990s to destroy the artworks at his London gallery

The home in Ilfracombe, a seaside resort in Devon is not just a living space, but partly a commercial opportunity too.

The artist lived in and restored the harbourside property which boasts a 36ft long living room