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Jonathan Jones

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Jonathan Jones

Van Gogh produced three almost identical paintings of his bedroom.

Sleeping in Van Gogh’s bed

The Art Institute of Chicago and Airbnb to enable guests to stay in its latest installation, a recreation of Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles painting

Visitors look at Edouard Manet’s painting the Olympia at Paris’s Musée d’Orsay.

No sex in this city: the bare-faced cheek of Paris’s most sensual museum

The MusÈe d’Orsay called in police on a nude performance artist in an act of prudery more worthy of Victorian England than Edouard Manet’s France.

Young Girl Holding a Fan by Simon Maris – the painting used to be called Young Negro Girl.

Should artworks with offensive names get an update?

The Rijksmuseum is being criticised for removing racist words like ‘negro’ from the titles of its paintings.

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin prepare to shake hands at the United Nations in New York.

Handshake won’t end Syria’s woes

Obama and Putin’s frosty meeting at the United Nations this week gives little hope of an end to the brutal conflict.

Dismaland is not all crap jokey installations; there are political one liners there as well as artistic ones.

Dismaland: Banksy creates something truly depressing

The artist’s Bemusement Park claims to be making you think, but as an actual experience it is thin, threadbare and, to be honest, quite boring.

A farmer and his son in the Phillipi agricultural zone.

Vatican app feeds art restoration frenzy

The Vatican Museums application hopes to create a community of philanthropic supporters through its crowdfunding venture.

Visceral thrill as man beats Jaws

The spectacle of a Spielbergian scenario with a hero and happy ending delighted TV viewers.

Danaë – a goddess gets her due, at last

When a painter is called upon to twist a tryst ‘twixt cardinal and mistress into art, comic erotica ensues.

Ida Skivenes puts Picasso on a plate.

West goes East and boobs

A false rumour about the new owner of a Picasso painting leads Christianity to go haywire.

Royal photo puts race and power in focus

Prince Harry’s image of a Lesotho herdsman is as arrogant as any colonial-era portrait, writes Jonathan Jones.

A costly return to curiosity’s old stamping ground

If compared by size, an 1856 stamp that is to be sold at a New York auction is more valuable than any art ever under the hammer.

The 11 most extreme pieces of performance art

Russia’s Pyotr Pavlensky’s nailing of his scrotum to Red Square isn’t as unique as you might think: some have done much more in the name of art.

Sudanese artist Ibrahim el-Salahi poses for a photograph in front of his painting entitled ‘Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams’ at the Tate Modern in London.

Tate Modern opens doors to African visionaries

Exhibitions of works by artists from Sudan and Benin have reflected a step change towards Tate’s more globalised view of modern art.

All eyes will be on the US in the last week of 2012.

Artistically left: Obama’s art army

The giants of US art are backing Barack Obama for president. But then, writes Jonathan Jones, America’s artists have always leaned left.

Urinating troops ‘democratise’ evil of war

Afghan incident shows it is no longer surprising that violence and cruelty are self-documented, writes Jonathan Jones.

Tintin: and now back to our intrepid reporter

Tintin: and now back to our intrepid reporter

One of the best things about the film <em>Tintin</em> is the return of the intrepid reporter.

The feast that is Florence

The feast that is Florence

The art in this beautiful city evokes a world of decadence and indulgence. And so does the cuisine.

More than skin deep

More than skin deep

Tattoos have gone mainstream. But are they art?

What Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s bad art says about him

What Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s bad art says about him

In some cases the readiness to inflict one’s dearth of artistic talent on a helpless world may be a sign of far worse things to come.

Syria’s angel of death gives insight into terror

The footage showing a lone gunman shooting randomly before turning his fire on the cameraman is too raw not to be real.