Wendy Hoile obituary
Other lives: Illustrator whose work appeared in magazines and newspapers, and on book jackets
‘Don’t be disheartened by mistakes’: 10 lessons my artist father taught me
David Gentleman’s brilliant career spans eight decades, from watercolour painting to tube station murals to drawing the Tottenham riots. Here his daughter, the Guardian journalist Amelia Gentleman, dispenses his invaluable advice
‘Lunch could last all day – and night’: inside Coco Chanel’s sun-kissed sanctum for art’s superstars
The French fashion designer’s lavish Mediterranean villa was frequented by everyone from Dalí to Garbo to Stravinsky to Churchill. It has now been lovingly restored – with a thrillingly bolstered library
Dorset to unveil statue of feminist writer and LGBTQ+ pioneer – and a cat
Tribute to Sylvia Townsend Warner follows campaign to nominate overlooked women
Martin Parr obituary
Photographer whose unblinking eye documented the human subject as a birdwatcher might, via plumage, habitat and diet
Tom Gauld’s best cultural cartoons of 2025: buy a fine art print
For a limited time only, buy a fine art print featuring a standout selection of Tom Gauld’s cultural cartoons from 2025
‘It would take 11 seconds to hit the ground’: the roughneck daredevils who built the Empire State Building
They wrestled steel beams, hung off giant hooks and tossed red hot rivets – all while ‘strolling on the thin edge of nothingness’. Now the 3,000 unsung heroes who raised the famous skyscraper are finally being celebrated
Can ceramics be demonic? Edmund de Waal’s obsession with a deeply disturbing Dane
The great potter explains why he turned his decades-long fixation with Axel Salto – maker of unsettling stoneware full of tentacle sproutings and knotty growths – into a new show
Rosalyn Drexler obituary
Artist, novelist, playwright and wrestler whose pop art collages dealt with gender violence and racism
Powderfinger, Paul Kelly, Adam Liaw and more: the best live streams for Australia and beyond
The Brisbane band’s one-off reunion is just one of many big things happening on a small screen near you. Here’s what’s coming up