Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night Over the Rhône returns to Arles for the first time in 136 years
The painting is on loan for an exhibition that opens this weekend in the Provençal city where the painter became obsessed with the night sky and eventually descended into madness
March 2024
‘The original selfie?’: Cardiff borrows Van Gogh self-portrait for selfie show
Musée d’Orsay in Paris lends painting in exchange for a Renoir for Welsh Art of the Selfie exhibition
February 2024
Stolen Van Gogh on display for first time since being returned to Dutch art sleuth
Painting was handed to ‘Indiana Jones of art world’ after it was taken from Netherlands museum in Covid lockdown
January 2024
Immersive exhibitions based on artists such as Van Gogh and Dali derided as ‘money grab’
Artists have said attractions leave no room for innovation, but firms say they are new way to look at old work
Pokémon pandemonium: did the Van Gogh Museum play its cards right?
A limited-edition ‘Pikachu With Grey Felt Hat’ trading card drew in a new, younger audience to the Amsterdam gallery but caused mayhem
2024 culture preview
From Bong Joon-ho to Van Gogh: Observer critics’ culture highlights for 2024
From Withnail and I on stage to Olivia Rodrigo on tour, Sally Wainwright’s new drama to Blondie, Bruckner and Jez Butterworth, our experts guide you through the treats in store this year
December 2023
‘It’s time to re-examine its radical nature’: Paris to celebrate 150 years of impressionism
Musée d’Orsay to open a major show to throw new light on the 1874 exhibition that marked the advent of avant-garde art
October 2023
Pokémon no go: Van Gogh Museum stops free cards amid tout chaos
AI Vincent van Gogh talks of ‘mental health struggles’ in Paris exhibition
September 2023
Arthur Brand: ‘I never give up informants - they will shoot you dead’
‘A little bit cursed’: how stolen Van Gogh was a ‘headache’ for the criminal world
August 2023
Republic of Parenthood
Art is a natural impulse, and babies are born critics: no wonder they love Van Gogh
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
When it comes to creative expression, adults could learn from the playfulness, humour and imagination of children, writes Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Immersive art firm behind Van Gogh and Monet shows files for bankruptcy
The struggles of Lighthouse Immersive, a major player in the booming industry, suggest the trend some critics praised as the ‘future of art’ may be short-lived
Adults’ penchant for Van Gogh mirrored in babies, study finds
Researchers say findings suggest a link between early sensory biases and aesthetic judgments later in life
May 2023
‘It’s psychologically charged’: New York’s Met celebrates Van Gogh’s cypresses
Shown together for the first time since 1901, a ‘precise but powerful’ exhibition showcases Van Gogh’s deep fascination with the cypress tree
March 2023
After Impressionism: why has the National Gallery left female artists out of the picture?
Eliza Goodpasture
Eiffel Tower may have inspired Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, says expert
Drugs and alcohol do not make you more creative, research finds
After Impressionism review – radical ideas and ecstatic sex from the edge of a new universe
January 2023
Ready to plunge in? The rise and rise of immersive art
Thousands are flocking to hi-tech shows of work by Van Gogh, Dalí and, from next month, David Hockney, in London. What makes these exhibitions so fascinating – and popular?
