A giant photograph of state houses described as "strikingly ordinary" has won the National Contemporary Art Award, and a faded old curtain was also recognised.

He began his graffiti around 20 years ago, spraying city trains, buses and walls and making himself the bane of Bristol's transport police and the curse of conservative councillors.

Coco Chanel is the star of a new exhibition in the UK.

A celebrated children's author-turned-publisher has left the country, with a trail of unpaid debts and angry authors in her wake.

Artist Gabriel White got stopped by the police while filming Oracle Drive, his leisurely one-hour ode to the poetic meanings of Albany (yes, Albany).

Hollywood mothers who seem to juggle stellar careers with kids, husbands and travel - all while looking fabulous - pose a threat to women's mental health.

"I placed the suitcase containing the paintings in the stove." The mum of an art heist suspect says she "destroyed any evidence" - quite permanently.

More than 400 artworks by Pablo Picasso have been stolen from the home of his stepdaughter, she has claimed.

There's a tantalising connection between Jazz Age performance legend Josephine Baker and the Old Folks Ass.

Forget about Australians appropriating our cultural icons; the Scots are getting in on the act.