From raunchy Tom of Finland merch to a sponsorship deal for a Victorian loo—here are some of the arty items that have caught our eye this season
The Walled Off Hotel, which opened in 2017 directly opposite the West Bank barrier, has been described by the street artist as having “the worst view of any hotel in the world”
Dozens of buildings ravaged by Isis in the northern Iraqi city have now been restored
The Armed Forces Edition novel is now rare, since it was “not to be made available for civilians”—we show you a copy
The cutting-edge institution, which opens tomorrow, fuses museum and library in decommissioned military airport
The Hammer Museum hosts 28 artists’ projects while looking back on a tumultuous year in California’s biggest city
The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (Hear) Act of 2025, passed unanimously in the Senate and now heads to the House of Representatives
The celebrity style luminaries will preside over the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s star-filled fundraiser alongside Anna Wintour
More than 600 objects were stolen from the collection of the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, which closed in 2008
The Aristophil founder faces five years in prison