You can view Morgan O'Driscoll's sale online or in person, writes Des O'Sullivan.

The ‘Masterpiece’ fair offers collectors of art and antiques an unmissable opportunity, says Des O’Sullivan.

Eve Kelliher takes a look at what’s happening in the worlds of art, interiors and gardening.

All eyes are on LA this weekend for the Oscars. From Beverly Hills to Santa Monica, the City of Angels has much to offer. You won’t miss a beat with this insider’s guide from

A Christian Dior retrospective opens at London’s V&A this week. Rachel Marie Walsh meets the Irish curator, Oriole Cullen.

From the Eiffel Tower at 130, to 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Suzanne Harrington rounds up the milestones worth travelling for.

Longing for a truly seasonal experience, our Hallowqueen, Caomhán Keane, gets his face slapped into shape by SFX specialists

Des O’Sullivan looks forward to some of the exhibitions that are due to open in the coming weeks.

“One of the things I love about this job is that it’s not just professional artists that we’re working with, but entire communities.”

Some of the movers and shakers of Cork’s arts and entertainment scene tell Des O’Driscoll about their highlights of 2017, and what they are looking forward to for 2018.

A former Cork city-centre hotel, with a 207-year pedigree on St Patrick’s St, is to be partly demolished and redeveloped for high-end shops use, possibly with an appeal to the likes of Zara.

Dylan Quinn is a dancer and choreographer from Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, and is about to tour with the Firkin Crane’s Dx2, a double bill of contemporary dance duets. Venues include Firkin Crane, Cork, on November 18; and Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, on November 22. Details at www.firkincrane.ie

A landmark retrospective celebrating Christian Dior Couture’s 70th anniversary opened in

Anne Madden’s artistic success in France allowed her get away from just being seen as Louis le Brocquy’s wife, writes Alan O’Riordan

The late tycoon Edward Haughey was a keen collector with deep pockets, writes Des O’Sullivan.

BORN 100 years ago, surrealist artist and writer Leonora Carrington only died in 2011, making her a fascinating link to a long-gone world.

King Charles III on BBC Two at 8pm on Wednesday imagines the accession that could take place when the British queen dies.

An exhibition of set and costume designs by great artists for the Ballets Russes are currently on display at the UCC gallery, writes Colette Sheridan

IN a world looking as if might be sliding backwards toward the division and horrors of the last century rather than embracing the bright tomorrow the hopeful among us believed was secure, history’s lessons assume a new relevance.

A Paul Henry painting is among the works going under the hammer at the RDS, writes Des O’Sullivan.

As computers get creative, a new exhibition addresses the blurring of the lines between humanity and the digital world, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler.

A new book shows how the Rosc exhibitions were hugely influential, writes Alan O’Riordan

Some of the most famous artists in history may have left subtle clues to brain disease in their work, scientists have found.

Old Masters, furniture, and Irish silver are featured in the first auction of the new season, writes Des O’Sullivan.   

Actress Jane Fonda bucks the limitations of ‘age appropriate’ and proves that killer style is timeless.

An optimistic Francis Bacon double self portrait will lead Sotheby’s sale of contemporary art in New York next Wednesday evening.

The Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons lives, at least part of the year, above a flower shop in one of the fancier arrondissements of Paris. 

Des O’Sullivan reports on a split canvas holding a nude by Francis Bacon. 

The National Gallery is to pay consultants up to €75,000 to provide an economic assessment that will include a cost benefit analysis on its proposed €50m to €60m final phase of its Master Development Plan (MDP).

Iran is divided between those seeking to embrace a Western way of life and the tradtionalists, writes Janine Di Giovanni

WHEN you speak to Irish artist Colin Davidson, his thoughtfulness is evident. Nothing is throwaway or said for the sake of filling space. Davidson is a thinker, a philosopher of sorts.