Shoplifting, sex shows and sheepdog-breeding: great artists and the side-hustles they did to get by

John Cage appeared on an Italian quizshow. Jean Genet stole rare books. Emily Carr reared bobtails. And Kathy Acker did X-rated acts with her boyfriend … we explore the unlikely sidelines of struggling artists

‘What a fascinating challenge for an artist’: how Monet captured Venice in his twilight years

de Young Museum, San Francisco New exhibition brings together the artist’s many Venetian paintings, a perfect match of artist and location that almost didn’t happen

Flock and awe: inside the big changes at Henry Moore’s glorious sheep-filled Hoglands home

The great sculptor worked as a war artist in the 1940s, sketching people sheltering from bombings. Now his powerful underground drawings are opening the vast, renovated sheep barn gallery at his Arcadian home

Sondheim’s Confessions

A recently published book casts doubt on the composer’s insistence that his enduring musicals were never autobiographical.

Theatre critics in Scotland decry ‘London-centric’ reviewing policy for One Day musical

A letter from 15 critics to the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh condemns ‘divisive move’ that saw non-Scottish publications excluded from reviewing the musical’s press night

Delight across Ireland at Jessie Buckley’s ‘historic’ best actress Oscar win

Politicians express joy and pride and thousands of Buckley masks reportedly being printed for St Patrick’s Day