An artist who created portraits of the royal family as giant grotesques is in the running to make the next sculpture for Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth... more
A relic of the society calendar, the Royal Academy’s annual show of the work of Sunday painters and professional chancers has turned into a jumble sale of trash and trivia... more
WHEN Yinka Shonibare told the crowds at Trafalgar Square today that he had been waiting for this moment for a long time, I sense that he wasn't just talking about the three years that have passed since he first presented his idea for Nelson's Ship in a Bottle. ... more
Descendants of Nelson and a fellow admiral applauded a modern sculpture of his flagship HMS Victory, which is to be unveiled as the new fourth plinth artwork in Trafalgar Square... more
The Deptford X festival is celebrating its 10th year with a month-long programme of arts and events called Ghost Trade and the Spectre of Change.... more
The fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square is probably the greatest exhibition space in London - and for 100 days, it will also be the space of choice for exhibitionists... more
Experts charged with choosing new works of art for Trafalgar Square have plumped for two winners, one of which is Antony Gormley's suggestion of public occupation... more
With a shortlist of three Turner Prize winners and one nominee, it's perhaps inevitable the six proposals for Trafalgar Square's empty fourth plinth are show-stoppers.... more
The National Gallery has lost its way with an installation by contemporary artist Yinka Shonibare and the arrival of a travelling show whose works should never have left home.... more
With just five exhibits, Scratch The Surface appears to do just that, but with further examination you soon realise just how tangled the web supported by the slave trade really was.... more
The V&A has commissioned a series of new works to mark the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery in Britain. Yet it ignores the politician who finally made Parliament see sense.... more
This exhibition marking the 200th anniversary of Parliament's abolition of slavery at the V&A reminds us that human trafficking is not just in this country's past.... more
The Face of Fashion features some very stylish shots, the Tate Modern hosts a Gilbert & George retrospective, and it's your last chance to see The Photographic Portrait Prize 2006.... more
Yinka Shonibare takes ICA visitors back to the future, the British Museum features photographs from around the globe and Damien Hirst's Collection is on show at the Serpentine.... more
Taking cult Sci-Fi movies as its starting point, this show explores the idea of "otherness" - with sometimes beautiful results, says Nick Hackworth.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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