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The cubist: how Jay Jopling created the artist as superstar

16.10.09
Nearly everything that happens in London's contemporary art scene has been influenced, if not dictated, by Jay Jopling. From his White Cube HQ, the superdealer brokers sales, spots talent and dreams up sell-out shows... more

Saatchi makes case for young art

09.10.09
The work of 20 graduates who are hoping to emulate the success of the Young British Artists is to go on show in the New Sensations.... more

The new people power - the rise of the Twittering generation

22.06.09
From brutal pictures of the Iranian election to viral marketing campaigns for the latest pop band, Olivia Cole looks at the growing influence of the Twittering generation... more

Art lovers take advantage of credit crunch deals

15.06.09
Thousands of art lovers swarmed to east London to pick up works from top international artists at credit crunch prices... more

Four suckling pigs, 3kg of offal, 40 whole pigeons and rabbits - the grisly lunch menu at St John, voted London's best restaurant

27.04.09
Little has changed in 15 years at Fergus Henderson's temple of 'nose-to-tail' eating yet the plaudits are flooding in. Nick Curtis headed to Smithfield to find out what makes the place tick... more

Artists urged to enter race for £6m Cultural Olympiad grants

19.03.09
Artists, writers, composers and choreographers are being called on to create new works celebrating the 2012 Olympics... more

London Art Fair hoping to draw record crowds

13.01.09
The London Art Fair is set to celebrate its 21st birthday with its biggest ever range of galleries.... more

London Art Fair hoping to draw record crowds

13.01.09
The London Art Fair will celebrate its 21st birthday with its biggest ever range of galleries when it opens today... more

Sir Paul makes waves at auction for clean surf

22.10.08
A surfboard painted by Sir Paul McCartney is to be sold at auction tomorrow to raise money for the fight against filthy bathing waters... more

£100,000 worth of art to be given away free after capital art fair

05.09.08
Work by 50 British contemporary artists will be given away free at the end of a six-day exhibition... more

Thousands queue for Brick Lane art bargains

09.06.08
Thousands of art lovers queued for hours to buy works by famous artists at knockdown prices at a "car boot fair"... more

Flying start for the Big Draw

26.09.07
Children's artist Quentin Blake will launch a month of events designed to encourage people to draw.... more

Failing to get beneath the veneer

11.07.07
He's done Sid Vicious, Che Guevara and Marat, and now Gavin Turk is disguising himself as his hero Andy Warhol.... more

An Emin for £1 at art's great car boot sale

06.07.07
More than 6,000 visitors are expected to flock to a car boot art fair on Sunday, with works by Tracey Emin, the Chapman brothers and Vivienne Westwood among the bargains to be had.... more

Damien Hirst's darkest hour

27.11.06
An exhibition at the Serpentine, selected from his vast private collection of work by other artists, suggests that the judgement of this now old Young British Artist is utterly conventional, says Brian Sewell... more

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