Feature: He was one of our greatest painters, a charismatic man who danced with Greta Garbo, sired at least 12 children, cared nothing for money, was fêted by high society but put his art before all else... more
ES Magazine uncovers the capital's sexiest places: From Botticelli's Mars and Venice to a box at the opera, London seduce the brightest intellectual... more
Stuck for a last-minute Christmas present? Membership of one of London’s arts venues will have benefits that last all year, says Richard Godwin... more
As Tate Modern celebrates its 10th anniversary next month, its director Sir Nicholas Serota talks about his mushrooming empire, how we don’t cherish artists enough and why he can be ‘calm and still dangerous’ ... more
THE SCALE of the fraud carried out by Bernard Madoff, affecting RBS, HSBC, several UK pension funds and well-known names such as Arki Busson and Nicola Horlick, is unprecedented - at least according to the perpetrator himself. ... more
Among the arts pages today you will read the statement to the effect that "Brian Sewell is away". Do not believe it - at least not in the sense of away skiing or away climbing Mount Ararat again... more
London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world’s most exciting market. ... more
Radio shows, TV presenting - the offers have rolled in since Lucinda Ledgerwood was fired from The Apprentice. But alternative medicine is where her passion lies
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Evening Standard art critic Brian Sewell has questioned the point of the National Portrait Gallery. Here its director Sandy Nairne fights back.... more
The Royal Academy's retrospective of the German Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach is crude and lewd. All the more reason to go and have a look, says Nick Curtis.... more
Ever since I decided to make the two-and-a-half hour journey to work on foot on a whim the other week, I have become rather taken with moving about London at a measured pace... more
The winner of the 2007 Turner Prize has launched a searing attack on the infringement of civil rights that stops protests in Parliament Square.... more
The novelist's family claims it is the only painting of the much-loved writer; its detractors say it can't possibly be. As the debate rages, a national treasure is at stake.... more
The National Gallery has been accused of downplaying two Turner masterpieces. The Turner Society is calling on the National to display the paintings more prominently.... more
Valentine Low gives Tate Modern's 30mph helter-skelter the very first whirl. And he discovers why its creator Holler has such an appropriate name.... more
London is the place to be for anyone who appreciates quality food, but knowing where to go can be a problem. To help out our writers have picked their favourite local eateries.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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