Philip Taaffe's star has never really had the opportunity to rise. This first solo exhibition in London, which featured 16 large paintings, is a stunning start... more
When Graham Southern and Harry Blain sold the Haunch of Venison gallery to Christie's they didn't envisage they would be blackballed by the art world. Now they've quit and taken their best artists with them. Sholto Byrnes on the battle of Burlington Gardens... 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
Sophie Fiennes’s astonishing new documentary about artist Anselm Kiefer has created a buzz at Cannes — it only goes to show that there is a market for unconventional cinema, she tells Nick Roddick.... more
Yves Saint Laurent’s former make-up director Terry de Gunzburg explains the science behind her miraculous cosmetics which use 24-carat pink gold to lift the skin... more
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
Scarlett Raven's work sits somewhere between Vincent van Gogh and Jackson Pollock, and depicts scenes of nature – such as fields of poppies, and the sea
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There isn’t an overriding theme but the curators at the Blood on Paper exhibition have selected works which demonstrate great craftsmanship, so very V&A.... more
You Dig the Tunnel, I'll Hide the Soil is an atmospheric, superbly titled, occasionally brilliant group show curated by British writer Harland Miller on the theme of Edgar Allan Poe, says Ben Lewis.... more
Artist and writer Harland Miller has invited artists to contribute works inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short stories. The result is a thoroughly enjoyable exhibition.... more
An exhibition spotlighting the beginning to Andy Warhol's career is among the must-see shows and it's your last chance to see Max Penson's photography at Somerset House.... more
Tino Sehgal presents his final instalment of a trilogy of exhibitions, the Tate Britain hosts a dauntingly comprehensive Hogarth exhibition and it's your last chance to see The Past From Above.... more
A gangly palm tree fills the White Cube's West End space, At Home is hard to resist and The Wallace Collection celebrates Francesco Xanto Avelli.... more
German painter Anselm Kiefer knows that an item's value correlates to its size and weight, which explains the three massive landscape paintings that dominate this exhibition.... more
London's modern White Cube gallery, the place Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Gilbert and George all call home, is unveiling a second £12 million branch in the West End.... more
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