How do you solve a problem like the Olympics? Lord Lloyd-Webber has served notice that he is thinking of closing his Really Useful theatres for two weeks while the Olympic Games are on next year... more
To ensure a scrupulously fair political response towards the former Defence Secretary, David Cameron's team reportedly read out the newspaper coverage substituting the names of the Prime Minister's favourites, Michael Gove and George Osborne, for that of Liam Fox... more
Frieze Art Fair: During Frieze week London's galleries are bursting with exciting contemporary art - from Gerhard Richter's five-star retrospective to Phyllida Barlow's surprising sculptures, here's our guide to the best...... more
The recent work on display at Tate Modern's major retrospective shows that at 80, Richter is at the peak of his powers in both his expressive abstracts and his hyper-realistic paintings from photographs... more
From Rihanna's 10-night run at the O2 to Michael Sheen's Hamlet and the London Jazz Festival, there's plenty to look forward to between now and Christmas
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Bavaria's capital city may be most famous for its beery Oktoberfest but crowd-free museums, excellent restaurants and shops are great attractions for a visit at any time of year... more
Protesters hijacked an auction in the West End where million of pounds of contemporary art was being sold to hold a demonstration against cuts to public services... more
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee next year is being celebrated by the National Portrait Gallery with 60 images spanning her reign. The show will tour Britain before coming to London... more
Masterpieces worth £300million, including works by Francis Bacon, Andy Warhol and Claude Monet were unveiled in London, as the capital prepares to welcome the world’s biggest art collectors and dealers... more
The Tate made a record number of artwork loans to institutions in Britain and overseas last year, building partnerships that could help galleries survive spending cuts... more
Richard Hamilton is often described as a British Andy Warhol — but, as a new show of his political works proves, he is capable of transcending Pop Art... more
The art market may be reeling in the face of recession but there will still be plenty of exciting shows this year. Ben Lewis rounds up the best.... more
Unless you practise transcendental meditation on abstract painting, you aren't going to spend more than 15 minutes at the Gerhard Richter exhibition.
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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
Evening Standard art critic Brian Sewell has questioned the point of the National Portrait Gallery. Here its director Sandy Nairne fights back.... more
Doris Salcedo's Shibboleth will be remembered as one of the most important works of the first decade of the 21st century, but not for reasons the art world will be proud of.... more
Nearly £200 million of art went under the hammer at Christie's in New York with an Andy Warhol painting of a car crash selling for a record £36.04 million.... more
A host of big-name artists show some highly unrepresentative pieces at ICA and a choice selection of Constable landscapes at Tate Britain. Hephzibah Anderson looks at five great exhibitions.... 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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