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Serpentine boss tops art's power list as Hirst tumbles

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Joint head of the Serpentine Gallery named the most powerful person in the global art market... more

Compliments go to the chefs of London's best restaurants

14.10.09
The capital's best restaurants have been recognised in a new awards ceremony in east London... more

I was blessed to know your daughter, Fiennes tells award-winner Vanessa Redgrave

08.09.09
Ralph Fiennes paid an emotional tribute to the late Natasha Richardson when he presented an award to the actress's mother Vanessa Redgrave... more

Google the stars' favourite haunts

15.07.09
Some of the capital's most famous residents have revealed their favourite places for a new Google guide of 'hidden London'... more

Our guide to the best gallery food in town

15.07.09
Gallery food has come a long way since the days when all art fans had to choose from was a limited array of clingfilmed meals. Here’s our pick of the best.... more

Elizabeth Peyton is pin-up painter

09.07.09
There's something lovable about Elizabeth Peyton's schoolgirl-kitsch pop star portraits — but do they have life beyond the bedroom wall? ... more

Three gallery restaurants

19.06.09
Three of London's finest gallery restaurants for those with arty appetites...... more

Gallery is far from a Mess

21.05.09
When something that is usually done rather miserably is done extremely well, as in Gallery Mess, rejoicing breaks out.... more

Flimsy whimsy on hearts and art in England

14.05.09
Following a tour of 20 galleries on four continents, Tim Crouch's whimsical meditation on art and hearts arrives in, yes, England trailing praise.... more

Gallery gets royal approval

11.05.09
The people's gallery of the East End got royal endorsement when Prince William officially inaugurated the Whitechapel Gallery after its £13.5 million revamp and extension ... more

Little mags, big ideas

11.05.09
A niche journal by Francis Ford Coppola is spearheading a new genre of intelligent reading, says Jenny Wilhide... more

The glove that changed Guernica

08.05.09
In 1937, the blitzing of a Spanish town prompted Picasso to begin work on a vast painting – but one poignant item gave his masterpiece its final form.... more

Try all that's in this fun city - for just a tenner

06.05.09
An American travel website is warning travellers off our fair city on the grounds that it's "dirty" and the cuisine isn't all it might be... more

Whitechapel Gallery has cuisine down to fine art

22.04.09
With the re-opening of the birthplace of British Modernism visitors can feast their eyes and indulge their appetites at the Whitechapel Gallery.... more

Praise for East End girls in Film Festival

14.04.09
Guy Ritchie gave the Collins twins their break on screen — now they have moved behind the camera to tell the story of their real-life gangster dad.... more

What to see over Easter

09.04.09
We pick the top five exhibitions, films, shows and egg hunts in London for the Easter weekend.... more

Historic gems threatened by halving of Lottery funds

24.03.09
Britain's historic landscapes and buildings are under threat after severe funding cuts, the new chairman of the Heritage Lottery Fund warns... more

Picasso painting Guernica back in Whitechapel

23.03.09
A copy of Picasso's anti-war painting Guernica which is normally on show at the United Nations in New York is being installed at the Whitechapel Gallery... more

Whitechapel Gallery set for £13.5m revival

18.11.08
The Whitechapel Gallery will turn to its pioneering past when it re-opens after a £13.5million expansion next year... more

Art lovers get funding for gallery in their own tower block

13.10.08
If you live in an East End tower block, then becoming the next Charles Saatchi may seem a little unlikely... more

At £34m, it's the most valuable Russian import

03.10.08
The most important and valuable Russian painting ever to come to auction is on show in London ... more

Church bells mark launch of six-day diversity festival

04.03.08
A six-day festival celebrating the diversity of east London is set to begin with bells ringing out from 24 churches.... more

East End to celebrate its creative side

17.01.08
Arts bodies in the East End are joining forces for a one-week festival in March celebrating the vibrancy of its creative communities.... more

Getting up close and personal

14.12.07
In keeping with his international reputation, Nick Waplington's latest show presents a study into American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.... more

Poetry in London

31.07.07
Here are some of the best ways to enjoy poetry in the capital.... more

Eco-artists present their tedious tales

19.02.07
Film-making duo Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla have taken a special interest in an island off the Puerto Rican mainland but the films they have produced are imeasurably tedious.... more

Take me out: best weekend events

09.11.06
Saturday sees the spectacular Lord Mayor's Show, the London Jazz Festival kicks off and budding artists flog their wares at the Inspired Art Fair.... more

Tate boss is art's power player

13.10.06
A newly-published list makes Tate director Nicholas Serota the most powerful Brit in the art world, beating both Charles Saatchi and Damien Hirst.... more

Absence of talent

03.10.06
Pierre Klossowski's lack of compelling talent is one good reason why he remains unfamiliar, says Fisun Guner. But Hans Bellmer has more going for him.... more

This weekend's best events

21.09.06
Electric landlady Piney Gir hosts a special edition of her monthly night, the Eve club is encouraging sartorial sin and expect something suitably swashbuckling from Pete and the Pirates.... more

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