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The power dresser

05.11.09

The designer of Samantha Cameron's party conference frock is now suing M&S over its copyright. But fashion feuds apart, Alison Mansell insists, she's a Tory too... more

Give teachers authority or betray our children

29.10.09

I was talking to a group of 12-year-olds about their life at school. One of them gazed at me with a puzzled demeanour and asked: "Why do teachers call thick children gifted?" The entire group looked at me knowingly... 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

1920s Hyde Park (look for the artist ... he's now 103)

18.09.09

Painting by the oldest living alumnus of the Royal College of Art has gone on show there this week, 80 years after it was produced... more

Look but don’t touch at V&A’s ceramics rooms

16.09.09

It's enough to test the nerve of any curator: setting up 3,300 of the world’s most precious but supremely breakable works of art and craft... more

Students invent the human synthesizer that gets toes tapping

18.08.09

Human synthesizer that can be played by people touching hands has been unveiled by London students.... more

Super models reveal all in Exquisite Bodies

04.08.09

Brian Sewell greatly enjoyed the Exquisite Bodies exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, he only regrets that it is not twice the size. ... more

Would you buy a used life from this man for Ł110k?

30.07.09

Artist Jasper Joffe wants his girlfriend back — so he’s selling off all his stuff to show her just how serious he is about making a new beginning... more

A shoe revolution is upon us

20.07.09

Is it footwear or a work of art? Architects and designers are stepping out into a new world, writes Jenny Wilhide... more

Terence Conran: My London

12.06.09

Terence Conran eats at Roka, St John and Sweetings... more

Chimps run the show after aping artist's work

02.06.09

Scientists call it the infinite monkey theorem: give an ape a typewriter and eventually it will bash out the complete works of Shakespeare... more

Ron Arad's art furnishes a room

08.04.09

As you enter Ron Arad's exhibition you may feel you have suddenly entered a freeze frame from the climax of Terminator 2.... more

Ambulances of the future - more like 007 than 999

06.04.09

Ambulances of the future could have James Bond-style ejector seats to help paramedics move quickly... more

The high-rise bike lock

29.01.09

A London student has come up with a novel approach for securing bicycles in the capital - hoisting them eight feet above the street... more

Yours for Ł40 ... and it could be a Tracey Emin

05.11.08

YOKO Ono, Tracey Emin and photographer David Bailey have created new works to help future artists... more

Buy Hirst art for Ł40 ... if you're lucky

22.10.08

An exhibition that gives art lovers the chance to buy a Tracy Emin, David Bailey, Yoko Ono or Damien Hirst for just Ł40 returns next month.... more

Ten talks to expand your mind in London

14.10.08

Talks are the new gigs — they're not only educational but you may discover some home truths about yourself. Here are ten to try in London.... more

Wayne's world basks in sunshine for Ignite

15.09.08

You could hear Wayne McGregor and all those involved in Ignite at the Royal Opera House breathe a sigh of relief that the weather was good.... more

Best of Britain's young artists in Saatchi show...

24.06.08

Selfridges is presenting an exhibition of the best of Britain's young artists curated by Charles Saatchi's former wife Kay, and Catriona Warren, formerly of Art Review magazine... more

Best of Britain's young artists in Saatchi show

24.06.08

Selfridges is presenting an exhibition of the best of Britain's young artists with curators hoping to sell the work.... more

Who's in and who's out

02.06.08

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Scarfe's Yes Minister art on sale

20.02.08

A Gerald Scarfe drawing for the opening titles of the Yes Minister TV series is to go on sale at the 20/21 International Art Fair.... more

A Curious Wellcome

10.09.07

Haphazard and lacking academic rigour, the medical curios of the revived Wellcome Collection display a wayward urge to amuse rather than inform, says Brian Sewell.... more

Bacon's Ł9m 'rent cheque' for sale

03.09.07

A painting given to the Royal College of Art by Francis Bacon after it offered him studio space almost 40 years ago is to be sold at auction for an estimated £9 million.... more

Art through the centuries

23.08.07

The 20/21 British Art Fair will be displaying art from the 20th and 21st centuries from 11 September.... more

In search of the next big thing

23.05.07

A Rothko bought in 1960 for Ł4,000 has just sold for Ł36.4 million. So can you truffle out the artists worth buying now? Simon Davis introduces this year's young talent from the colleges.... more

A slice of Polish history

14.05.07

Mark Bolland visits a long established Polish restaurant to find that the depth of history outstrips the good but slightly uninspired cuisine.... more

Art world descends on London

21.02.07

With artwork from places as diverse as Australia, Russia, Japan, Africa, China, Poland and Ireland on sale, the 20:21 International Art Fair should live up to its name.... more

Snap up an Emin or Hirst with postcard lottery

16.11.06

It's the biggest annual bargain in Britart: the opportunity to buy a work by Damien Hirst or Tracey Emin for just Ł35.... more

Take me out: Best weekend events

16.11.06

Resfest - the mobile festival for digital media - returns to the capital, the London Jazz Festival continues and you could buy a Damien Hirst or David Hockney original at the RCA.... more