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Breast Berries on trees for Frieze

13.10.09
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Claudia Schiffer in the clutches of modern art

12.10.09
Inspired by art-loving supermodel Claudia Schiffer, a host of names produce works for the latest edition of Harper’s Bazaar magazine... more

Showcase for young artists at the Frieze fair

22.09.09
Unknown artists from young galleries will be showcased at the Frieze Art Fair after the recession forced out some international dealers... more

Inside the brave new world of Elton John's shrine to modern art

19.06.09
As David Furnish prepares for this year’s White Tie and Tiara Ball, we get an exclusive tour of the gallery Madonna and co (not Guy) will get to view... more

Feminist funfair from Annette Messager

04.03.09
As the exhibition develops, Annette Messager's hugely innovative approach to artistic media becomes apparent.... more

Tricks with Triffids at Tate

14.10.08
There's something missing from Gonzalez-Forster minimalist blue and yellow bunk beds at Tate Modern — comfy mattresses. ... more

Take shelter at the Tate ... but beware of the massive spider

13.10.08
London is under attack and Tate Modern is the place to turn for safety... more

Thank you, Mr Saatchi

10.10.08
We should be grateful for the opening show of the collector's new gallery — it illustrates the true mediocrity of contemporary Chinese art.... more

Art & design

08.10.08
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

Old Masters to Pop Artists as Tate unveils its blockbusters

03.09.08
Blockbuster shows of works by JMW Turner, Anthony van Dyck and stars of the Pop Art movement are highlights of the new programme at the Tate... more

Art that's good enough to eat in American Scene

07.08.08
The American Scene displays a long list of artists whom most of us have never heard of and includes the little-known prints of household names.... more

Chapters and verse

16.04.08
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

Haven't we seen that pose before? Sharon Stone's Basic Instinct returns - as she finds a bulky new bloke

07.04.08
It's more than 15 years since Sharon Stone set pulses racing in that Basic Instinct scene, but yesterday she proved the infamous move is still second nature. Thankfully the actress, who turned 50 last month, showed a hint more constraint than her former alter ego Catherine Tramell as she addressed the audience at the Sorbonne university in Paris yesterday. The AIDs campaigner was attending the Cité de La Réussite - a forum, held every year in France, debates topics from culture, the economy, philosophy and politics ... more

Are you having a laugh?

01.02.08
From a really funny joke by the Chapman Brothers to the surreally dreamlike figures of Juan Muñoz, gallery-going in London has never been so much fun.... more

Tate given giant spider

11.01.08
One of the most popular works ever seen at Tate Modern, Louise Bouregois's giant spider sculpture, Maman, has been given to the gallery.... more

Curse of the spider woman

19.10.07
Louise Bourgeois calls her giant arachnid 'Maman'. But her real obsession, revealed at Tate Modern, is Papa, which has given rise to some disturbingly crude, man-hating imagery.... more

A new buyer on the scene

16.10.07
Reminiscent of Charles Saatchi at his most expansive, art collector David Roberts has decided to share his work with the public.... more

A timeline of modern art

10.10.07
The exhibition of Louise Bourgeois's work spans seven decades and shows that the artist not so much sculpts as secretes her work.... more

Giant spider looms over art lovers

03.10.07
A giant spider that towers over onlookers at nearly 30ft, has set up home outside Tate Modern.... more

First London show for sculptor, aged 97

21.06.07
A 97-year-old French artist is to get her first major exhibition at the Tate Modern in the autumn... more

Critic's Choice: Top five exhibitions

07.09.06
Tate Britain marks the 200th anniversary of Stubbs's deat with a special display, an extraordinary collection of modern art goes on show at the Hayward and Tate Modern focusses on Kandinsky's early works.... more

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