Takashi Murakami is best known for taking to an extreme Andy Warhol's idea of the artist as an entrepreneur at the heart of a factory system. This show is Murakami's most eloquent expression of this to date... more
From self-portraits in melting Fontina cheese to an edible wedding installation, New Yorker Jennifer Rubell has the art world in a feeding frenzy... more
A portrait of Elizabeth Taylor by Andy Warhol, one of only two by the artist to feature her famous violet-coloured eyes sells for £6.7million at Christie’s... more
Michael Crichton, the American author of dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic Park, creator of TV show ER and director of cult sci-fi film Westworld, has electrified the pop art world from beyond the grave... more
Marc Quinn’s new marble and bronze sculptures of people who have given themselves up to mind-blowing body alterations make for eye-popping viewing.... more
Once they were going to call it Sold Out; they could have called it Cashing In; but they settled in the end for the upbeat but neutral title Pop Life. ... more
An Easter egg sculpture by Jeff Koons failed to make its low estimate of £4 million when it sold for £3.6 million at Sotheby’s in New York — demonstrating how prices for contemporary art are falling in the economic slump... more
Lovers of both contemporary art and Damien Hirst went to Sotheby’s last night for the first sale since a nuclear explosion hit this market in New York last November and wiped 20 per cent off prices... more
Stars of the visual arts and theatre have united for the British premiere of a short play at the Old Vic in which sculptures were brought to life ... more
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
Art collectors splashed out £21.6million at a Valentine's Day auction to benefit the fight against Aids in Africa, making it one of the biggest ever charity events
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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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