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
Thomas Struth instils a sense of reverence and worship into the 70 images from three decades and exposes links between the eras. Richly diverse, they span Seventies black and white city street scenes... more
London is the world’s most 'open' city because of its welcoming attitude to foreigners and liberal immigration policies, according to a new league table... more
The Glasgow Boys ignored the city that gave them
their name and spent most of their time in the countryside — and the results were often magnificent... more
An artist who created portraits of the royal family as giant grotesques is in the running to make the next sculpture for Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth... more
British boarding schools are wonderful places. From Beijing to Boston, from Düsseldorf to Delhi, these schools are seen as world-class, says the head master of Eton... more
Goldman fraud claims: Pressure rises on Royal Bank of Scotland to sue Goldman Sachs as the main investor in the mortgage fund that is the subject of a fraud case works on its own lawsuit... more
Former Cologne coach Christoph Daum has been ordered to pay a 100,000 euro ransom to receive his stolen laptop back or risk having the contents published, according to reports... more
Boxing: Frank Warren has blasted the United Kingdom’s entry policy after Andreas Kotelnik could not obtain a visa in time to promote his world light-welterweight title fight with Amir Khan at the O2 Arena in June ... more
The Wellcome Trust's exhibition of portraits showing people shortly before and after their deaths finds both dignity and beauty in its subjects, says Brian Sewell.... more
Gilbert and George may cast themselves as heavenly bodies but their vision at Tate Modern is one of an adolescent hell awash with bodily fluids, says Brian Sewell.... more
London's Bavarian Beerhouse is celebrating the Cologne Carnival this weekend. Authentic beer, traditional delicacies and fancy dress will all be in abundance.... more
Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera is best regarded as a work of prophecy. Yet it fails to spring to complete dramatic life, despite the many real pleasures on the way.... more
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