Was it more a case of drowning their sorrows than celebrating? Some of the top names in London's French banking fraternity were out in force at an autumn champagne reception thrown by BNP Paribas at the Saatchi Gallery on the King's Road... more
Charles Saatchi's latest survey of contemporary art reveals sculpture in bad shape, all blobby bodies and random assemblies - monumentally meaningless... more
Sculptures of rubber animals melted together and a 'car crash mess' made from cardboard and bin liners can only mean one thing — the next blockbuster show of contemporary British artists at London’s Saatchi Gallery... more
Twenty artists hailed as stars of the future are getting the chance to show their work alongside that of 60 masters, from Picasso and Warhol to Manet, Rodin and Cézanne... more
When times are hard, how do smart London chefs fill their restaurants on the slowest day of the week? They offer an old favourite that still tastes great, as Victoria Stewart reports... more
Kay Saatchi talks to Liz Hoggard about rebuilding her life post-divorce, family arrangements with ex-husband Charles and how she wants to be a curator rather than a collector of art... more
The notoriously secretive graffiti artist Banksy risked breaking cover at a public auction by making last-minute restorations to one of his pieces... more
Millions of pounds’ worth of important works by artists such as Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst could go abroad if a deal with Charles Saatchi to donate them to the nation falls through... 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
The fact that fewer restaurants than anticipated closed down in 2009 may be a blessing, at least for the owners, but the real crunch, I suspect, is still to come, says Fay Maschler... more
Last week a report claimed that nearly 1 million under-25s were on the dole. But in the capital, bright young businesses are springing up like green shoots. Andy Barker meets the Dragons of the future...... more
There was a curious sight outside the Saatchi Gallery on the Kings Road at lunchtime a couple of days ago. A group of a dozen or so grown men, and a few well-groomed women, excitedly gathered around two new gleaming Jaguar cars, which had stopped by the kerb... more
A 26ft-long bed on which a giant slobs out with a cigarette, surrounded by beer cans, crisps and notebooks was installed at the Saatchi Gallery ... more
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