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Artful makeover for WWF panda

07.09.09

British artists and designers have given the World Wildlife Fund panda logo its first big makeover in half a century... more

Why art is the social lubricant of our great city

10.07.09

At last night’s annual Serpentine Summer party, London shoulders its way to the front of the queue when it comes to sexing up the art world ... more

First criminal trial without jury gets go ahead

18.06.09

First criminal trial in England to take place without a jury has been given the go-ahead to combat the threat of jurors being 'nobbled'... more

Art lovers take advantage of credit crunch deals

15.06.09

Thousands of art lovers swarmed to east London to pick up works from top international artists at credit crunch prices... more

Off the record

09.01.09

More creativity is needed if modern album covers are to match up to the icons of the past, says David Smyth.... more

Heritage fund gives its entire grant to protect masterpiece

19.11.08

The campaign to save a Titian masterpiece has received a Ł10 million boost... more

Britpack artists campaign to save the Ł50m Titian

10.11.08

Britain's leading artists will deliver a letter to the Prime Minister in a bid to save a Ł50 million Renaissance painting for the nation... more

Modern art greats turn out to help save Ł50m Titian

22.10.08

A celebrated masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance was unveiled at the National Gallery, which is campaigning to raise Ł50million to save it for the nation... more

Mind the classic tube logo, please

14.10.08

London Underground has handed its infamous roundel logo over to 100 artists to mess up as they choose.... more

Ivy venture features host of works by leading artists

23.09.08

It is the exclusive new club which is carefully shunning publicity for its well-connected patrons... more

The night even Liz Hurley got squiffy... and she wasn't the only one

03.09.08

Elizabeth Hurley has perfected the art of red carpet glamour. But even she succumbed to the lure of the free bar at last night's star-studded GQ awards and left the event looking uncharacteristically worse for wear. ... more

ICA scraps admission charge to have a happy 60th birthday

01.09.08

Admission charges at one of London's best-known modern art galleries have been scrapped... more

Thousands queue for Brick Lane art bargains

09.06.08

Thousands of art lovers queued for hours to buy works by famous artists at knockdown prices at a "car boot fair"... more

All tied up in knots

09.05.08

Alison Watt's huge canvases of white drapery for the National Gallery are overblown and overpraised, says Brian Sewell.... more

Frenzied postcard art sale

21.11.07

The RCA has rounded up 2,500 established artists and students to design postcard-sized pieces of art which will go on sale this weekend.... more

How Pop changed the portrait

19.10.07

Pop Art Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery is a well-chosen and spirited show that occasionally falls victim to its own enthusiasm.... more

The grand pops of art

10.10.07

The biggest gathering of Pop Art pioneers since the Sixties met for the opening of the first exhibition devoted to their portraits.... more

Artist with fizz

17.08.07

One of the country's best-known pop artists, Sir Peter Blake is now seeing The Coke Side Of Life in a new commission for the fizzy drink brand.... more

An Emin for Ł1 at art's great car boot sale

06.07.07

More than 6,000 visitors are expected to flock to a car boot art fair on Sunday, with works by Tracey Emin, the Chapman brothers and Vivienne Westwood among the bargains to be had.... more

Royal Academy prepares eye-opening summer show

05.06.07

This year's line-up for The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition pits the grand old men of international art with some bright young things... more

The future is mobile

30.05.07

Sue Steward reviews All Tomorrow's Pictures, an exhibition which celebrates the ICA's 60th birthday by getting 59 celebs to take phone pics.... more

Click bang wallop what a picture

29.05.07

To celebrate the ICA's 60th birthday, 59 celebs, including Beth Ditto and Peter Blake, have each taken a snap representing 'Tomorrow' on a camera phone.... more

Pop Art tribute at National Portrait Gallery

23.05.07

A new exhibition of Pop Art is set to reunite several important paintings originally shown in a tribute to Marilyn Monroe 40 years ago, including Andy Warhol's famous series of screenprints.... more

Tony still reaches for the moon

30.04.07

Tony Bennett delivered a flawless 90-minutes from the Great American Songbook on the opening night of his seven-date UK tour.... more

Gallagher and Blunt unite for charity

30.04.07

Noel Gallagher and James Blunt are joining forces for a new charity project.... more

Emin is made a Royal Academician

29.03.07

Shock artist Tracey Emin has been made a Royal Academician at highbrow institution the Royal Academy of Arts.... more

A very sketchy show

26.03.07

The sane man who has seen drawings by Leonardo or Guercino can only wonder at the National Gallery's decision to promote the efforts of Leon Kossoff, says Brian Sewell.... more

ICA offers public a shot at fame

12.02.07

The ICA is offering budding photographers a chance to exhibit their work alongside artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians and models, to celebrate its 60th anniversary.... more