Tattoos have long since moved away from the slightly sleazy to the acceptable adornment. Now the body art created by one London tattoo parlour is being celebrated in a photography exhibition... more
The Damien Hirst of his day, he was celebrated, expensive and ambitious and often pitted
himself against the old masters — with results that are as enjoyably bad as good ... more
The demise of the South Bank Show and the retreat of 69-year-old Melvyn Bragg from ITV are being treated in some quarters as some kind of cultural calamity. Almost entirely mistakenly, I think... more
After yesterday’s £500 billion bail out to the banks, Michael Spencer, the richest self-made man in the Square Mile talks exclusively to the Standard about who’s to blame... more
While the sordidness of L'Incoronazione di Poppea becomes ever more grotesque, the sensuality of the music enmeshes you with the adhesive cunning of a Venus flytrap.... more
Her grandmother favours diamonds and pearls for official portraits. Zara Phillips, however, went for something different. And her choice of a tight black jumper and trousers and incredibly vampish heels went down well with popular artist Jack Vettriano... more
"You can stuff Madonna, she didn't even see the paintings before she bought them." Artist John Lowrie Morrison, who hits London next week, has little time for his celebrity admirers.... more
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