The curators of the Hayward's British Art Show present their chosen artists as thinkers, seers and philosophers - but are they really going to set the world on fire?... more
Tillmans is an innovator who explores and savours the world around him, experiments with production processes — he still prints his own work — and creates some magnificent imagery... more
As London’s biggest contemporary art fair opens its doors, Alastair McKay asks conceptual artist Michael Elmgreen to help him make sense of the mountain of work on show and select his highlights... more
Art work by Turner Prize-winner Mark Wallinger goes under the hammer next week, London’s canal system is celebrated, eat at gastropub The Botanist and Nikewomen offers a free one-off workout session... more
London has recently underlined its status as the global capital of contemporary art. These are the key players in the world’s most exciting market. ... more
Today's youth is typically portrayed with a veneer of deadpan detachment but the 19 subjects of Emma Hardy's small exhibition, Exceptional Youth, are passionate, determined and obsessed.
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Kylie Minogue is to be immortalised as an artistic icon with an exhibition at the V&A of outfits, photographs and accessories that have defined her career.... more
It's a blockbuster modern art sale with a difference. Among the work up for grabs is a new spot painting by Damien Hirst, an etching by Lucian Freud and another box by Rachel Whiteread.... more
As with domestic politics, summer is the silly season in the art world and the ICA's latest show Surprise Surprise is a playful parody of the power politics of contemporary art culture.... more
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