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The Horrors, Roundhouse - review

13.10.11
The biggest London show for Faris Badwan's main band was a smoke and mirrors affair, the spindly quintet prowling behind a vibrating wall of light and gas and an even bigger wall of sound... more

Sirens and breaking glass, even in 'safe' Chalk Farm

09.08.11
You don't expect it, not in an area estate agents would describe as Primrose Hill borders. But last night the wave of unrest that crashed over London reached us too... more

Artists line up to show films at Arad's Roundhouse curtain call

08.08.11
It is the slinkiest of curtains designed to turn one of London's famous music venues into the most intriguing of cinemas... more

Upcycling turned into an art form

01.03.11
From flotsam and jetsam chandeliers to vases made from leftover leather, London designers are turning upcycling into an art form, says Hannah Bort... more

Once in a lifetime V&A show brings back look of 80s

28.02.11
The style of Grace Jones, Talking Heads and New Order will feature in the autumn blockbuster at the Victoria and Albert Museum ... more

The pixel party

17.01.11
Once a product of bad digital images, the lowly pixel has been transformed by the design world into fabulous fabrics and artwork ... more

Art Against Knives founder: 'surgeons held my heart in their hands'

15.09.10
The knife attack which so nearly killed Oliver Hemsley rocked London’s fashion community. Now he is the driving force behind Art Against Knives... more

The arty wedding party

28.06.10
Jenny Wilhide goes to the Saatchi Gallery for a nuptial do with a difference.... more

Art out of hours in London

05.05.10
As the National Portrait Gallery becomes the latest institution to welcome dancers, musicians and DJs after dark, Louise Jury rounds up London’s best late-night culture fixes... more

Ping-pong mania in London

01.03.10
Table tennis, once the staple of Seventies youth clubs, is bouncing back in some of London’s hippest places, says Jasmine Gardner.... more

Talent spotting: the ones to watch in 2010

08.01.10
Who better to herald the stars of tomorrow than the stars of today? The biggest names in drama, food, poetry and design nominate their tips for the top for 2010... more

The Miami design fair is where furniture meets fun

18.12.09
Fur guitars, hand-sprayed Baguette bags and 7ft-high crystal sails; the Miami design fair is where furniture meets fun. Helen Kirwan-Taylor enjoys the ride... more

Modern art that is tailor-made

30.07.09
Eighteen top fashion designers have collaborated with artists to create one-off suits representing their “skills and artistic vision”. ... more

A shoe revolution is upon us

20.07.09
Is it footwear or a work of art? Architects and designers are stepping out into a new world, writes Jenny Wilhide... 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

Get set for the micro-speech

22.06.09
Head down to a Pecha Kucha night where anyone can give a talk so long as it's quick. But, says Harry Mount, the ultimate faux pas is to be boring... more

Ways to make London a better place

03.06.09
Bringing the Neon Tower light sculpture back to the Hayward, turning telephone booths into Post Office kiosks, 15 architects and designers present their wildest ideas for the capital... more

Off with their uniforms

02.06.09
The Beefeaters of the Tower will today undergo a 21st century makeover... more

Checkmate in the West End

07.05.09
Trafalgar Square will be transformed into a giant chess set complete with six-foot ceramic pieces for this year's London Design Festival... more

Ron Arad's art furnishes a room

08.04.09
As you enter Ron Arad's exhibition you may feel you have suddenly entered a freeze frame from the climax of Terminator 2.... more

Freud's portrait of Bacon only makes low estimate of £5.4m

20.10.08
The last surviving portrait of Francis Bacon by his friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud has failed to reach its upper estimate at auction... more

Tracey Emin curates first show

04.06.08
This striking image of a woman, entitled Visitor, is one of hundreds of works going on show in the 240th Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy... more

All eyes on Summer Exhibition

04.06.08
This year's Summer Exhibition has a gallery curated by newly elected Royal Academician Tracey Emin; containing 'material of a strong nature'.... more


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