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An online conversation with Rushdie, Crisp and Ken

25.09.09
One thousand hours of archive recordings of leading figures from Salman Rushdie to Quentin Crisp are going online for the first time at the British Library... more

Luke Irwin: rugs to riches

29.05.09
What do Barack Obama, the Prince of Wales and Jemima Khan have in common? They're all admirers of Luke Irwin, a colourful Irishman who designs magic carpets...... more

Pixie left red-faced after dad's speech

27.03.09
Poor old Pixie Geldof had an attack of embarrassing dad syndrome at the Institute of Contemporary Arts fundraising event.... more

Garbo to Monroe: goddesses to die for return to big screen in film retrospective

02.03.09
Femme fatales from Greta Garbo to Marilyn Monroe are to be feted in a retrospective of seductresses on the big screen... more

Best Places for Valentine's Day in London

10.02.09
From inspirational views to candlelit concerts, here are some of the best places to celebrate Valentine's Day in London.... more

Brits join coalition to defend music in digital future

02.02.09
Pop stars including Coldplay, Radiohead and Kate Nash were set to meet in London in the fight to protect rights to their songs. ... more

Britart's young pretenders

27.11.08
A tower of video cassettes, an installation of abandoned glasses and slowed-down footage of the moon in orbit. It's the art of the future... more

Art & design

08.10.08
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

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

St Martins fashion and science combine for design festival

05.08.08
Fashion students from Central Saint Martins College have teamed up with Nobel prizewinning scientists to create a new exhibition... more

Defending National Portrait Gallery

10.06.08
Evening Standard art critic Brian Sewell has questioned the point of the National Portrait Gallery. Here its director Sandy Nairne fights back.... more

Mayor changes his mind over plinth

03.06.08
Boris Johnson admitted he had known nothing of the history of the vacant fourth plinth when he backed a memorial to war hero Sir Keith Park in Trafalgar Square... more

Livingstone: I will build an open-air cinema on the Thames

21.04.08
Ken Livingstone has pledged to build a new open-air cinema beside the Thames as he unveiled his arts manifesto.... more

Russians bring sculpture to Regent's Park

26.06.07
Huge sculptures are to be put on display in Regent's Park this summer, thanks to a group of young, wealthy Russian artlovers. ... more

The summer's hottest tickets

20.06.07
From blockbuster films and open-air theatre to the Last Night of the Proms and Prince, it promises to be a memorable summer of entertainment in London. Our critics have picked their favourites.... more

Lost in paradise

30.04.07
Two exhibitions that promise to explore the wonders of the New World frustrate as much as they fascinate, says Brian Sewell.... more

Picasso's drunken doodle fetches £250,000

02.04.07
The only mural to be produced by Pablo Picasso in England is to become the centrepiece at a new London gallery.... more

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