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The cubist: how Jay Jopling created the artist as superstar

16.10.09
Nearly everything that happens in London's contemporary art scene has been influenced, if not dictated, by Jay Jopling. From his White Cube HQ, the superdealer brokers sales, spots talent and dreams up sell-out shows... more

Tate gallery’s £100m bonanza despite recession

17.09.09
The Tate is defying the recession thanks to an astonishing series of gifts and bequests, it was revealed... more

Introducing...Paul Normansell, a London Lichtenstein

21.08.09
Model artist Paul Normansell paints portraits of celebrities, with Kate Moss a firm favourite... more

Keith Coventry shows art of the impossible

25.06.09
Keith Coventry is one of the best painting shows you will see this year.... more

Picasso's two musketeers: One for almost £7m and all for £15m

18.06.09
Two paintings by Pablo Picasso created on successive days will be sold by rival auction houses for a total upper estimate of £15million this month... more

A Night Out in London: National Portrait Gallery

10.12.08
After absorbing the culture at the National Portrait Gallery, relax in the roof-top restaurant and bar.... more

Heritage fund gives its entire grant to protect masterpiece

19.11.08
The campaign to save a Titian masterpiece has received a £10 million boost... more

Modern art greats turn out to help save £50m Titian

22.10.08
A celebrated masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance was unveiled at the National Gallery, which is campaigning to raise £50million to save it for the nation... more

A Technicolor Hadid arrives at the National Portrait Gallery

01.10.08
One of Britain's most colourful architects has been immortalised in a portrait as vivid as she is... 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

Damien Hirst gets chance to join Royal Academy

05.06.08
The Royal Academy wants Damien Hirst to join the art establishment and follow other Young British Artists, including Tracey Emin, to become a member... more

A dazzling alphabet

09.01.08
Michael Craig-Martin may use Day-Glo colours for his dazzling new alphabet paintings, but they're anything but childish.... more

Dear Royal Academy, how do you do it every year?

18.06.07
Brian Sewell is so disappointed by the worst Summer Show in history that he is compelled to write individually to some of the artists involved... 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

Theatrical Jenga leaves brain knotted

09.02.07
Like some game of theatrical Jenga, Tim Crouch's essay in story form has many levels and is top-heavy with ideas. Kieron Quirke was intrigued, if rarely fascinated by An Oak Tree.... more

A year of eating well

18.12.06
Restaurants of the year? Here are Toby Young's highlights of a very well-fed 2006 plus two more he's greedily looking forward to in 2007. ... more

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