Locked Room Scenario is Ryan Gander's new Hoxton warehouse installation, an exhibition with actors that is set to become one of those hip London happenings... more
If the British economy were a person, what would he be like? A few decades ago, you wouldn't hesitate. He would wear a bowler hat, his chat would be punishingly dull and he would take the 5.13 from Waterloo home every night smelling faintly of custard creams... more
I've just spent 15 minutes staring at a naked man. Not just me, there were a group of us. It was all above board, though. I was at the Hayward Gallery, looking at an untitled work by artist Roger Hiorns... more
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
Charles LeDray spent three years making Mens Suits. The exactitude of his work, and the transformation of scale, create an intensely symbolic atmosphere... more
From finance to fashion and politics to property, the past 12 months have seen dramatic changes in who wields influence in the capital. So who are the up-and-coming power players in London this year?... more
Roger Hiorns has taken a derelict London bedsit and filled it with a toxic, ever-expanding chemical sculpture. He promises spectacular results.... more
The Hayward exhibition of the Arts Council's Collection illustrates how easily seduced that body has been into thinking today's whimsy is tomorrow's masterpiece, writes Brian Sewell.... more
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