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Look what they�ve done to the Whitechapel

24.03.09

Two weeks before it reopens, our critic takes the first look at the East End gallery�s impressive �13.5 million expansion ... more

Get real � Gormley�s plinth is the place to be

27.02.09

The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square has never been satisfactorily topped since it was built in 1841 for an equestrian statue of William IV, never installed... more

I can see the stable from here... horse sculpture for Eurostar terminal

10.02.09

A 50-metre horse by the Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger has won a competition for a new landmark sculpture for Kent... more

Council sees the Light and saves bar

13.01.09

A celebrity-led campaign may have temporarily saved a popular bar from being demolished to make way for a �500million City development... more

Britpack artists campaign to save the �50m Titian

10.11.08

Britain's leading artists will deliver a letter to the Prime Minister in a bid to save a �50 million Renaissance painting for the nation... more

Finance

08.10.08

Britain will look to the Square Mile to pull it out of the economic mire, and these are the big names who will deliver the recovery. ... 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

Seizure is rhapsody in blue crystal

01.10.08

Just north of Elephant and Castle, in an unlikely housing estate, something beautiful and deadly is blooming by artist Roger Hiorns. ... more

Seizure is rhapsody in blue crystal

01.10.08

Just north of Elephant and Castle, in an unlikely housing estate, something beautiful and deadly is blooming by artist Roger Hiorns. ... more

Crystal Method for Roger Hiorns

26.08.08

Roger Hiorns has taken a derelict London bedsit and filled it with a toxic, ever-expanding chemical sculpture. He promises spectacular results.... more

Queen riding on horse proposed as permanent statue for fourth plinth

07.08.08

A statue of the Queen on horseback could become a permanent feature of Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth... more

Emin fights Foster tower in Shoreditch

24.07.08

Artists including Tracey Emin will today take on architect Lord Foster over plans to build a £1 billion tower in the heart of the East End... more

Great Days Out J-R

22.07.08

We continue with our quest to make your summer far-from dull with an A-Z guide of summer fun, so why not try your hand at making your own family movie or take part in a night-time bat safari.... more

London's must-see art exhibitions

09.07.08

From Damien Hirst to C�zanne, there are several must-see exhibitions on this summer.... more

Museums and indoor attractions to visit

09.07.08

Daralyn Danns checks out what to see and do at museums and other indoor attractions.... more

Happy 40th to art's concrete bunker

09.07.08

Luminaries of the art world will flock to the South Bank tonight to celebrate an institution they love - even if the paying public has always been more cautious... more

Strap in and enjoy the ride

29.05.08

Art gallery and funfair converge at Pyscho Buildings; an exhibition of specially commissioned architectural pieces by eight artists.... more

Shock and oar as new show goes wayward at Hayward

27.05.08

Psycho Buildings at the Hayward Gallery is no Ideal Home Show... more

Giant horse among runners to be 'Angel of the South'

07.05.08

In the North, they got an angel. Down South, we may get a giant horse... more

Tracey Emin's right: it's small that's beautiful

13.03.08

Emin's attack on Ken for destroying an arts complex in Shoreditch to make way for an office block is far more significant than the Mayor's new cultural audit ... more

Don't depend on our vote, say artists

11.03.08

A host of Britain's leading artists have launched an extraordinary attack on Ken Livingstone's "destruction of London"... more

Hayward�s 40th birthday for 40p

07.03.08

The Hayward Gallery will celebrate its 40th birthday this summer by inviting the public in for the cost of a penny for each year of its existence.... more

Artists fight to be next on fourth plinth

28.11.07

Tracey Emin is on a shortlist of artists who want to produce the next sculpture for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth.... more

Artist takes a crack at Tate Modern

08.10.07

Colombian artist Doris Salcedo has sent what looks like a bolt of lightning more than 500 feet across the floor of the Turbine Hall.... more

Turner Prize greatest hits

01.10.07

Nearly all the key works by past Turner Prize winners have been brought together for a retrospective show at Tate Britain. ... more

Emin represents Britain at Venice Biennale

07.06.07

Tracey Emin became only the second solo British female artist to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale of Art... more

Strokes of genius for Turner appeal

22.01.07

Leading British artists have joined the Tate to launch a public appeal to save one of Turner's greatest watercolours for the nation.... more

Tate boss is art's power player

13.10.06

A newly-published list makes Tate director Nicholas Serota the most powerful Brit in the art world, beating both Charles Saatchi and Damien Hirst.... more

Damien changes his spots

10.10.06

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

Critic's Choice: Top Five Exhibitions

24.08.06

A host of big-name artists show some highly unrepresentative pieces at ICA and a choice selection of Constable landscapes at Tate Britain. Hephzibah Anderson looks at five great exhibitions.... more