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Look what they�ve done to the Whitechapel

2009-03-24T12:53:27Z

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

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

2009-02-27T09:56:26Z

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

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

2009-02-10T15:47:02Z

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

Council sees the Light and saves bar

2009-01-13T09:26:10Z

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

Britpack artists campaign to save the �50m Titian

2008-11-10T10:00:37Z

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

Finance

2008-10-02T12:22:30Z

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.

Art & design

2008-10-01T15:24:02Z

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.

Seizure is rhapsody in blue crystal

2008-09-30T23:00:00Z

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

Seizure is rhapsody in blue crystal

2008-10-01T08:01:46Z

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

Crystal Method for Roger Hiorns

2008-08-26T09:33:53Z

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

Queen riding on horse proposed as permanent statue for fourth plinth

2008-08-07T12:47:10Z

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

Emin fights Foster tower in Shoreditch

2008-07-24T08:04:24Z

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

Great Days Out J-R

2008-07-22T13:55:20Z

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.

London's must-see art exhibitions

2008-07-09T12:48:01Z

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

Museums and indoor attractions to visit

2008-07-08T14:31:40Z

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

Happy 40th to art's concrete bunker

2008-07-09T08:28:06Z

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

Strap in and enjoy the ride

2008-05-28T23:00:00Z

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

Shock and oar as new show goes wayward at Hayward

2008-05-27T08:59:18Z

Psycho Buildings at the Hayward Gallery is no Ideal Home Show

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

2008-05-07T11:30:50Z

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

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

2008-03-13T09:03:15Z

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

Don't depend on our vote, say artists

2008-03-11T09:33:39Z

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

Hayward�s 40th birthday for 40p

2008-03-07T12:46:00Z

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.

Artists fight to be next on fourth plinth

2007-11-28T11:58:03Z

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

Artist takes a crack at Tate Modern

2007-10-08T10:02:23Z

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

Turner Prize greatest hits

2007-10-01T09:58:49Z

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

Emin represents Britain at Venice Biennale

2007-06-07T07:34:34Z

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

Strokes of genius for Turner appeal

2007-01-22T11:41:24Z

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

Tate boss is art's power player

2006-10-13T10:47:34Z

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

Damien changes his spots

2006-10-10T09:56:04Z

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.

Critic's Choice: Top Five Exhibitions

2006-08-24T13:52:48Z

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.