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Merce, the great adventurer of modern dance, dies aged 90

28.07.09
Merce Cunningham, the avant-garde dancer and choreographer who revolutionised modern dance, has died at the age of 90... more

Take a walk on the tame side with Richard Long

11.06.09
Richard Long made an art form out of rambling but, his beautiful “walks of art” lose some of their magic at Tate Britain.... more

Art-world irony from Ray Johnson

02.03.09
Raven Row hosts the first British exhibition of the important but overlooked American pop artist Ray Johnson.... more

What's it all about Rothko?

26.09.08
Tate Modern's new exhibition of Rothko's late works offers fascinating insights into their making but doesn't give a convincing answer to the big question.... more

Tate mounts Cy Twombly retrospective

17.06.08
The first major exhibition of the American artist Cy Twombly for 15 years opens at Tate Modern this week to mark his 80th birthday... more

Bono's art auction raises £21m for Aids fight, making it one of the BIGGEST ever charity events

16.02.08
Art collectors splashed out £21.6million at a Valentine's Day auction to benefit the fight against Aids in Africa, making it one of the biggest ever charity events ... more

The grand pops of art

10.10.07
The biggest gathering of Pop Art pioneers since the Sixties met for the opening of the first exhibition devoted to their portraits.... more

Hirst tops all living artists

22.06.07
The sale of a vibrantly coloured pill cabinet gave Damien Hirst the title of world's most expensive living artist... 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

Andy made me famous

25.05.07
John Giorno was Warhol's lover and star of his first film, Sleep. In London to introduce Tate Modern's historic screening of the 18-hour epic, he talks about the film that nearly didn't happen.... more

Pop Art tribute at National Portrait Gallery

23.05.07
A new exhibition of Pop Art is set to reunite several important paintings originally shown in a tribute to Marilyn Monroe 40 years ago, including Andy Warhol's famous series of screenprints.... more

Warhol sets new record price ... for 15 minutes?

17.05.07
Nearly £200 million of art went under the hammer at Christie's in New York with an Andy Warhol painting of a car crash selling for a record £36.04 million.... more

Maggie's allure as the angel at death's door

21.03.07
The Lady From Dubuque lasted just 12 performances on Broadway, but Dame Maggie Smith's undimmed allure will insure Anthony Page's otherwise poorly acted production lasts longer over here.... more

Paint drips snapped up for £73 million

03.11.06
It may look like the work of a demented five-year-old let loose in a paint factory - but this is the most expensive painting in the world.... more

Tate to acquire £100m modern art collection

27.09.06
The Tate is set to acquire jointly a modern art collection worth more than £100 million. The gallery has entered talks with powerful art dealer Anthony d'Offay to buy his collection.... more

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