British artist Tacita Dean illuminates the Turbine Hall with her love letter to celluloid. But the colossal Tate Modern show nearly didn't happen, she tells Alison Roberts... more
Michael Landy has etched forlorn weeds, drawn scars on his disabled father's body, and even depicted his own genitals as he experienced testicular cancer... more
From a £3.5 million Damien Hirst cabinet to a performance by Ten Embarrased Men, this is a vintage year for London’s great contemporary art fair taking place in Regent’s Park... more
From a £3.5 million Damien Hirst cabinet to a performance by Ten Embarrased Men, this is a vintage year for London’s great contemporary art fair taking place in Regent’s Park... more
Women will dominate this year’s BFI London Film Festival as stars led by Julianne Moore, Hilary Swank and Natalie Portman are joined by a record number of female directors... more
He was raised in a strange Christian cult and dates a taxidermist. No wonder, then, that Mat Collishaw is fêted as the most macabre of the YBAs... more
As David Furnish prepares for this year’s White Tie and Tiara Ball, we get an exclusive tour of
the gallery Madonna and co (not Guy) will get to view... more
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
By limiting itself to winners of the Turner Prize and ignoring all the shortlisted artists, Tate Britain's retrospective misses out on so much of the provocative work of the YBAs.... more
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
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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