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The booming interest in fashionable fonts

09.11.09

There are about 62,000 young designers in London according to the Design Council and the chances are they will all have strong views about one aspect of design: typefaces or fonts... more

Tribuna is grand as the grand tour

29.10.09

Buckingham Palace visitors won't be able to tear themselves away from Johan Zoffany�s Tribuna of the Uffizi.... more

Stop it, Damien Hirst, you're embarrassing yourself

15.10.09

Damien Hirst is nearing his half-century and should have a far higher level of skill than the rough daubing he shows in No Love Lost... more

Ashes to ashes � dust, skulls and cow brains on the Turner Prize shortlist

05.10.09

A huge pile of dust and the skull of a sperm whale are among this year�s shortlisted entries for the Turner Prize... more

Opening this week

28.09.09

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has its premiere in Leicester Square and The Power of Yes comes to the National.... more

Turner�s masterclass at the Tate

24.09.09

The Damien Hirst of his day, he was celebrated, expensive and ambitious and often pitted himself against the old masters � with results that are as enjoyably bad as good ... more

The big draw: Old Masters v Turner at Tate

21.09.09

World's greatest art collections have lent works not seen in Britain for decades as part of a blockbuster show highlighting JMW Turner's debt to the Old Masters... more

Tate gallery�s �100m bonanza despite recession

17.09.09

The Tate is defying the recession thanks to an astonishing series of gifts and bequests, it was revealed... more

I only 'borrowed' them, says teenager caught with Damien Hirst's �500,000 pencils

04.09.09

Teenage graffiti artist reignited a bizarre spat with Damien Hirst by 'borrowing' a packet of pencils from his installation at Tate Britain... more

Confessions of an art collector

01.09.09

Damien Hirst has lost his touch and Nicholas Serota is a hero, says the famously secretive Charles Saatchi in a revealing new book in which he answers his critics... more

Millionaire couple avoid prison after samurai sword attack on neighbours

25.08.09

Victims of a samurai-sword attack that erupted from a feud between neighbours told of their disgust after the millionaire assailant walked free from court... more

London's top 10 hidden art treasures

13.08.09

The exhibitionists may be out of town for summer but there's still plenty of great art on show. Here�s our guide to London�s top 10 free hidden treasures.... more

Unwell gallery worker was moved to 'cold' Tate Modern

10.08.09

Gallery employee with Crohn's disease broke down today as she described the impact on her health of a work transfer to Tate Modern, which she claims was too cold... more

Tate boss launches tribunal battle

10.08.09

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Online guide that tells you where to go for the perfect date

03.08.09

Problem of how to find the perfect place for a special date in London may be eased by a new website... more

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