Seventy years before Peter Doig even thought of producing his first richly embroidered landscape, Canadian painters had set the standard for him... more
Turner prize winner Chris Ofili, who is famous for using elephant dung in his work, could be the next British artist to breach the £1million mark at auction... more
Artist Mike Ballard has been given free rein to transform an entire gallery into one giant installation - because the space is to be demolished for Crossrail... 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
I am uncertain about contemporary Chinese art. Large paintings look handsome on Charles Saatchi's walls, flattered by the new gallery's scale, proportions and brilliant lighting, flattered too by the Serota hang in which very little is set against a tremendous lot of wall, but I must ask this simple question - are they any good?... more
From Renoir and Picasso to Tutankhamun to the Terracotta Army, Daralyn Danns and Niki Chesworth check out the must-see exhibitions this Easter.... more
A Mark Rothko abstract painting became the most expensive work of post-war art sold at auction when it went for $72.8 million (£36.8 million ) at Sotheby's in New York. ... more
A Sotheby's sale of modern art in London has made a record-breaking £45.8 million with thirteen works sold for more than a million pounds each. ... 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
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
As with domestic politics, summer is the silly season in the art world and the ICA's latest show Surprise Surprise is a playful parody of the power politics of contemporary art culture.... more
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