London Diary
London is now stuck in the August doldrums. I’d complain about it more if only I could muster the energy
London is now stuck in the August doldrums. I’d complain about it more if only I could muster the energy
All-out strike at the National Gallery; Gulf Labor in Venice; €80million for cultural projects in Italy; and a new Global CEO for Bonhams
Does Jeff Koons own the concept of a balloon dog? And why did Lucian Freud turn Jerry Hall into a man?
Which major works have made it into public collections this month?
He's saved the castle's Zurbarán paintings; now he wants to transform the town into a hub for Spanish art
Tate Britain appoints its next director; Ai Weiwei denied a six-month visa by UK government; Paolozzi's London Underground murals relocate to Edinburgh; and the National Gallery makes an unusual painting purchase
For the South African artist William Kentridge, everything begins with printmaking
In search of the lost art of the Greek bronze
Developers' attempts to introduce art to an area can often be wretched. Will Vauxhall avoid this fate?
What will the freedom to travel mean for his art?
Thrilling and thoughtful work by an Angolan collective puts shows by Marc Quinn and Joseph Cornell in the shade
I cannot remember seeing a museum building in such an appalling state
Announcing the Prix Pictet shortlist; Adam Buck at the Ashmolean museum; Impressionism comes to Philadelphia
Your chance to win 'Delacroix and His Forgotten World: The Origins of Romantic Painting', by Margaret MacNamidhe
Cuban government returns Tania Bruguera’s passport; Gerhard Richter threatens to pull loaned artworks from German museums; Douglas Gordon attacks theatre with axe
Ever thought a piece of contemporary art was rubbish? You're not alone
Why rent a gallery when you can use your own apartment?
Culture minister Dario Franceschini has 20 very big decisions to make
The height of his popularity was also the beginning of the end
Artists explore how society is shaped by the natural environment in the Baltic region