Features

The Diary: James Franco; ICA; Michael Sheen; Steven Berkoff; Miranda Hart

Friday, 18 February 2011

Bettina von Kameke reveals prison life through a lens

Friday, 18 February 2011

Some of Bettina von Kameke's images of male prisoners in Wormwood Scrubs jail could have been taken for a prison prospectus. A tidy cell is complete with a TV, desk and photos on the walls; an inmate relaxes on a comfy black sofa in a communal social area with pool tables; prisoners pump weights in the prison gym; others are playing a board game. But perhaps sadder is the face of an inmate peering through the small glass window of his closed cell door, watching other inmates playing ping pong.

The beautiful and condemned

Friday, 18 February 2011

Barry Cawston's images of abandoned buildings capture an eerie allure, writes Alice-Azania Jarvis

London Street Photography

Thursday, 17 February 2011

An extraordinary collection of street photography, showcasing snaps dating from 1860 to the present day, will open to the public at the Museum of London.

The best of British art, seen in a new light

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

39 artists have contributed to the Hayward Gallery's new British Art Show 7

When Tracey Emin met Louise Bourgeois

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Arifa Akbar: Shortly before her death, Louise Bourgeois collaborated with Tracey Emin, with startling results.

Refreshing watercolours

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Tate Britain's new exhibition seeks to shake off watercolour's fusty exterior and reveal the dynamic, contemporary medium beneath. But will it wash?

Nicholas Penny: 'The rising cost of art could create a national divide'

Monday, 14 February 2011

The National Gallery's director, tells Rob Sharp why it's too expensive to take the museum's best-known works to the regions.

Christiane Baumgartner: Reel Time - a preview

Monday, 14 February 2011

Melding centuries old woodcut techniques with hypermodern digital video ones, German artist Christiane Baumgartner’s work is a compelling mixture of old and new.

Portfolio: Chiara Goia

Sunday, 13 February 2011

Past the sole figure perched atop an ocean wall lies an alluring atoll, a glistening white beach filled with lush vegetation. But the Italian photographer Chiara Goia would rather you focus on that sea wall. "Most people know the Maldives as a tourists' paradise," she explains, "but they don't know the real Maldives – and if we don't wake up, eventually this place will not be here to find out about."