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Jeff Koons: King of comic relief
The Serpentine's summer blockbuster is an exhibition of kitsch masterpieces from the American artist Jeff Koons. Michael Glover doesn't know whether to laugh or cry
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Juergen Teller: Fashion's provocative photographer reveals all
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
He got Charlotte Rampling to cuddle up, Victoria Beckham to climb into a carrier bag and Kate Moss to play guitar. How does he do it? Susannah Frankel meets Juergen Teller, the snapper the stars trust
The heat is on: Our essential summer arts guide
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Where can you find Michael Jackson moonwalking, Rachel Weisz's Blanche Dubois and Nelson Mandela as a gay icon? In our summer arts guide, that's where
Brontë museum given portrait of patriarch
Saturday, 27 June 2009
'Independent' reader saves long-lost picture for Britain
Iran's hybrids unveiled
Saturday, 27 June 2009
Women in the Islamic Republic are mixing east and west in their battle against the chador, as a new exhibition of female artists shows
The Diary: Jeff Koons' curious world; BBC is young at arts; Jean Charles de Menezes play; Ben Bradshaw's yoga regime; Will Woody Allen woo Carla?
Friday, 26 June 2009
Observations: Plenty of treats in store as empty Woolworths gets an arts make-over
Friday, 26 June 2009
The sight of boarded-up, empty Woolworths shops on the high street was the inspiration behind Josef Valentino's pop-up art studio Worthless in Covent Garden earlier this month, and now the empty Leytonstone branch is getting an arts make-over of its own. From tomorrow, and open for four weekends, the store's original fixtures and fittings will hold art work by over 60 East End artists as part of this year's Leytonstone Arts Trail.
An art exhibition made in Iran
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
An exhibition showcasing work by young Iranian artists opens today at Asia House in London.
Hoppy against tyranny: talking about a revolutionary
Monday, 22 June 2009
A new exhibition from activist and revolutionary John 'Hoppy' Hopkins has opened at the Idea Generation Gallery.
Hung, drawn and quartered
Monday, 22 June 2009
In the year that the old world almost sank without a trace, cartoonist Dave Brown takes inspiration from the great artists to capture our turbulent times
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