Georgia O’Keeffe flower painting sells for record-breaking $44.4m
21 November 2014 • Mark Westall
Final bid for Jimson Weed/White Flower No 1 more than doubles the previous highest price paid for a work of art by a woman
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Why stars love Polaroid’s retro chic: no risk of embarrassing uploads on the net
9 November 2014 • Mark Westall
Revival for photo format joins other analogue passions endorsed by new celebrity generation
REVIEW: Transmitting Andy Warhol – white light and black angels in an immersive explosion
8 November 2014 • Mark Westall
Tate Liverpool
The first major Andy Warhol exhibition in the north of England recreates the world of the Factory and the Exploding Plastic Inevitable – and Warhol is revealed in all his compassion and searing insight
Death, drugs and survival: DV8 Physical Theatre tells the story of John
6 November 2014 • Mark Westall
Lyttelton, London
Physical theatre group DV8’s new piece explores abuse and intimacy – but an unbalanced narrative dulls the impact
• Death, drugs and survival: DV8 Physical Theatre tells the story of John
Flying car approaches liftoff as most advanced prototype yet is unveiled
30 October 2014 • Mark Westall
Its almost here ! At last the Flying Car !!
Museums put oddball objects on show
21 May 2013 • Mark Westall
First Time Out project will display unusual treasures that curators have retrieved from their stores
Derry gets its cultural kicks and a new start from local heroes
19 May 2013 • Mark Westall
All communities are reaping the benefit in the 2013 UK city of culture, as visitors pour in and a new generation of talent flourishes, with a little help from old hitmakers
Anish Kapoor in Berlin: ‘in short, Britain’s fucked’
18 May 2013 • Mark Westall
The doyen of British sculpture gives the Guardian an exclusive preview of his major new exhibition in the German capital
Peter Doig: a free spirit captured in Scottish National Gallery’s retrospective
1 May 2013 • Mark Westall
Strange and poetic figurative art of the Trinidad-based painter Peter Doig will be showcased in exhibition of 120 works
Mystery of missing art of Pauline Boty
28 April 2013 • Mark Westall
Boty was a central figure in Swinging London in the 1960s. As a new show aims to restore her forgotten reputation, the hunt for her lost paintings goes on
Andrea Gjestvang wins L’Iris d’Or at Sony world photography awards
27 April 2013 • Mark Westall
Norwegian photographer, 32, holds off competition with poignant portraits of Anders Behring Breivik massacre survivors
Andy Warhol lost then found: tender portrait of artist in 1981
25 April 2013 • Mark Westall
British photographer Steve Wood saw the truth about Warhol, writes Jonathan Jones
Two studies of family go head to head for BP Portrait award
23 April 2013 • Mark Westall
Only two works out of 1,969 have been shortlisted for the prestigious annual award judged at the National Portrait Gallery
Artists to hold own party conference to discuss cuts and education
14 April 2013 • Mark Westall
After day’s events come to a close at Scarborough Spa, there will be an all-night party, followed by breakfast on the beach
Portrait of Francis Bacon’s violent lover to be auctioned at Sotheby’s
8 April 2013 • Mark Westall
Francis Bacon’s powerful painting of Peter Lacy just months after his death will go up for auction on May 14
Madonna sells Fernand Léger painting to raise money for girls’ education
4 April 2013 • Mark Westall
Sotheby’s announces auction of Cubist work to support projects in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Tate removes Graham Ovenden prints after indecency conviction
4 April 2013 • Mark Westall
Ovenden was found guilty of six charges of indecency with a child and one of indecent assault at Truro crown court
British Museum snaps up historic scroll depicting birth of modern Japan
2 April 2013 • Mark Westall
Hand-painted scroll, which depicts arrival of US fleet in 1854, pokes fun at American etiquette during expedition to Japan
It’s a man’s world… but why is sexism ingrained in the arts?
24 March 2013 • Mark Westall
Once again, the top jobs at two major British cultural institutions, the BBC and the Royal Opera House, have gone to male appointees
Mum, imam and Saddam: what daring young Iraqis are saying with tattoos
24 March 2013 • Mark Westall
Tattoo parlours are increasingly popular in Baghdad, despite opposition from traditionalists
David Bowie Is becomes the Victoria and Albert’s fastest-selling event ever
19 March 2013 • Mark Westall
Exhibition spanning the artist’s career shows how Ziggy Stardust has cast his influence over everyday life
Read fashion editor Jess Cartner-Morley’s verdict on the exhibition
Venice Biennale to showcase new generation of young British artists
19 March 2013 • Mark Westall
Exhibition to feature James Richards, Ed Atkins and Helen Marten, as well as better-known names including Sarah Lucas
David Hockney’s 23-year-old assistant dies after falling ill at artist’s home
18 March 2013 • Mark Westall
Dominic Elliott, who worked as driver and assistant for the artist, died in the early hours of Monday morning in hospital