Jeremy Deller flies flag for Thomas More’s Utopia, 500 years later
26 January 2016 • Staff
Giant smiley marks launch of year-long celebration of radical book, to take in everything from street art to fashion
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The ‘wearable dwelling’ – a coat for refugees that turns into a tent
21 January 2016 • Mark Westall
Royal College of Art students have designed a multipurpose garment for refugees, made from the insulated material used by marathon runners
Art market in ‘mania phase’ and risks bursting of the bubble, report says
18 January 2016 • Mark Westall
Experts expect a ‘severe correction’, particularly in contemporary and American art, after years of spiralling prices and celebrity and luxury obsession
Empty Spanish church transformed into ‘Sistine chapel’ of skateboarding
18 December 2015 • Mark Westall
A group of skateboard enthusiasts and a Madrid street artist convert abandoned church into mural-covered skatepark
US pop artist Ed Ruscha donates collection of prints to Tate
15 December 2015 • Mark Westall
Tate director Nicholas Serota calls 18 print editions and impression of all future prints a ‘wonderful Christmas present’ to nation
Climate change activists stage tattoo protest against BP at Tate Britain
29 November 2015 • Mark Westall
Thirty-five protesters occupy 1840s room at London gallery two days before UN climate change talks open in Paris
Jeff Koons on his Gazing Ball Paintings: ‘It’s not about copying’
11 November 2015 • Mark Westall
The artist’s new show presents repainted versions of masterpieces, from Titian’s Venus and Mars to the Mona Lisa, with a shiny blue sphere placed in front of each
Council rejects plans to turn London car park into 800 artists’ studios
11 November 2015 • Mark Westall
Southwark opts for rival proposal from Mayfair-based property developer that includes only 50 artists’ spaces in Peckham multistorey
The magnificent Musée Rodin reopens in Paris – with a chocolate surprise
8 November 2015 • Mark Westall
It was a ruin when he lived there, then nearly ruined by millions of trampling tourists after his death. Now the Musée Rodin has been playfully vamped up – and it’s even got a giant chocolate tribute to France’s most famous sculptor
V&A brings Japanese craftsmanship back to life for gallery reopening
2 November 2015 • Mark Westall
From 700-year-old swords and 19th-century ‘living doll’ to Hello Kitty cooker, army of conservators have painstaking revived museum collection
JMW Turner: gallery to retrace artist’s London-Margate steamboat journey
27 October 2015 • Mark Westall
Turner Contemporary will bring to life trip painter often made to visit mistress – and to paint – to mark gallery’s fifth anniversary
Ai Weiwei says internet is like a modern church after flood of Lego offers
26 October 2015 • Mark Westall
Chinese artist thanks online community for offering to donate toy bricks for artwork following Lego’s refusal to supply them
Musicians prepare to battle like Bruce Lee at Institute of Contemporary Arts
19 October 2015 • Mark Westall
Experimental installation Enter the Dragon combines music and martial arts in project inspired by iconic mirror scene in 1973 Hollywood film
Tate Modern highlights pop art by women ignored by sexist establishment
15 September 2015 • Mark Westall
Many of the works overlooked in the 1960s and 70s will be seen in public for the first time when they go on display in London
Botticelli Reimagined exhibition coming to V&A after opening in Berlin
27 August 2015 • Mark Westall
London show will feature modern artwork, fashion, film and music inspired by the Renaissance artist, as well as large collection of original Botticelli paintings
REVIEW: Chocolate with your Bacon? Tate Britain offers feast for the senses
26 August 2015 • Mark Westall
London gallery opens ‘sensorium’ to explore whether taste, touch, smell and sound change the way people experience art
The Art Fund charity launches a line of luxury holidays
22 August 2015 • Staff
Secret doors will open, champagne will flow and VIP access to the art world will be afforded the wealthy. But it’s a curious departure for a charity that champions free museum admission
Banksy fans flock to Weston-super-Mare after Dismaland show rumours
19 August 2015 • Mark Westall
Street artist may be preparing pop-up exhibition in seaside town
Artist to fill Covent Garden market with 100,000 balloons
18 August 2015 • Mark Westall
Charles Pétillon’s glowing pop-up installation will stretch over 50 metres across ceiling of market building
UK denies Ai Weiwei full business visa based on disputed ‘criminal’ history
30 July 2015 • Mark Westall
British embassy officials say celebrated Chinese artist failed to declare his record on application – but supporters say he was never actually charged with a crime
Tracey Emin’s plan to demolish listed London building dismays East Enders
27 July 2015 • Mark Westall
Artist, who has spoken of importance of Spitalfields’ heritage, draws fierce criticism over plan for five-floor Sir David Chipperfield-designed home
Funding cuts could spell end of free museums and galleries
24 July 2015 • Mark Westall
Museums Association warns that entrance fees could be introduced as York Art Gallery considers £7.50 charge when it reopens after £8m redevelopment
Royal Academy turns to crowdfunding to bring Ai Weiwei’s trees to London
15 July 2015 • Mark Westall
RA hopes to raise £100,000 through Kickstarter for installation made by artist from trees that have died in mountains of southern China
Evolution of sneakers explored at Brooklyn Museum exhibition
9 July 2015 • Mark Westall
The cultural impact of designs such as the Air Jordan and Rick Owen’s high-end efforts chart how the footwear went from casual runaround to chic statement