Construction work begins on ‘state of the art’ new eye hospital in St Pancras

Construction work begins on ‘state of the art’ new eye hospital in St Pancras

C onstruction work has finally begun on a “state of the art” new eye hospital in St Pancras which will see researchers and doctors work together under one roof. The Oriel centre,... Read more »
‘It’s like a hostile environment’: London’s creative core at risk as artists in poverty quit | Art and design

‘It’s like a hostile environment’: London’s creative core at risk as artists in poverty quit | Art and design

What makes Britain’s capital city so magnetic? Familiar landmarks? The nightlife? Or its financial, fashion and art trades? Maybe. But behind the glamour and money a network of artists is giving London... Read more »
Joy Fleischmann obituary | Art

Joy Fleischmann obituary | Art

My mother, Joy Fleischmann, who has died aged 93, spent many years working as an assistant to her husband, the Hungarian-born sculptor Arthur Fleischmann, before branching out as an artist herself after... Read more »
Letter: Tom Phillips obituary | Art

Letter: Tom Phillips obituary | Art

I was at the Henry Thornton grammar school in Clapham, south-west London, with the artist Tom Phillips and we became close friends, swapping passions and enthusiasms: his for painting and mine for... Read more »
London gallery turns Premier League football match into an art installation

London gallery turns Premier League football match into an art installation

The north London commercial gallery Oof, which is dedicated to the intersection between art and football, has continued its incursion into the UK’s sporting culture by exhibiting an original artwork to millions... Read more »
Bruce Russell obituary | Art

Bruce Russell obituary | Art

My friend and fellow artist Bruce Russell, who has died aged 76, was one of the most original and admired abstract artists of the 1970s and 80s. His paintings will be remembered... Read more »
Podcast | National Gallery building row; contemporary art in Lagos; Chagall’s Falling Angel

Podcast | National Gallery building row; contemporary art in Lagos; Chagall’s Falling Angel

This week: uproar over the National Gallery in London’s building plans—is it a sensitive makeover or like “an airport lounge”? We talk to the director of the National Gallery, Gabriele Finaldi, about... Read more »
This Globe Art Trail Explores Black History

This Globe Art Trail Explores Black History

There’s something so inherently delightful about art trails. A treasure hunt-esque experience coupled with culture and education, often providing new insight into works that you may not have gained otherwise. They can... Read more »
Alan Smith obituary | Art

Alan Smith obituary | Art

My dad, Alan Smith, who has died after a heart attack aged 81, was an artist, designer and bon vivant at the heart of the “swinging London” scene of the 1960s, before... Read more »
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s $1bn art collection comes to London ahead of likely record-breaking auction

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s $1bn art collection comes to London ahead of likely record-breaking auction

I t is set to become the world’s most expensive art collection ever sold, containing an estimated $1 billion worth of masterpieces by the likes of Paul Cezanne, Édouard Manet and David Hockney,... Read more »