Contemporary art

Sculptures, satellites and what it means to be human

The Australian artist Andrew Rogers is due to travel to Namibia in south-west Africa in August to work alongside nomadic Himba tribespeople on a stone geoglyph or earth sculpture. The “earth... MORE

Published online: 21 May 2012

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London’s Olympic tower is “definitely art” says mayor

The spiralling ArcelorMittal Orbit may appear ungainly from a distance, but ascending the structure is an aesthetic experience

Published online: 11 May 2012

Galleries’ survival threatened by railway expansion plans

Uncertainty surrounds future of Santa Monica arts centre

Published online: 27 April 2012

Garage Centre to move to Moscow's Gorky Park

The architect Rem Koolhaas unveils his modest designs for the contemporary art space, founded by Dasha Zhukova

Published online: 27 April 2012

Posthumous show for war photographer

Works by the photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed in Libya last year, are on view in New York

Published online: 24 April 2012

Artists still await return of work from 2010 Dakar festival

Some pieces are returned but shipping company awaits payment from Senegalese government

Published online: 23 April 2012

Will Sehgal get sporty in the Turbine Hall?

Jessica Morgan, who sports the rather striking title of Daskalopoulos curator of international art at Tate Modern, has dropped the heaviest...

Gregor sets up house in Oz

Australians will soon be able to experience first hand the disconcerting art of Gregor Schneider who will shortly install the original...

Art (and love) on the Central Line

Commuters on their daily slog on the London Underground can savour yet another intriguing work of art on the Tube courtesy of artist Bob...