Louisa Buck
Louisa Buck is the contemporary art correspondent at The Art Newspaper
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Perry is about to show his most ambitious work, a huge tapestry depicting images of consumer excess and retribution
Constructed for a theatrical setting, this event makes space and time its materials
Christo and Jeanne-Claude on escaping from communism, how they met and what it takes to become an artist
If he gets planning permission, Antony Gormley will transform Trafalgar Square into a space for the ordinary man and woman
We speak to the chameleon-like photographer about her latest series, in which she becomes a string of fictional, surgically-enhanced socialites
The sisters had access to the late film-maker’s huge archive and focused on a film about the Holocaust which never got made
The acclaimed US sculptor tells The Art Newspaper why he never thought there would be an audience for his work
The supercharged shopping trip was worth £125,000 this year
Historical trends of male art selling for more are being challenged
This precaution was taken due to the safety of stock being compromised by influx of football fans
Meanwhile, the art world gets back to bare essentials as Hodgkin has an unusual request for the director of the ICA while Tate director’s wife is defrocked
We can reveal that the Creed’s commission for the Duveen Galleries, to be unveiled next month, is likely to startle visitors
Meanwhile, Mark McGowan gets a helping hand on his commute while Richard Wentworth loses his marbles
On the eve of a major show at Tate Britain, we talk to the artist about his life and work in the Caribbean
“In a public space people should feel better after looking at the art”
This year the budget was £150,000, spent on just four pieces
Grayson Perry defrocked
Meanwhile, Grayson Perry displays his (disco) balls
After 25 years, the Irish artist is still going strong, subjecting his paintings to “tough love” and steering away from nostalgia
An Art Newspaper investigation reveals that, nine years after the controversial Royal Academy show, US collectors and institutions had acquired many of the pieces shown at "Sensation" in 1997
The Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund's budget of £150,000 saw 28 works enter the collection
The new building's first show is of work by Dieter Roth and Martin Kippenberger
The Tate Triennial might be a critical damp squib, but the veteran artist Cerith Wyn Evans made sure the opening went with a bang
Sex, art and turmoil, revealing very little
Tino Sehgal refuses to document his work, rejects written contracts, and only takes cash
Also featuring parenting tips from Emin and Tate's spiritually uplifting cabaret
Abts’ small, deeply layered canvases exert a quiet power
This year's haul included video, installations, and photos but no paintings
Saatchi and Branson among first to race round fair