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Seven artists win lifeline Loewe Foundation/Studio Voltaire Award during cost-of-living crisis

Maz Murray and Emily Pope are among new cohort given rent-free studio space in London and a £5,000 bursary

‘This is about celebrating everyone’: London's V&A opens new Thomas J Price exhibition

The display includes a version of a sculpture that sparked debate in the Netherlands last month

'Forget the Brexit blues: for art, London is still where it’s at'

There are plenty of encouraging dynamics in the city this summer

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'We need to talk about class in the art world'

A recent list of young art "disruptors" published by a UK newspaper underlines the insidious dynamics of privilege which continue to define our industry

South London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery to get new sculpture park in £4.6m overhaul

The institution’s first major redevelopment in 25 years will also include a new building for families and schools

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Paula Rego's massive mural—bruisers and all—unveiled at London's National Gallery

Curator urges Rego fans to put pen to paper and get the vast work put on permanent display

Simon Lee Gallery enters administration following tax dispute

The London commercial gallery is now under the control of insolvency practitioners after a petition from Barclays Bank

Phillips launches annual David Hockney auction in London

The standalone sales come off the back of numerous high-profile projects involving the British artist

Marina Abramovic to take over London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall this autumn

A selection of artists have been invited by Abramovic to stage long-form performances in the concert venue—including backstage areas normally off-limits to visitors

Natural History Museum: how the UK's most popular museum is trying to prevent humanity going the way of the dinosaurs

The London institution is putting a five-acre garden development and climate science at the forefront of its educational programming

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Exhibition in London’s Little Lagos shines light on UK-Nigeria links

South London Gallery in Peckham (aka Little Lagos) will show work of 13 artists including Yinka Shonibare, bringing to light the shared cultures of the two places

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National Gallery summer party puts the fun in funding

Lavish event helps museum edge closer to £95m target for ambitious NG200 programme

UK and Greece should share Parthenon Marbles says London mayor Sadiq Khan

The Labour party politician encourages the British Museum and the UK government to advance talks with the government of Greece and Athens's Acropolis Museum

From the archive: exploring a London's borough's pixies-to- princesses public statuary

Kensington and Chelsea is home to celebrated statues and hidden pieces

The kids are alright: newly opened Young V&A aims to be an evolutionary museum for children

Three years in the making, the new satellite of the Victoria and Albert museum has been created “with, not for” its audience—and could now act as a template for other museums.

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Christie's Modern and contemporary evening sale in London plummets 66% from last year's equivalent auction

Few big-ticket consignments and New York's turbo-charged May sales marred tonight's performance

Glamorous moths and giant lily pads: Monster Chetwynd unveils commissions in London Underground and Scottish island Bute

The Turner Prize-nominated performance artist delves into the worlds of botany and insects for two characteristically extravagant UK commissions this summer

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Treasure House Fair—successor to Masterpiece London—opens with half the exhibitors but an optimistic outlook

Event's organisers say they are pursuing options with UK government to "work around" Brexit

Barbican exhibition cancelled in wake of 'anti-Palestinian censorship' row

Resolve Collective has accused staff at the London arts centre of censoring a talk and for showing “hostility towards close family and friends at the exhibition opening”

Jean Cooke: new show explores the gardener artist who was wild at heart

London exhibition dedicated to the artist reveals how her approach to gardening was as enigmatic as her approach to portraiture

The hottest emerging shows to see during London Gallery Weekend

From digital avatar tapestries to an alpaca wool peephole, here is the best of the capital's cutting-edge art scene

Stormzy, Doreen Lawrence and Lucy Bronze: National Portrait Gallery reopens with a focus on the new faces of Britain

After a three-year closure and £41m redevelopment, the London institution aims to better acknowledge the UK’s history and diverse population

London Gallery Weekend: best shows for photography fans

The photographer who revolutionised billboard advertising, a fly on Andy Warhol's wall and a sickly look at seaside memories

London Gallery Weekend: our critics pick their top shows

From post-human smart cities to the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Ben Luke and Louisa Buck choose their must-see exhibitions from the third edition of the city-wide event

Victoria and Albert Museum's ambitious east London storehouse is finally complete

The Art Newspaper goes on an exclusive tour around the building which will open to the public in 2025

Keith Haring's first time in Los Angeles: we talk to the curator of the Broad's landmark show

Plus, Tate Britain rehangs its collection and Work of the Week is a Joan Brown painting

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John Soane’s drawing office opens to public for first time

The small room acted as the 'creative heart' of the historic British architect's home and office, and is now available to view after a year-long restoration

Gagosian to close its vast Britannia Street gallery in London after two decades

The gallery is instead launching a new public platform for large-scale sculpture in October