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16 September 11:43:14 AM	Takashi Murakami, the king of Japanese pop art, is only 47, "but he is already turning fatalistic." His work will be in 'Pop Life: Art In A Material World' at Tate Modern from Oct 1. More at TimesOnline.   TimesOnline
14 September 11:08:07 AM	The exhibition of works by Hannah Rickards - she won the MaxMara Art Prize for Women - at Whitechapel Gallery runs until Sept 23.   Whitechapel Gallery
12 September 11:39:22 AM	A 50ft futuristic coach and horses in purple by French artist Xavier Veilhan (www.veilhan.net) is on show in the courtyard at Versailles. More, including a photo, at the Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
7 September 5:18:16 AM	Paris gallery Emmanuel Perrotin is showing Takashi Murakami works from Sept 15 to Oct 17. Check out the exhibits on the website.   Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
6 September 11:06:20 AM	"Ever since Andy Warhol, the worlds of art and finance have been inseparable" - The Observer checks in with Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Tracey Emin and Gavin Turk "to find out how the market drives their creative process."   The Observer
4 September 11:37:01 AM	Cartrain has been arrested for "borrowing" a packet of pencils which have a "nominal value of £500,000" from the Damien Hirst 'Pharmacy' installation. The teen graffiti artist can be found on Twitter (http://twitter.com/Cartrain). More in The Standard.  Evening Standard
3 September 11:42:13 AM	Chinese artist Zhang Huan is at White Cube (www.whitecube.com) until Oct 3. Brian Sewell says that "his genius is better represented by a fascinating new book than by the two live pigs in his new show." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
3 September 10:19:49 AM	"Bubblegun" - artist Ben Turnbull is putting replica firearms into a bubble-gum dispenser and placing the installation near London schools to explore children's responses to violence. The Met Police are taking an interest. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
2 September 5:01:18 AM	The Australian art market seems to be holding up. The collection of property developer Austcorp included a bust, "Human Human (Bust 5)" by Chinese artist Ah Xian, which sold for a record $A150,000, almost double the estimate. More in The Telegraph.  Daily Telegraph
27 August 11:41:40 AM	Brian Sewell on some of The Threadneedle Prize competitors - "...despairing at the sheer dreadfulness of too many of the submissions, despairing at the near total absence of any merit in idea or execution." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
27 August 11:36:02 AM	The seven works shortlisted for The Threadneedle Prize can be viewed at the Mall Galleries, Sept 2-19. "The artist who receives the largest share of public votes, cast during the exhibition, wins this valuable Prize."   Mall Galleries
27 August 10:30:01 AM	The sevens works shortlisted for the £25,000 Threadneedle Prize - "the most valuable art prize awarded by the public in the UK" – can be viewed online. Check out the website.   Threadneedle Prize
25 August 7:13:28 AM	London landlords are making "slack space" (empty buildings) available to arts and creative projects on cheap rents or sometimes for free. Check out Watch This Space (www.watchthisspacearts.blogspot.com). More info at the Evening Standard.   Evening Standard
22 August 11:36:22 AM	The Paul Normansell (www.paulnormansell.com) show at Wanted Gallery (www.agallery.co.uk) is a sell-out. It closes on Aug 23. More info on Paul in the Evening Standard.   Evening Standard
19 August 6:49:16 AM	A touring exhibition starting Sept 25 will show recent works by Bridget Riley (www.bridgetriley.com) as well as some of her "seminal 60s pieces." Tour details in The Guardian.   The Guardian
14 August 11:29:49 AM	A short-list of 59 has been punlished for the 'Artists Taking The Lead' project. "Twelve extraordinary commissions will be created by artists across the nation, as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad."   Artists Taking The Lead
14 August 5:54:32 AM	Invader, D*Face, Miss Van, JR, Mustafa Hulusi, Heine - the new kids on the block who are jostling "to take Banksy's crown" in the street art scene. More in The Independent.   The Independent
10 August 6:15:01 AM	First Floor Projects, the pop-up art gallery of James Tregaskes and Hannah Magor, is closed for the summer but will re-open in autumn. The first show sold about 75% of the drawings by Lucy Barlow (www.lucybarlow.net) with prices from £150 to £1,200.  First Floor Projects
4 August 5:16:21 AM	The Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson will be on view at the British Music Experience in the O2 for 3 days only - Aug 6/7/8. Never before displayed in Europe, it will be auctioned in New York later in the month.   British Music Experience
28 July 11:23:11 AM	'The White Show' will explore "the symbolism and meaning of the colour white" with selected works from the Arts Council Collection. Free at the PM Gallery in Ealing from Aug 19 to September 27.   The White Show
25 July 6:24:44 AM	"Two golden boys of the international jet set have descended on N1....Move over Jay Jopling and Larry Gagosian, Vito Schnabel and Alex Dellal have arrived." More on the new boys and 24 Hoxton Square (www.20hoxtonsquare.com) in the Evening Standard.   Evening Standard
21 July 3:36:23 PM	Sale of a Lifetime - now 33, Jasper Joffe (www.jasperjoffe.com) wishes to start completely anew in life & art and will be selling off everything he has ever made / owned in 33 lots, each for sale for £3,333 at the Idea Generation Gallery Jul 29 - Aug 2.   Idea Generation Gallery
18 July 6:32:51 AM	"Smart art" - the Evening Standard names 6 young British artists to watch. More info on Nick Goss, Natasha Law, Annie Kevans, Natasha Archdale, Tom Gallant, Douglas White + prices in the ES.   Evening Standard
16 July 9:53:05 AM	Dinos and Jake Chapman have been posing as avant-garde artists Konstantin and Yuri Shamanov, stars of Good News! at Orel Art UK (www.orelart.com). Check out the Evening Standard for the full story.   Evening Standard
11 July 5:17:27 AM	Mind-reading magician Derren Brown (www.derrenbrown.co.uk) has a new side-project. Derren Brown Art offers "exclusive high quality limited edition prints" of well-known people, including Derren Brown.   Derren Brown Art
11 July 5:02:06 AM	'Jack Freak Pictures', the new series from Gilbert & George, is at both White Cube locations - Mason's Yard and Hoxton Square - until Aug 22.   Jack Freak Pictures
8 July 10:07:01 AM	American artist Bill Viola (www.billviola.com) has been commissioned to make multiple plasma screen installations for two new altarpieces at St Paul's Cathedral - "...the first permanent commission of video art in a British cathedral." More in the ES.   Evening Standard
1 July 6:45:16 AM	Old Master Week - Master Paintings Week (www.masterpaintingsweek.co.uk) runs July 4-10. "Each exhibitor, in the heart of London’s St. James’s and Mayfair, will open their doors to a special display or event in their gallery..."  Daily Telegraph
1 July 6:44:14 AM	Old Master Week - Master Drawings in London (www.masterdrawingsinlondon.co.uk) runs July 4-10. More info in The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
1 July 6:22:58 AM	Jeff Koons: Popeye Series at the Serpentine Gallery (www.serpentinegallery.org) from July 2 to September 13 includes works that have never before been shown publicly.   Serpentine Gallery
29 June 11:40:09 AM	A pop-up from murmurART - "10 exceptional emerging artists chosen by 10 celebrity panelists take over Selfridges' Wonder Room between 1st and 15th July."   murmurART
29 June 11:26:26 AM	A former Woolworths branch in Leytonstone is now a pop-up art gallery for 1 month. The 'Pick 'n' Mix' exhibition, organised by Leytonstone Arts Trail (www.leytonstoneartstrail.org), features 60+ works, many by local artists. More in the ES.   Evening Standard
25 June 6:27:48 AM	Guy Portelli (www.portelli-sculptor.co.uk), the sculptor who obtained finance by appearing on Dragons' Den, has a number of pieces in 'Heart Throb: The Golden Age Of The Pop Icon' at Mall Galleries.   Mall Galleries
20 June 6:08:07 AM	"I don't think I was getting enough exposure" - having split from Jay Jopling's White Cube (www.whitecube.com) gallery, Gavin Turk has an exhibition at Paul Stolper (www.paulstolper.com) until July 25.   Gavin Turk
17 June 11:03:47 AM	For one day only on June 22 the Royal Albert Hall, in partnership with Daydream Network, presents LOAD, a free exhibition of graffiti and street art in the loading bay.   Royal Albert Hall
16 June 6:37:54 AM	Banksy stars with "face pixellated and voice distorted to preserve his anonymity" in 'Banksy’s Coming for Dinner' (www.banksyscomingtodinner.com). Described as " A Clash of Celebrity", the film records his meeting with Joan Collins. More in the ES.   Evening Standard
13 June 11:26:18 AM	Westminster City Council has granted planning permission for One & Other, sculptor Antony Gormley's project for the 4th plinth in Traflagar Square this summer - "After years of reality TV reality sculpture is set to make its appearance..."   One & Other
10 June 7:23:06 AM	'Futurism' at Tate Modern runs June 12 - Sept 20. "The Futurists created a new style that broke with old traditions and expressed the dynamism, energy and movement of their modern life."   Futurism
10 June 7:22:25 AM	'Futurism' at Tate Modern - "...the Tate has put together an exhibition that successfully reassesses the movement and remains astonishing on many levels." More info in The Times.   The Times