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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
9 June 5:38:36 AM	The Times Top 200 Artists of the 20th Century drew 1,400,000 votes. "Several artists would seem to be enormously overrated. What is Martin Kippenburger doing in the Top 20, rated above Rothko and Schiele and Klee?" - Charles Saatchi. Check out the list.   The Times Top 200 Artists
8 June 10:09:44 AM	London artist Charming Baker (www.charmingbaker.com) is on the local BBC TV news with a story about how he has taken on LA-based music manager Pat Magnarella (www.myspace.com/patsrecordcompany) to handle his career with some rock-star style promo.   Charming Baker
3 June 5:31:37 AM	Pop-Up gallery Agent Morton (www.agentmorton.com) has a Rupert Shrive exhibition at a private viewing room in Wetherby Gardens in South Kensington until the end of June.   Rupert Shrive
28 May 10:54:25 AM	'Abstract America' opens at the Saatchi Gallery on May 29 and runs to Sept 13. 30+ rising stars from the USA will be on display - most have never be seen in the UK.   Saatchi Gallery
26 May 12:31:45 PM	The FT namechecked Charles Saatchi re his contemporary art show/talent contest 'Best of British' which runs on BBC2 later this year, culminating in the selection of the winner in September. Click the link, scroll down the Tracy Emin piece to the sidebar.  FT.com
20 May 6:36:50 AM	Turner Prize-winner Jeremy Deller (www.jeremydeller.org) has unveiled his Louis Vuitton commission to create a garden-style installation for its new store at Westfield London. It includes scarecrows, bags of rubble and urban gardens with weeds and veg.   Evening Standard
15 May 5:47:17 AM	"Sensationally overpriced art has had its day" says soldier-turned-sculptor Mark Jackson (www.jackoart.com). "If there is a return to financial ethics, then maybe there can be a return to artistic ethics. We are going to see a return to value."   The Telegraph
14 May 6:32:04 AM	Artist Steve McQueen has created the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (www.labiennale.org/en/) which opens on June 7 and runs to November.   FT.com
14 May 4:35:15 AM	Artists providing installations for the 'Berlin Wall' at the top end of Potobello Road include sculptor Hew Locke, whose collage of share certificates comments on "the financial crisis and reflect the cosmopolitan and trading character of the area."   Evening Standard
13 May 11:13:59 AM	Tate Modern has put out an appeal for identical twins to take part in a Damien Hirst installation. Twins should email twins@tate.org.uk if able to "just sit in front of a pair of Damien Hirst's spot paintings while people look at you."   The Guardian
13 May 11:07:13 AM	'Pop Life: Art in a Material World' is at Tate Modern from 1 October 2009 to 17 January 2010.   Pop Life: Art in a Material World
13 May 11:06:30 AM	The Financial Times has an article about artists and branding - "turning some of them into multi-millionaires" - which is the subject of Tate Modern’s autumn exhibition, 'Pop Life: Art in a Material World'.   FT.com
8 May 7:34:06 AM	Tunnel 228 update - it looks like all the tickets have already gone! On the Tunnel 228 website (www.tunnel-228.com), click on 'Contact Tunnel 228', then skip the intro to get to the booking page where it says "Sorry, Tunnel 228 is now fully booked."   Tunnel 228
8 May 7:31:57 AM	Tunnel 228, Kevin Spacey's temporary art and theatre venue underneath Waterloo Station, runs for 15 days from May 8. It is sponsored by Bloomberg and all 15,000 tickets are free.   Evening Standard
6 May 4:57:33 AM	The House of Fairy Tales (www.houseoffairytales.org), a non-profit production company set up by artists Gavin Turk and Deborah Curtis, will be at The Long Weekend, the Tate's Bank Holiday Festival, May 22-25.   The Long Weekend
1 May 6:34:42 AM	'Art Against Knives' exhibition is at Shoreditch Town Hall on May 4/5. Artists and designers from across East London and beyond are raising money for Oliver Helmsley, a Central St Martin's College student, who suffered severe injuries in a street attack.  Art Against Knives