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Rare Dali sculptures on show in London
An outdoor installation of Salvador Dali's 'Alice in Wonderland' sculpture, previously unseen in the UK, opened today at the Modern Masters Gallery.
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From big names to fringe venues, cuts hit hundreds of arts bodies
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Rob Sharp and Jonathan Brown: Cultural institutions across the country have been 'wiped off the map' by Arts Council England's funding cuts, announced yesterday.
200 arts bodies nervously await funding axe
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Craig Hassall, the managing director of the English National Ballet (ENB), will spend this morning at his office computer surrounded by his senior team, nervously waiting for an email.
Herb Snitzer: Jazz gold (in monochrome)
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
When he was asked to photograph the great tenor saxophonist Lester Young in New York City in 1958, Herb Snitzer was just a young man with a camera.
Introducing the new Montmartre: it's Del boy's manor, Peckham SE15
Sunday, 27 March 2011
Simon Tait: It's not as odd as it sounds – the deprived south London area is rebranding itself as the capital's contemporary art hub, much like the Parisian district during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Selfridge's heiress gives £8m to arts
Friday, 25 March 2011
Arts organisations including the Donmar Warehouse are to benefit from a donation of £8.2m.
£8m charity gift to arts projects
Thursday, 24 March 2011
More than £8 million has been given to 11 theatres, galleries and museums for education projects by one of the country's most prominent philanthropists.
Under the Radar: Serban Savu
Thursday, 24 March 2011
An exhibition of the work of Romanian painter Serban Savu opens in London tomorrow.
Rare Picasso lithographs on show in London
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
16 rare examples of Pablo Picasso lithograph portraits go on show at a London gallery tomorrow.
Athena's famous tennis girl makes comeback
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Athena's famous tennis girl turns the other cheek, 35 years after she posed for the world-famous poster.
Grayson Perry joins Academy
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Grayson Perry, who won the Turner Prize in 2003, has been made one of just 80 living Royal Academicians at the Royal Academy of Arts.
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