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We British “love our dogs”, said Rachel Campbell-Johnston in The Times. And since at least the 17th century, British artists have shown equal enthusiasm for depicting man’s best friend. Thomas Gainsborough painted his beloved mutts and put their portrait in “pride of place” above the mantelpiece in his London house…

TV icon Paul O'Grady died at the age of 67 at the end of March. A new mural of his alter ego Lily Savage was recently unveiled

And you can own them.

"I think it’s a really fitting situé for Lily to be in"

Michael Barzman sold paintings created in ‘maximum of 30 minutes’ by accomplice, justice department says

Oscar-winning artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen’s new work, Grenfell, is on show at London’s Serpentine Gallery. The 24-minute film – which the artist captured by helicopter in December 2017, six months after the fire – rotates around the Grenfell Tower in silence.

The artist El Anatsui was born in Ghana and has spent the bulk of his career in Nigeria, but is a citizen of the world. News of a major new installation of his work coming to the prestigious Tate Modern gallery in London is just one in a string of…

The penguin figures are putting a smile on the faces of those passing by on Kelvin Walkway as they partake in various activities including litter-picking, reading and more.

Family photos in Irn-Bru resin, tracksuits, sound works and a once-prized car tell a personal and political story of growing up in a south Asian family in Scotland