Year: 2009

“Cloud” sculptures and crochet lions are among ideas in the running for an art project to celebrate the London Olympics. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8200210.stm

Three Welsh paintings by landscape artist JMWTurner are going on show with the works which inspired them at Tate Britain. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/8200382.stm

Soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is to retire from opera, after a career spanning four decades. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8198046.stm

The Edinburgh International Festival begins later with a work celebrating the defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8199812.stm

A man participating in Antony Gormley’s fourth plinth art project is made to cover up by police after he strips off during his slot. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8197748.stm

The Mona Lisa has come under attack from a woman who hurled a cup at the portrait in Paris. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8196538.stm

The creator of an inflatable artwork which blew away in County Durham killing two women wins a reduction in his £10,000 fine. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/wear/8197363.stm

A book lover uses his hour on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth to celebrate the longlist for the 2009 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8196014.stm

A gallery worker launches a legal battle against the Tate, claiming the cold temperatures inside Tate Modern exacerbated her medical condition. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8195471.stm