BBC News – Arts and Culture

A painting by Andy Warhol is sold for more than £4m, Sotheby’s auction house says. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7677461.stm

The Barbican’s new exhibition of war photographer Robert Capa’s work in sight and sound. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7675484.stm

Hundreds of unpublished poems, notebooks and letters by former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes are acquired by the British Library. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7669834.stm

A 2.2m euro restoration project is under way to save the iconic artwork on the remaining section of the Berlin Wall. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7674135.stm

Ralph Fiennes plays Oedipus in a new version of Sophocles’ tragedy, adapted by Frank McGuiness at the National Theatre. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7670001.stm

Damien Hirst is the most powerful figure in the world of contemporary art, according to a list compiled by magazine ArtReview. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7669140.stm

A grant of £1m is given as part of a campaign to keep Titian masterpiece Diana and Actaeon on public view. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7667706.stm

An early Banksy painting bought as a birthday surprise is sold to pay for its owner’s children’s education. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/bristol/7670928.stm

Kenneth Branagh will no longer direct Jude Law in a West End production of Hamlet next year. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7671028.stm

Indian-born writer Aravind Adiga wins this year’s £50,000 Man Booker Prize with his debut novel The White Tiger. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7670417.stm