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The best of the best

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:12:02 GMT

Who do the experts consider to be the actor, dancer, playwright or conductor at the very top of their game? We asked our critics to give their highly subjective views.

Annie turns the camera on herself

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:02 GMT

A well-designed, 150-piece collection represents Annie Leibovitz's lesser-known sides of her commercial and private work.

What fabulous faces

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:02 GMT

The spirit soars at the sight of so many masterpieces in the National Gallery's new show of Renaissance portraits, says Brian Sewell

Freud the fraudulent

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:01 GMT

A small exhibition gathers Lucian Freuds early paintings to trace his development but it doesnt tell the whole story, says Brian Sewell.

Relics of a Golden Empire in Byzantium 330-1453

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:01 GMT

A thousand years of Byzantine history have been crammed into the Royal Academy but visitors looking for the wow factor will need to travel further, says Brian Sewell.

Beauty rich with unease in Wildlife photos

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:01 GMT

As environments melt and burn, and their inhabitants come under threat, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year images are reminders of the riches in peril.

Rich talent for Portait Prize

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:01 GMT

In the same gallery as some of the most expensive shoots in history are images by little-known photographers for the 15th Photographic Portrait Prize.

Last chance for Titian

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:00 GMT

If we are to keep the masterpiece that is Titian in Britain, the deadline for raising the £50m needed is 31 December.

Pure force of youth in Jerwoods

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:00 GMT

Quietly surprising, the Jerwoods always encapsulate new trends at photography's border with fine art.

Warhol exhibition is gloom with no view

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:00 GMT

In Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms, the visitor searches in vain through the twilight to discover anything that even Warhol himself would have regarded as art, says Brian Sewell.

Shot in the thick of battle

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:00 GMT

To do his subjects justice, photographer Robert Capa insisted on being close enough to be killed. Brian Sewell is impressed by his exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery.

An Englishman all at sea with form and perspective

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:00 GMT

It is not a joke to describe Alfred Sisley as the English Impressionist, for Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and Cézanne were his friends.

Vanvitelli brings the grandest souvenir

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:25:00 GMT

A Grand Tourist with an eye for excellence would have bought a view of modern Rome by Vanvitelli rather than a Canaletto.

Dylan is just like a Rolling Stone

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:59 GMT

Bob Dylan: Thin Wild Mercury exhibition is at Proud Central Gallery and all through the collection the singer is mostly effortlessly cool.

Highlights of the lowlands in Bruegel to Rubens

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:59 GMT

The fashion for Dutch and Flemish masters has waned in the past half century. Bruegel to Rubens reminds us of the odd riches we now overlook.

More sex, truths and video tape in Dispersion

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:59 GMT

Dispersion fulfils one of the criteria laid down for the ICA by its co-founder, Herbert Read, in 1965: to be an adult play centre.

Some inside jobs in Writers' Rooms

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:59 GMT

Eamonn McCabe invites us into private worlds in Writers' Rooms where the secrets of creativity, memories of agonies and inspirations are stored.

Babylon wasn't so bad

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:59 GMT

Babylon: Myth and Reality seeks to revise the view of the ancient city as a nest of sin and remind us of its claims to greatness.

Katy Grannan goes way out West

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:58 GMT

Two middle-aged transsexuals and an unrelated, seemingly disturbed young woman called Nicole feature in Katy Grannan's exhibition.

Tsars are the real stars in V&A

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:57 GMT

In the V&A's costume court, the Magnificence of the Tsars show is deeply satisfying. Even better, every garment is for a man.

New stars in Indian Highway

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:56 GMT

A subtle and surprising survey makes a useful introduction to the contemporary art of the booming subcontinent in Indian Highway.