Art

Queen Elizabeth Invites You to a State Banquet -- Without Her Be head of state for a day: Come inside Queen Elizabeth II's ballroom to be at her banquet table.

China Censors Delay Olympics Art Shows With Dalai Lama Image Chinese censors are forcing some art galleries to delay shows, including two with works by Andy Warhol and depicting the Dalai Lama, as the government tries to control the capital's appearance during the Olympic Games.

Bambi Threesome, Gay Dolphins Highlight Animal Erotica Show Consider the sex life of the spotted hyena, depicted in three shocking photographs at New York's Museum of Sex (MoSex).

`Paranoid Westerner' Richter Paints Crowds, Harlequins, Terror Daniel Richter's world is populated with shocked ghost-like figures, thronging mobs and aggressive animals. Like large holes, eyes stare from white or red heads into darkness, from which bodies emerge in green or yellow.

Imperator Boris Orates in Latin as Hadrian Show Opens in London For the first time in many years, the ruler of London addressed the assembled populus in Latin. Boris Johnson, mayor of the U.K. capital, climbed onto the podium at the opening of the British Museum's Hadrian exhibition and began spouting classical prose.

Tate, Southbank to Support `Street Genius' Teenagers (Update1) Fifty-four London youths aged 16 to 19 will become impromptu artists, staging dance, music and film events in a project led by the Southbank Centre and Tate.

Christie's to Hold Its First Hong Kong Wine Sale in 7 Years Christie's International will restart its Asian wine auctions in Hong Kong after a seven-year break as record sales by rivals such as Bonhams show the city's demand for the collectible beverage is rising.

Kahlo's Eyes, Broom Painting, Twisted Twins: 57th Street Art If one face could wrap up the joys and heartbreak of an artist's life in a time of political ferment and artistic rebirth, it's Frida Kahlo.