Dexter Dalwood
February 2013
August 2012
Art and the hidden depths of the humble public pool
The swimming pool is not just a place of pilgrimage for leading Olympians – it has also inspired some of the 20th century's most memorable art. Artist and novelist Leanne Shapton, herself a former competitive swimmer, chooses 10 of the greatest works of art based around the baths
October 2010
February 2010
January 2003
February 2001
Trashed Internet auction to raise money for drug charity
He was the archetypal bad boy of punk, whose meteoric rise to fame and notoriety culminated in early death. Now a grim reminder of the turbulent life and times of Sid Vicious will help to fund research into the the drug addiction that killed him. A haunting painting by the British artist Dexter Dalwood, entitled Room 100 at the Chelsea Hotel (above), is being sold to raise money for the charity Action on Addiction.