The Olympics in art
Leading cultural figures – from Gillian Wearing to Michael Rosen – create exclusive works inspired by the Games daily
Olympics 2012 in art: Wolfgang Tillmans's twist on the Olympic rings
Olympics 2012 in art: Michael Landy's brush with a Team GB gold
London 2012: Team arts go for gold
David Hockney fumed at the opening, Gillian Wearing captured Bolt, and Susan Philipsz mashed up some anthems . . . but what else happened when we challenged artists to respond to the Games?
Olympics 2012 in art: Team GB's success drives Cornelia Parker to distraction
Unable to peel her eyes from the television, sculptor and installation artist Cornelia Parker finds herself behaving oddly – by trying to blot out the pictures with her daughter's flag. The result, which does not please everyone, is the latest in our series of exclusive artworks
Olympics 2012 in art: Susan Philipsz runs her own national anthem hum-athon – video
The Turner prize-winning artist simultaneously hums the anthems from Granada, Ethiopia, Russia, Bahrain, USA, GB, Nigeria and Jamaica
Olympics 2012 in art: Jackie Kay writes her own armchair triathlon
Jackie Kay creates her own armchair triathlon – video
Olympics 2012 in art: Paul Noble's comic take on the shot put
Paying homage to the women's shot put final, Paul Noble's cartoon creation Yoga Monkey brings home the gold medal in an all-new Olympic event ... snot put
Olympics 2012 in art: Gillian Wearing watches Usain Bolt making history
Gillian Wearing was in the crowd for the historic Olympic men's 100m final. Here, she shows us what the TV cameras failed to capture – a moment of camaraderie behind the bravado as all three medallists meet at the finishing line
Olympics 2012 in art: Michael Rosen's gold medal anxiety is pure poetry
Olympics 2012 in art: Michael Rosen gets gold medal anxiety – video
Olympics 2012 in art: Richard Wentworth glimpses the race that brought Bradley Wiggins gold
Continuing our series of exclusive artworks responding to the Games, artist Richard Wentworth reveals a view of London 2012 glimpsed fleetingly from afar
Olympics 2012 in art: Mark Titchner on why Team GB deserve a break
Continuing our series of exclusive artworks responding to the Games, the ever-irreverent Mark Titchner takes up the pressing question of whether Team GB will be able to grab a gold – and wonders if they even need to
Olympics 2012 in art: Olafur Eliasson's swirling light show for the Games
Continuing our series of exclusive artworks responding to the Olympics, Olafur Eliasson – famous for bringing the sun into the Tate Turbine Hall – gets to work with a torch
Olympics 2012 in art: David Hockney's take on the opening ceremony
To kick off a two-week series of exclusive artists' responses to the Olympics, David Hockney gives his reaction to Danny Boyle's opener
