Andy Warhol: Profound artist, affectless hero, subversive icon

Warhol is set to eclipse Picasso with a $200m sale of Marilyn Monroe portrait, breaking records

Clive James: Few others did so many things so well

James was sharp in his literary criticism and largely invented modern television criticism

Penal cause – An Irishman’s Diary about Australia Day

From graffiti artist to most expensive painter in America

After U2, now Yoko Ono is selling her Basquiat as prices for the artist soar

Francisco Goya and ‘the greatest anti-war manifesto in all art’

Artist anticipates the approach of war correspondents and photographers

Independence day: 10 great things to celebrate about America

On its birthday, a very personal list of the best gifts the US has given the world

John Pilger on breaking the Great Silence of Australia’s past

In his revealing new documentary ‘Utopia’, distinguished journalist John Pilger paints a bleak picture of life for the aboriginal people of his native Australia