Art on the Underground and Tate Britain to give away 60,000 free prints by acclaimed artist Richard Long
Tube passengers will have the chance to pick up an exclusive print of an artwork by acclaimed British artist Richard Long on two days next week: 2 and 3 of June.

The free prints, in an edition of 60,000, will be given away between 7am – 12 noon at the following stations along {...}

Edited Highlights from FADwebsite;
Antony Gormley’s One & Other
Gormley’s project to put Britons on display on the fourth plinth of Trafalgar Square opens for business, 24/7, on July 6 (until Oct 14).

Jeff Koons
The controversial American post-pop artist comes to the Serpentine (July 2-Sept 13) with his Popeye Series sculptures.

Royal gems at The V&A
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Heaven and Earth is a major exhibition of the work of Richard Long and his first survey in London for eighteen years. The exhibition will include important works selected across four decades and will provide an opportunity to understand afresh Long’s radical rethinking of the relationship between art and landscape. Comprising around 80 works, Heaven and Earth will include sculptures, new large-scale wall {...}

1. From Russia
Royal Academy
After the intrigue of poisoned sushi over the road, the RA’s art blockbuster was officially blocked by Russia, only to be given a last-minute reprieve. It was the outgoing exhibitions tsar Norman Rosenthal’s finest hour, with stunning French pictures from the Hermitage and Malevich’s black square, cross and circle as triumphant full-stops.

2. Francis Bacon
Tate Britain, until Jan 4 2009
A bloody and gutsy display showing the dark destroyer of British painting in all {...}