Diary

El Hanani, quickest on the draw in SoHo

For nearly half a century, Jacob El Hanani has been composing obsessively detailed drawings using a Rapidograph pen, typically employed by architects

Draw your own conclusions

Fill in the blanks of art crimes solved and unsolved with two new adult colouring books

Street artist Banksy up in arms about arms

The event Art the Arms featured other artist-activists such as the Guerrilla Girls and Peter Kennard

Storage wars in the Lower East Side

The conceptual artist Aaron Flint Jamison caused a stir last month when he decided that for his solo exhibition at Miguel Abreu Gallery he would show only works in the gallery’s storage

A Syrian in space

The astronaut Muhammed Faris was hailed a national hero in 1987 after accompanying a Soviet crew on a trip to the Mir space station

Ofili adds restaurant design to his CV

To celebrate its 50th birthday this year, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has given itself a gift as part of a building redesign: a new restaurant

A Service of Lament and Thanksgiving in the shadow of Grenfell Tower

Family, friends and fellow artists filled St Mary’s Church in London’s North Kensington to commemorate and celebrate the young artist Khadija Saye

The sun sets on twenty years of art clan gatherings at the Hydra Workshops

There are many outstanding events in the art world but few as eagerly anticipated as the annual gathering on the Greek island of Hydra hosted by Pauline Karpidas

Khadija’s Garden named at PEER

In a sombre but heartwarming ceremony PEER art space named the community garden, trees and seating outside the gallery on Hoxton Street as Khadija’s Garden

Tears, laughter, thunder and lightning to celebrate Jenni Lomax’s 26 years at Camden Arts Centre

Your correspondent rounded off the speeches at the packed party to celebrate Jenni Lomax, who is stepping down as the director of Camden Arts Centre

Emma Hart keeps all lines of communication open at unveiling of her Max Mara show

The winner of the 2015-17 Max Mara Women’s art prize has unveiled Mamma Mia!, a spectacular installation that fills the Whitechapel’s number two gallery

Parry and thrust and pregnant pauses at unveiling of Frieze Sculpture

The exhibition now runs from 5 July until the closing of the art fair on 8 October