NewsBrexit
'Allo 'Allo? Artist to install Brexit phone booth on English beach
In the run-up to leaving the EU, callers will be able to leave messages “for Europe”
NewsVandalism
Reykjavik's Little Mer-Sausage destroyed and discarded
Phallic-shaped sculpture has both shocked and endeared itself to the public
NewsExhibitions
In Liverpool, Lubaina Himid’s show questions the Guardian’s portrayal of black people
The Turner Prize winner examines how editorial decisions at the newspaper affect the representation of black people in its pages–with alarming results
NewsPublic art
Phallic-shaped sculpture erected in Reykjavik
“Little mer-sausage”, part of the Icelandic capital’s Cycle festival of music and art, has divided opinion
NewsExhibitions
Artists invited to respond to current events as public news bureau opens in Liverpool
The Rapid Response Unit aims to challenge the fake news culture and give people a say in breaking stories
NewsConservation
Kurt Schwitters’s Merz Barn in Lake District up for sale
Chinese collector may step in to save the barn, after Arts Council rejects funding bid
NewsRagnar Kjartansson
Ragnar Kjartansson’s new work will see popular Italian song being played repeatedly for five weeks
The durational performance will take place at National Museum of Cardiff next year
NewsConservation
Portrait believed to be Mary, Queen of Scots discovered beneath 16th-century painting
Figure found using X-ray photography during research by National Galleries of Scotland and the Courtauld
NewsExhibitions
Tracey Emin’s bed joined by Turner’s turbulent seascapes in Margate
New show at Turner Contemporary brings together artists who both once lived in seaside town
NewsPrizes
Marco Miehling wins inaugural ACS Studio Prize
Non-profit Artists’ Collection Society takes on high UK studio rental costs with £6,000 award to London-based artist
NewsBiennials & festivals
Human rights at the heart of Gothenburg biennial
Swedish festival looks at orthodoxy’s chains from mixed race asylum seekers to a film about a plan to set up a separatist gay community in California in 1970
NewsPrizes
Shortlist for Artes Mundi 8—the largest art prize in the UK—announced
Artists in the running for the £40,000 prize include Trevor Paglen and Otobong Nkanga
NewsBiennials & festivals
Five works to see at the Lofoten Islands International Art Festival
The remote fishing village of Henningsvær hosts this year's edition of the peripatetic event
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British art comes under the spotlight at Cheltenham Literature Festival
Martin Parr and David Mach will be among speakers at the prestigious event
NewsBiennials & festivals
Northern exposure: artists explore theme of alienation for Nordic biennial
Geographic, political and social alienation all part of mix in event's ninth edition
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Julia Stoschek Collection celebrates 10 years with generation spanning video show
Exhibition curated by Ed Atkins includes work by Bruce Nauman, Jordan Wolfson and Lucy Raven
NewsExhibitions
What Malevich and Judd had in common
Exhibition at Galerie Gmurzynska in Zurich reunites the artists' works for first time since 1994
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Another barn storm over Schwitters
The site of the artist’s last great project is once again under threat
NewsExhibitions
Fake news! Photographers’ project explores the media in the post-truth era
Fake Newsroom reimagines the 1980s Newsroom project by Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel