Grizedale launches campaign to turn historic Lake District pub into rural arts centre
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Grizedale launches campaign to turn historic Lake District pub into rural arts centre
Three outdoor shows to see in London this weekend
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Three outdoor shows to see in London this weekend
From Chila Kumari Singh Burman's eye-popping Tate Winter Commission to Lucy McKenzie's tube station takeover
Southbank Centre's outdoor lights show offers glittering festive cheer—but scant comfort to its redundant workers
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Southbank Centre's outdoor lights show offers glittering festive cheer—but scant comfort to its redundant workers
Phyllida Barlow hosts virtual pyjama party for Contemporary Art Society's fundraising dinner
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Phyllida Barlow hosts virtual pyjama party for Contemporary Art Society's fundraising dinner
During a second lockdown CAS found an ingenious solution for its annual artist-hosted fundraising dinner
Mark Titchner's 'carnivalesque' posters deliver optimistic rallying cry to locked down London
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Mark Titchner's 'carnivalesque' posters deliver optimistic rallying cry to locked down London
‘Blinged-up but razor-sharp’: Chila Kumari Singh Burman on her Diwali-inspired Tate Britain commission
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‘Blinged-up but razor-sharp’: Chila Kumari Singh Burman on her Diwali-inspired Tate Britain commission
The key figure in the British Black Arts movement of the 1980s has adorned the London museum’s façade with a colourful work exploring her own background
Francis Bacon's legacy continued by new unconventional publishing company
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Francis Bacon's legacy continued by new unconventional publishing company
Activist art steps in when words are not enough
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Activist art steps in when words are not enough
Fiona Banner drops a klanger outside Defra while Laure Provost takes language to new levels
Halloween with Ai Weiwei: artist's new film screens in Piccadilly Circus and online tonight
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Halloween with Ai Weiwei: artist's new film screens in Piccadilly Circus and online tonight
The Chinese dissident artist is stopping the regular advertisements in the famous square for an hour
Séances and spiritual awakenings abound in travelling exhibition exploring the 'artist as medium'
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Séances and spiritual awakenings abound in travelling exhibition exploring the 'artist as medium'
Royal Academicians band together to release portfolio of prints made in the midst of lockdown
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Royal Academicians band together to release portfolio of prints made in the midst of lockdown
'Boris u r a poo!': nation's children submit letters to prime minister for exhibition at London's Foundling Museum
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'Boris u r a poo!': nation's children submit letters to prime minister for exhibition at London's Foundling Museum
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From a chilling show on Arctic culture to Polly Morgan's gorgeously repellent serpentine sculptures
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge launch public art exhibition showing portraits of a nation in lockdown
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge launch public art exhibition showing portraits of a nation in lockdown
'Gorgeous, repellent, savagely erotic': Polly Morgan slithers into our subconscious at London's Bomb Factory
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'Gorgeous, repellent, savagely erotic': Polly Morgan slithers into our subconscious at London's Bomb Factory
Cecily Brown: ‘I’m trying to understand what England means to me’
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Cecily Brown: ‘I’m trying to understand what England means to me’
With her delayed show now open at Blenheim Palace, the British-born painter explains that she is as likely to be inspired by childhood comics as historic battle scenes
Season for Change launches four £10,000 artist commissions to support climate action
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Season for Change launches four £10,000 artist commissions to support climate action
The project will support works centred around underrepresented communities in the climate movement
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Liu Xiaodong's portraits of wealthy Chinese immigrants to the Royal Academy's delayed Summer show
Fiona Banner's 1.5 tonne sculpture protesting industrial fishing removed by UK government
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Fiona Banner's 1.5 tonne sculpture protesting industrial fishing removed by UK government
Idris Khan designs Vivaldi-inspired facemasks to support Black and POC curators
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Idris Khan designs Vivaldi-inspired facemasks to support Black and POC curators
Fiona Banner and Greenpeace dump 1.5-tonne granite sculpture outside UK government to protest ocean bed destruction
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Fiona Banner and Greenpeace dump 1.5-tonne granite sculpture outside UK government to protest ocean bed destruction
The direct action is part of a Greenpeace campaign to stop illegal industrial fishing in some of Britain’s most sensitive marine areas
Delayed Royal Academy Summer Exhibition delivers powerful diversity statement and an Okwui Enwezor tribute
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Delayed Royal Academy Summer Exhibition delivers powerful diversity statement and an Okwui Enwezor tribute
Galleries start to clean up their environmental act with new climate coalition
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Galleries start to clean up their environmental act with new climate coalition
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From transgressive Tantra at the British Museum to a series of artistic interventions in Brent's libraries
New public art project in London will show works by Ai Weiwei and Eddie Peake on Europe's largest billboard
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New public art project in London will show works by Ai Weiwei and Eddie Peake on Europe's largest billboard
The digital art platform CIRCA will commission a new artist every month to create a work that reflects on the year 2020
Rosewater soda and a coronavirus memorial: what to see at the Brent Biennial
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Rosewater soda and a coronavirus memorial: what to see at the Brent Biennial
From Dawn Mellor's George Michael mural to Rasheed Araeen's anarchic library installation
Cartoon constellations and deserted deserts: hop on board Andy Holden's ghost train ride
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Cartoon constellations and deserted deserts: hop on board Andy Holden's ghost train ride
The Art Car Boot Fair goes online—with virtual studio visits and a surprise mother-daughter double act
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The Art Car Boot Fair goes online—with virtual studio visits and a surprise mother-daughter double act
Horniman Museum in London unveils nitrogen-absorbing sculpture for bees
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Horniman Museum in London unveils nitrogen-absorbing sculpture for bees
Tavares Strachan: 'I grew up not feeling empowered by art'
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Tavares Strachan: 'I grew up not feeling empowered by art'
As a new show opens at Marian Goodman Gallery in London, the Bahamian artist explains why he feels schoolchildren, and not the art world, are his natural audience
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Raisa Kabir's transcontinental textiles to Toyin Ojih Odutola's epic cycle of queer, Black drawings
Queer, Black, out of this world: Toyin Ojih Odutola's drawings flip power structures in Barbican show
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Queer, Black, out of this world: Toyin Ojih Odutola's drawings flip power structures in Barbican show
Four new £1,000 awards launched for experimental UK artists
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Four new £1,000 awards launched for experimental UK artists
Artist to create giant collaborative work from discarded NHS rainbows
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Artist to create giant collaborative work from discarded NHS rainbows
Out of respect for Beirut, huge Hiroshima memorial work moved from Piccadilly Circus
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Out of respect for Beirut, huge Hiroshima memorial work moved from Piccadilly Circus
Gerry's Pompeii under threat once again
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Gerry's Pompeii under threat once again
New works by Thomas J. Price and Larry Achiampong on The Line extend the debate on public sculpture
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New works by Thomas J. Price and Larry Achiampong on The Line extend the debate on public sculpture
Four billboards outside Hull, England: art project commemorates sex workers who have died
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Four billboards outside Hull, England: art project commemorates sex workers who have died
Collective of former sex workers and the artist duo Henry/Bragg are behind the installation
Niru Ratnam opens a new West End gallery
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Niru Ratnam opens a new West End gallery
'Tender, gentle and creative soul': outdoor exhibition in west London pays tribute to artist Khadija Saye who died in Grenfell fire
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'Tender, gentle and creative soul': outdoor exhibition in west London pays tribute to artist Khadija Saye who died in Grenfell fire
Unveiled by Tottenham MP David Lammy today, the show also marks the launch of an arts mentor scheme in Saye’s name
Wuhan clang: the sounds of the Chinese city ring out over London’s River Thames
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Wuhan clang: the sounds of the Chinese city ring out over London’s River Thames
Michael Craig-Martin covers Oxford Street shop front in colourful fruit and veg
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Michael Craig-Martin covers Oxford Street shop front in colourful fruit and veg
Pride and joy: Andrew Logan makes a rainbow heart for MindOut while Queer Frontiers fundraiser goes online
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Pride and joy: Andrew Logan makes a rainbow heart for MindOut while Queer Frontiers fundraiser goes online
Come hell or high water: performances on the Thames shore welcome the summer solstice
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Come hell or high water: performances on the Thames shore welcome the summer solstice
‘I just got more elated, more happy, more free’: Tracey Emin on how lockdown has been a positive experience for her
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‘I just got more elated, more happy, more free’: Tracey Emin on how lockdown has been a positive experience for her
‘Wouldn’t it be sad if nothing really changes?’: Tate Modern director Frances Morris on the art world's pledge to be more green
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‘Wouldn’t it be sad if nothing really changes?’: Tate Modern director Frances Morris on the art world's pledge to be more green
Is there life on Mars? No—but right now there’s a lot of art
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Is there life on Mars? No—but right now there’s a lot of art
Now you see them, now you don’t: artist takes down sign paintings for the NHS
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Now you see them, now you don’t: artist takes down sign paintings for the NHS
Will it be OK? Mexican artist spray paints giant message on gilded building in southeast England
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Will it be OK? Mexican artist spray paints giant message on gilded building in southeast England
New studio visit platform gives artists creative ways to open up their inner sanctums—and get paid for it
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New studio visit platform gives artists creative ways to open up their inner sanctums—and get paid for it
Some of the best places to buy art for a good cause
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Some of the best places to buy art for a good cause
During the pandemic, buying art delivers the double whammy of donating to charity and owning a work by artists including Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley and Chantal Joffe
Put your art where your mouth is: leading British artists design masks for charity
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Put your art where your mouth is: leading British artists design masks for charity
David Shrigley, Linder, Eddie Peake and Yinka Shonibare have created facemasks to raise funds for UK museums and artists
Somewhere over the rainbow...London galleries are plastered with NHS support
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Somewhere over the rainbow...London galleries are plastered with NHS support
Mega art dealers talk collegial spirit against a backdrop of Montauk bedrooms and cats
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Mega art dealers talk collegial spirit against a backdrop of Montauk bedrooms and cats
Art Basel's latest webinar featured David Zwirner, Sadie Coles and Jeffery Deitch talking about new plans for gallery collaborations
Eggspressionist art? A show for chickens includes works by Richard Wentworth, Amalia Pica and George Shaw
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Eggspressionist art? A show for chickens includes works by Richard Wentworth, Amalia Pica and George Shaw
‘It is dangerous for artists when the events of the day change their work’: Marina Abramovic on art and the coronavirus pandemic
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‘It is dangerous for artists when the events of the day change their work’: Marina Abramovic on art and the coronavirus pandemic
The performance artist has been in lockdown in Austria and spoke to us exclusively about making work in isolation and following Matisse’s example as a response to the crisis
Colour me in: Michael Craig-Martin’s tribute to healthcare workers worldwide
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Colour me in: Michael Craig-Martin’s tribute to healthcare workers worldwide
‘I’m running out of glue-gun glue’: artist’s signs supporting NHS go viral
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‘I’m running out of glue-gun glue’: artist’s signs supporting NHS go viral
British artist Susie Hamilton depicts masked and visored medics treating patients during coronavirus pandemic
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British artist Susie Hamilton depicts masked and visored medics treating patients during coronavirus pandemic
Taiwanese artist Lee Mingwei offers the gift of one-to-one Zoom songs
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Taiwanese artist Lee Mingwei offers the gift of one-to-one Zoom songs
Gilbert & George say ‘Don’t Catch It!’ in new coronavirus poster
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Gilbert & George say ‘Don’t Catch It!’ in new coronavirus poster
Wolfgang Tillmans gets artist friends to make posters to help cultural spaces during lockdown
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Wolfgang Tillmans gets artist friends to make posters to help cultural spaces during lockdown
Extension to Freelands Foundation artist programme and £3m to support creative practitioners
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Extension to Freelands Foundation artist programme and £3m to support creative practitioners
Bob And Roberta Smith’s daily shot of art
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Bob And Roberta Smith’s daily shot of art
Damien Hirst makes butterfly rainbow for the NHS, while Mark Titchner's uplifting posters pop-up around the UK
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Damien Hirst makes butterfly rainbow for the NHS, while Mark Titchner's uplifting posters pop-up around the UK
Coronavirus lockdown creativity continues with Grayson Perry’s art club and the isolation art school
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Coronavirus lockdown creativity continues with Grayson Perry’s art club and the isolation art school
Tax Avoidance Kills—Jeremy Deller’s latest flyposter campaign hits London
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Tax Avoidance Kills—Jeremy Deller’s latest flyposter campaign hits London
Gavin Turk’s live lockdown Easter eggshibition
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Gavin Turk’s live lockdown Easter eggshibition
Artists show us what they have been up to during the lockdown ahead of Ryan Gander's live studio tour today
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Artists show us what they have been up to during the lockdown ahead of Ryan Gander's live studio tour today
'Thank god for immigrants': Jeremy Deller creates poster to raise funds for refugees and food banks
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'Thank god for immigrants': Jeremy Deller creates poster to raise funds for refugees and food banks
The A2 print pays homage to the foreign workers who have carried on working during the coronavirus crisis
Exhibition WALL-E: robot leads tour of Hastings Contemporary
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Exhibition WALL-E: robot leads tour of Hastings Contemporary
Alien Sex Club artist John Walter offers tarot card readings over Skype during lockdown
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Alien Sex Club artist John Walter offers tarot card readings over Skype during lockdown
#ArtistsSupportPledge: growing online marketplace to help artists generates £9m in one week
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#ArtistsSupportPledge: growing online marketplace to help artists generates £9m in one week
Gavin Turk provides some toilet humour as shit hits the fan
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Gavin Turk provides some toilet humour as shit hits the fan
'Galleries are not for me’: Imran Perretta on state surveillance and his difficult relationship with art spaces
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'Galleries are not for me’: Imran Perretta on state surveillance and his difficult relationship with art spaces
As his latest film exploring the treatment of young Muslim men tours the UK, opening at Baltic in Gateshead this weekend, Perretta explains how he never wanted to be in the art world
Artist couple Gary Hume and Georgie Hopton stage first joint exhibitions
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Artist couple Gary Hume and Georgie Hopton stage first joint exhibitions
The vagina dialogue: Linder's sensory Kettle's Yard show channels the house's mistress Helen Ede
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The vagina dialogue: Linder's sensory Kettle's Yard show channels the house's mistress Helen Ede
'We abstracted our experience—that is how we saved ourselves': emotional opening at Margate's show of African American art
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'We abstracted our experience—that is how we saved ourselves': emotional opening at Margate's show of African American art
Tschabalala Self: 'what information is needed for one’s body to become gendered and racialised?'
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Tschabalala Self: 'what information is needed for one’s body to become gendered and racialised?'
The US artist’s colourful, tactile works that mix printmaking, painting and fabric are political without being ponderous
Valie Export and crowning babies bring mixed messages of motherhood to Mayfair
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Valie Export and crowning babies bring mixed messages of motherhood to Mayfair
Grayson Perry collaborations and pansexual pageants: James Birch reflects on a fabulous life
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Grayson Perry collaborations and pansexual pageants: James Birch reflects on a fabulous life
Moveable feasts and brisk bidding at Whitechapel's Art Icon gala
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Moveable feasts and brisk bidding at Whitechapel's Art Icon gala
Purrs and paw-prints: Vivian Suter and Athanasios Argianas join forces with four-legged friends at Camden Arts Centre
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Purrs and paw-prints: Vivian Suter and Athanasios Argianas join forces with four-legged friends at Camden Arts Centre
The best shows to see at Condo London 2020
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The best shows to see at Condo London 2020
From satirical prostitute advertisements to a baby's beating heart—the must see shows from London's coolest gallery sharing initiative
Tim Marlow finally receives a big shiny medal as he waves goodbye to Royal Academy
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Tim Marlow finally receives a big shiny medal as he waves goodbye to Royal Academy
Sarah Lucas eggs women on at Red Brick Museum
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Sarah Lucas eggs women on at Red Brick Museum
‘I mix the paint with rainwater, mud and fish glue': Vivian Suter on being back in the limelight after 30 years in rural Guatemala
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‘I mix the paint with rainwater, mud and fish glue': Vivian Suter on being back in the limelight after 30 years in rural Guatemala
She left Switzerland and art-world success behind, but with current and forthcoming shows in New York, London, Liverpool and Madrid, Vivian Suter is much in demand again
Oscar Murillo hosts 'fun-raising' feast in London studio
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Oscar Murillo hosts 'fun-raising' feast in London studio
Turner Prize shocker: what next? Plus, Teresita Fernández in Miami
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Turner Prize shocker: what next? Plus, Teresita Fernández in Miami
We talk to Louisa Buck about the decision to award the Turner Prize to all of the nominees. Plus, Miami-born artist Teresita Fernández tells us about her homecoming show at Pérez Art Museum Miami. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793
Gavin Turk gives a load of bull at the Christmas Art Car Boot Fair
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Gavin Turk gives a load of bull at the Christmas Art Car Boot Fair
Could the joint win sound the death knell for the Turner Prize?
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Could the joint win sound the death knell for the Turner Prize?
Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani's decision to share the prize reflects the collective nature of their work, but how this could impact the future of the award remains to be seen
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Portrait of Tracey: how Emin's cancer diagnosis hasn't stopped her from being an artistic dynamo
With exhibitions at the Royal Academy and Xavier Hufkens, as well as her return to Margate, the artist is doing more in convalescence than most people manage in full health
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