The Turner Prize has more of a purpose than it has had in years
Tai Shani, Oscar Murillo, Helen Cammock and Lawrence Abu Hamdan can be found in playful, reflective or forensic mode in Margate
Tai Shani, Oscar Murillo, Helen Cammock and Lawrence Abu Hamdan can be found in playful, reflective or forensic mode in Margate
As the greatest sculptor of the Spanish Renaissance, Alonso Berruguete deserves to be better understood
The artist Taus Makhacheva is fascinated by the subversive side of an art form that found great favour in the USSR
Art news daily: 23 October
Things rarely turn out well for the characters in the satirist’s so-called ‘progress’ pieces – rather, they capture the chaos of 18th-century life
A thought-provoking study considers what makes medieval European sculpture so memorable
How the Barbizon painter’s subversive rural scenes inspired artists from Van Gogh to Salvador Dalí
Rakewell digs out some portraits of John Henry Newman, the first British person to be canonised for nearly 50 years
It is 150 years since women first arrived at Cambridge – and the fight for equality has taken almost as long
A new series of sprawling canvases by the Los Angeles-based artist takes inspiration from Cerberus, the mythical hound of Hades
The artist talks about what it meant to plant a wheatfield in Manhattan – and why she wants her work to outlive her
The Khalili Collections have partnered up with Wikimedia UK to broaden access to their vast holdings spanning centuries and cultures
The artist discusses his latest film, whose title – the destructors – is borrowed from a short story by Graham Greene
Picasso and Miró were fans – now the gifted simian is getting a solo show in London. Plus other arty animals
The emperor was no connoisseur – but he understood the power of art to paper over the cracks in his troubled reign
What’s in a new name? For museums it can mean an expensive rebrand that doesn't stop anyone using the old moniker
The Victorian painter certainly had a penchant for play-acting, but his depictions of Egypt remain something of an enigma
The film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s novel is visually enticing but unwieldy
Theaster Gates in the archives and Jonathan Baldock’s four-poster bed are among the shows not to miss during Frieze Week
With the British Art Fair joining 1–54, there’s more to see at this busy time than ever before