30 July 2017 • Syndicate
Every year millions of garments are discarded as consumers ditch fast-fashion styles for a new wardrobe. At last the industry is acting – but more has to be done
4 May 2017 • Syndicate
Amid all the rule changes, Lubaina Himid is surely the favourite to win British art’s most important prize this year
25 April 2017 • Syndicate
A new Australian exhibition suggests art was first made to attract mates, signal dangers or mimic nature. But this reduces a mysterious impulse to a biological drive
29 March 2017 • Mark Westall
Bulgarian artist Erka has rightly protested against Sofia’s total lack of statues of women by erecting her own pop-up versions. But permanent statues don’t advance feminism – they trap people in the past
26 January 2017 • Mark Westall
The art at the Biennale de la Biche off Guadeloupe is set to disappear into the sea, thereby mirroring the futility and emptiness of elite events like Venice Biennale
7 December 2016 • Mark Westall
With his song It’s You, Turner-winning artist Martin Creed has made the perfect antidote to the commercialised positivity of Christmas
2 December 2016 • Syndicate
It tends to be ignored by art prizes, but painting is trendier than ever – and makes conceptual art look elitist and out of touch
7 March 2016 • Syndicate
Gabriele Finaldi is right. The Tate shouldn’t have exclusive access to 20th-century art. It’s time to end these closed-minded historical art wars
14 August 2015 • Mark Westall
A city in Zinjiang has a new public artwork that’s suspiciously similar to Kapoor’s Bean in Chicago – and the sculptor is incensed, though this is just the latest act of copycat culture in China. Are people in the west too precious about intellectual property rights?
22 May 2015 • Mark Westall
The social media site’s ludicrous attempt to ban Gustave Courbet’s masterpiece reveals its ignorance about life itself
22 May 2015 • Mark Westall
The Bank of England wants the public to pick an artist to appear on the new £20. Here’s why it’s a gamble that will never pay off
13 March 2015 • Mark Westall
Wearable technology is fleetingly entertaining, but when get into our cars we take our lives in our hands
10 March 2015 • Mark Westall
An exhibition coming to London’s Wallace Collection paints the artist in a new light: as a daring Enlightenment portraitist who became the victim of his own boldness
23 January 2015 • Mark Westall
One of Europe’s most influential painters has been found guilty of plagiarism. Even if you don’t buy that Luc Tuymans’ painting of a newspaper photo was parodic, it is still a part of his career-long interrogation of all images
25 April 2013 • Mark Westall
British photographer Steve Wood saw the truth about Warhol, writes Jonathan Jones
19 March 2013 • Mark Westall
Exhibition spanning the artist’s career shows how Ziggy Stardust has cast his influence over everyday life
Read fashion editor Jess Cartner-Morley’s verdict on the exhibition
18 March 2013 • Mark Westall
The Starman leotards and Ziggy Stardust bodysuit are still dazzling, but tailoring is the real star of this show
Read music critic Alexis Petridis’s verdict on the exhibition
5 March 2013 • Mark Westall
There’s no doubting Roy Lichtenstein’s technical ability, says comics artist Marc Ellerby, but wasn’t he just piggybacking off other people’s talents?
8 February 2013 • Mark Westall
Amateur art by the former president obtained in hacked emails reveal a curiosity about the world – or, at least, his bathroom
4 November 2012 • Mark Westall
Is public art a luxury the poor cannot afford? The mayor of one London borough wants to sell off a wonderful sculpture by Henry Moore. Times are hard, but its loss would be a tragedy – and would set a dangerous precedent
19 October 2012 • Mark Westall
My placard for the Future that Works march highlights the importance of creativity in schools. Make your own banners – and bring the art of protest to the demo
30 December 2011 • Mark Westall
Turner, Hepworth, FirstSite – the success of new galleries is making the case for culture-led regeneration
14 September 2011 • Mark Westall
Driven by intellect and political belief, Hamilton created undying icons of the modern world
