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Turner prize 2017: a cosmopolitan rebuff to Brexit provincialism
Amid all the rule changes, Lubaina Himid is surely the favourite to win British art’s most important prize this year
God, sex or evolution – why did humans start making art?
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
Feminism doesn’t need more female statues – it needs political action
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
Welcome to the world’s smallest art fair – on a disappearing speck of sand
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
Martin Creed’s bleak anti-carol should be Christmas No 1
With his song It’s You, Turner-winning artist Martin Creed has made the perfect antidote to the commercialised positivity of Christmas
A second coat: why painting is the comeback art of the 21st century
It tends to be ignored by art prizes, but painting is trendier than ever – and makes conceptual art look elitist and out of touch
Damien Hirst and Picasso: coming soon to a National Gallery near you?
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
Anish Kapoor is right to be livid about China stealing his big Bean sculpture
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?
Sorry, Facebook, but the finest art is always about sex and death
The social media site’s ludicrous attempt to ban Gustave Courbet’s masterpiece reveals its ignorance about life itself
Should the public vote for the artist on the new £20 note? No way – they’ve got terrible taste
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
Joshua Reynolds: the overlooked master who revolutionised British art
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
Why Belgium’s plagiarism verdict on Luc Tuymans is beyond parody
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
Andy Warhol lost then found: tender portrait of artist in 1981
British photographer Steve Wood saw the truth about Warhol, writes Jonathan Jones
David Bowie Is becomes the Victoria and Albert’s fastest-selling event ever
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
V&A exhibition shows how David Bowie shaped fashion history
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
A comics artist’s view on Lichtenstein: A Retrospective
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?
Hacked George W Bush paintings help us inch (slightly) towards empathy
Amateur art by the former president obtained in hacked emails reveal a curiosity about the world – or, at least, his bathroom
Should Tower Hamlets council sell off its £20m Henry Moore?
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
Bob and Roberta Smith: Why I’m making an art protest to Michael Gove
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
Call it the Tracey Emin effect: art overcoming austerity outside London
Turner, Hepworth, FirstSite – the success of new galleries is making the case for culture-led regeneration
Richard Hamilton, the original pop artist, dies at 89
Driven by intellect and political belief, Hamilton created undying icons of the modern world