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
16 July 2017 • Syndicate
Tate Modern, London
Civil rights meet aesthetics in this riveting survey of 20 crucial years of black American art and struggle
5 June 2017 • Syndicate
Four years ago, Portugal’s capital felt like a ‘city on its knees’. Now it is being touted as hip, cheap and innovative. But is the socialist government failing Lisbon’s poor in its rush to revitalise?
22 May 2017 • Mark Westall
Tate Modern, London
Fight your way through the spindly hordes at this huge, overcrowded Giacometti show and you’ll find a tender, protean artist who is still uniquely strange
24 March 2017 • Mark Westall
The visionary historian, author of two dazzling bestsellers on the state of mankind, takes questions from Lucy Prebble, Arianna Huffington, Esther Rantzen and a selection of our readers
6 March 2017 • Mark Westall
Serpentine Gallery; Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London
From proto-psychedelic film to book chewing, the hardcore conceptual art of John Latham continues to inspire
14 February 2017 • Syndicate
Royal Academy, London
From singing peasants to Soviet mugshots, history shapes everything in this momentous show
11 August 2016 • Syndicate
Museum to celebrate career of pioneers who transformed live music with their dazzling light shows
19 July 2016 • Syndicate
Barbican, London
Prepare to be enchanted by the playful, melancholy, sociable art of Iceland’s Ragnar Kjartansson
20 April 2016 • Mark Westall
The artist and the restaurateur behind Pharmacy 2 form a comic double act with tales of magic mushrooms, mortuaries, and why ‘food is like art without the evidence’
1 February 2016 • Mark Westall
Historic England curators have scoured the country for missing artworks, from lost murals to sold-off sculptures, for a major show
11 January 2016 • Mark Westall
Until now, the idea of flying your own jetpack has been largely fantasy. But 2016 could be the year when it takes off commercially
9 June 2015 • Mark Westall
We associate Barbara Hepworth with St Ives and Yorkshire, but often forget she was a driving force in international modern art. On the eve of a major Tate retrospective Tim Adams tells the dramatic story of this fascinating artist through key pieces spanning 40 years
8 June 2015 • Mark Westall
Tate Modern, London
This major Agnes Martin retrospective contains some gems, but overemphasis on her less original work disguises her worth
10 May 2015 • Staff
There’s an awful lot of fretting about the state of the world in the Biennale’s 88 national pavilions, but little power, wit or bravado
9 April 2015 • Staff
‘There’s still an aim to reach total realism, which isn’t a bad goal’
8 January 2015 • Mark Westall
Constantinos Miltiadis’s project combines inteligloves and Kinect sensors to an Oculus Rift-style headset to provide the ultimate in impressive digital experiences
22 December 2014 • Mark Westall
David Zwirner; National Gallery, London
Sweden’s Jockum Nordström unsettles with work that seems to tap into childhood. And prepare to be surprised by the long-forgotten art of Peder Balke
9 December 2014 • Mark Westall
Eventually 3D-printed cars could be designed with their local environment in mind, such as extreme cold weather or the desert
7 December 2014 • Staff
The year saw contemporary art stars prove thoughtful in print while Whistler and Rembrandt drew perceptive analysis
17 November 2014 • Mark Westall
David Hockney last year left Yorkshire and returned to his home in the Hollywood Hills after a series of traumatic events in his personal life. Here the 77-year-old reveals how California has rejuvenated him, before answering questions from Observer readers and cultural figures
16 November 2014 • Mark Westall
Pallant House, Chichester
How did British artists respond to the war that so famously inspired Picasso? This exemplary show is the first devoted to finding out
9 November 2014 • Mark Westall
Revival for photo format joins other analogue passions endorsed by new celebrity generation
3 November 2014 • Mark Westall
Blondie’s Chris Stein and Debbie Harry talk about a new book of intimate photos taken by Stein during the band’s post-punk glory days
