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After the initial vituperation hurled in the direction of Kate Mosse’s women-only Orange prize for fiction, it has now grown to be a highly anticipated part of the literary calendar. I wonder whether the Max Mara prize for women artists, now in its third edition, …

Fans of American pop artist and avant-garde film maker Andy Warhol will be pleased to hear that some of his most widely celebrated works are on display at the Olyvia Fine Art Gallery in Piccadilly.
This vibrant and comprehensive collection showcases his distinctive style and allows a …

Baltic, Gateshead
You ride the lift up the high glass tower of Baltic to the viewing box at the top. The work of art scrolls out in long lines of glowing letters across the entire floor of the gallery below. The lights are gold, the darkness is soothing, the words are …

Legend says the greatest Victorian was put off sex by the sight of his wife’s naked body. A new film will try to establish the truth
The secret at the heart of the short-lived, notoriously unconsummated marriage of John Ruskin, the great artist, architect, poet and political thinker of the Victorian …

Robbie Cooper, Bradford
Robbie Cooper hides video and still-photo cameras in TV and computer screens to watch the watchers. There’s the flush and blush of the porno-viewer, the zombie stare of the horror fan, the enchanted wow of children’s TV toddlers, the incredulous recoil of the unwilling witnesses of disastrous news. …

Grime MCs rapping about Chris Ofili paintings? If it challenges white, middle-aged art critics then it can only be a good thing
The art world thrives on the reactions of critics. Sensationalist work damned as “gratuitous” or “pretentious” is what makes the Turner prize so exciting. The most media-worthy pieces of …

We know about the devastation and looting – but what impact has war had on Iraq’s artistic heritage? Seven years after the invasion, Hadani Ditmars returns to Baghdad to find out
We hear plenty about the horror of Iraq. There are bombs in market places, at hotels and official buildings. There …

The Infernal Comedy, based on true story of Austrian serial killer, among highlights of Barbican’s plans for coming year
It might not be the cheeriest night out, watching John Malkovich as a resurrected Austrian serial killer on stage with a baroque orchestra and two sopranos singing arias about murder and abandonment, …

Let’s face it: art fairs are exhausting and a terrible way to see work. But they’re essential for galleries and artists
Last week was Armory week in New York. If ever there was a surfeit of contemporary art in one place, then now is the time. It was centred on the …

Eight artists shortlisted for UK’s richest visual arts prize
The work of eight artists competing for the UK’s richest visual arts prize went on display in Wales today ‑ and none could be accused of triviality.
There was no sight of a light being turned off and on at the preview opening …