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Tate at a turning point: new director must confront unwieldy ‘beast’ of an art institution

As Maria Balshaw steps down after nine years, her successor at the gallery needs to forge a fresh financial and cultural path

The Guardian - UK

‘He’s the Pauline Kael of art criticism’: artists pay tribute to the Guardian’s Adrian Searle

They’ve tattooed him, taken him to pole-dancing clubs, learned from and been inspired by him. Now, leading artists from Chris Ofili to Rachel Whiteread and more give their verdicts on our out-going chief art critic

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Chris Ofili painting Blossom expected to fetch up to £1.5m at auction

Work featuring Turner prize winner’s signature use of elephant dung to be auctioned for first time in October

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Scottish Artist Jasleen Kaur Wins 2024 Turner Prize

Scottish artist Jasleen Kaur won the prestigious Turner Prize on Tuesday, as the UK contemporary art award celebrated its 40th anniversary.

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‘We recognise it in this very primal way’: Stephen Fry, Brie Larson, Chris Ofili and more on why we can’t get enough of Greek mythology

Love, death, grief, power, revenge: Greek tragedies get to the essence of the human experience. Here, writers and artists select their favourite plays, music and films inspired by ancient classics, from The Hunger Games to a Santana hit

The Guardian - UK

Our highlights from the Edinburgh Art Festival as it celebrates its 20th anniversary

X MUSE, Scotland's home-grown young vodka brand, is taking the art world by storm; a perfect partner then for the Edinburgh Art Festival's 20th anniversary.

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Ofili stands out in Edinburgh, print legends and money in the Banksy – the week in art

A bustling art festival rivals the fringe, a survey of star printmakers, and an exploration of wealth and artistry – all in your weekly dispatch

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Edinburgh art festival review – haunting return of the railway that robbed Africa

Various venues, EdinburghThis thrilling festival features Ibrahim Mahama’s unmissable meditation on the railway that plundered Ghana, nuclear attack relics, and a stunning Chris Ofili tapestry

The Guardian - UK

Hidden gems: discover some of the UK’s best – but not best-known – galleries, museums and exhibitions

With a National Art Pass, the world of culture is your oyster. So why not branch out from the big-hitters and explore some of the UK’s lesser-known attractions?

The Guardian - UK

The Time Is Always Now at National Portrait Gallery review: a stellar, stirring achievement

This show featuring 22 artists explores the complexity and precarity of Black lives as well as their richness and wonder

Evening Standard

Rudy Giuliani was MAGA before MAGA

Long before Moms for Liberty, Giuliani abused his power to silence artists and decimate New York's nightlife

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British Artist Jesse Darling Wins 2023 Turner Prize

British artist Jesse Darling won the prestigious Turner Prize on Tuesday for his sculptures and installations that invoke societal breakdown.

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Deadly sins masterpiece goes on show in Adelaide

The Art Gallery of South Australia has acquired a three-metre high painting by British artist Chris Ofili from his series The Seven Deadly Sins.

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Watercolour slamdown, changing Chanel and Ofili’s Grenfell mural – the week in art

Turner and Bonington duke it out, a fashion icon gets a major show and Chris Ofili tackles the burning tower with swirling emotion

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Chris Ofili: Requiem review – Grenfell Tower as a burning cage in an ocean of despair

The artist’s dramatic site-specific work, partly a memorial to artist Khadija Saye, who died in the fire, is like a transition between life and death or grief and acceptance

Evening Standard

Chris Ofili tribute to Grenfell Tower victim Khadija Saye unveiled at Tate Britain

A huge new mural by Turner Prize winner Chris Ofili has been unveiled at Tate Britain in tribute to artist Khadija Saye who died in the Grenfell disaster.

The Guardian - UK

‘I want it to hit people in the gut’: Chris Ofili on his epic, three-wall Grenfell fresco

The artist has finally chosen to address the tragedy – with Requiem, a vast work depicting a flaming building, fleeing souls and an ocean of tears. He explains why he placed an artist who died at its centre

Evening Standard

Chris Ofili: The Seven Deadly Sins at Victoria Miro review: a summery, sultry, sensuous smash of a show

Oh my. These are among the best paintings he’s ever made

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Chris Ofili: The Seven Deadly Sins review – sacred, seductive and sensational

Full of giddying detail and unfathomable mystery, these large, luxurious and deeply complex paintings are among the most beguiling works the artist has ever made

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Ancient Egypt to Tyneside chippies - top exhibitions to see in 2023 offer plenty food for thought

Here's a pick of 10 exhibitions to look out for around Newcastle in 2023 from Ancient Egypt and Romans to the history of our local glorious food

The Guardian - UK

In the Black Fantastic review – spectacular from first to last

Wild imagination unites 11 artists from the African diaspora, including Nick Cave and Kara Walker, as they address racial injustice through myth and fantasy in this never less than magnificent show

The Guardian - UK

In the Black Fantastic review – reaching for tomorrow’s art world

Eleven contemporary artists inspired by Afrofuturism consider possible futures with a hopeful, fizzing energy

Evening Standard

In the Black Fantastic at Hayward Gallery review: Unlikely to be a better show this year

This fascinating collection of artistic work is immediately stimulating yet deeply resonant

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