Stretchmarks and all: motherhood and its complexities explored in two UK surveys
Both Women in Revolt and Acts of Creation treat maternity as a source of creativity, rather than a patriarchal trap or the enemy of good art
Woo Hannah: "Fabric is good for expressing weird but beautiful things"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
The Rice Brewing Sisters Club: "We use what we call 'auntie wisdoms'"
Meet the collective which has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
Jesse Chun: "Language is an incredibly intricate and powerful thing"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
Glasgow International has no title—but it certainly has a point
While there is no overarching theme, works dealing with the impact of conflict and the legacy of colonialism dominate the tenth edition of the city-wide event this year
Green is the new black | Dia Art Foundation’s latest eco plans are a reminder of how it has always been a beacon of sustainability
Since its founding 50 years ago, the organisation has championed several environmentally friendly principles through its programme and building projects
London Gallery Weekend 2024: our critics pick their top shows
As 130 galleries take part in this year's fourth edition of the event, Ben Luke and Louisa Buck roundup some of their exhibition highlights, from John Baldessari to Michaël Borremans, Nan Goldin to BLCKGEEZER
Alvaro Barrington: the artist bringing carnival and the Caribbean to Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries
With his new London commission, the Venezuela-born painter is exploring the UK’s impact around the globe with a sweeping installation partly inspired by his grandmother’s plastic sofa coverings
Lake District project connects rural England to international art world
Grizedale Arts combines creativity and hospitality in reopening region’s oldest inn
New UN partnership signed in Venice places visual arts sector at heart of climate battle
The initiative has made the recently formed Art Charter for Climate Action (ACCA) an official pillar of a UN alliance striving to enact environmental action across the world
Gasworks in London celebrates 30 glorious years
The artist studios and residencies provider is modest in size but huge in impact
Steve McQueen: the Oscar-winner who still sees himself first and foremost as an artist
In his new commission for Dia Beacon, the British artist and director has focused on the trauma of African enslavement and the creation of a Black Atlantic culture with a screenless composition of light, colour and sound
Venice Biennale 2024: our pick of collateral shows
Alongside the main event, there's a plethora of exhibitions vying for visitors' attention. We've selected some of our favourites, ranging from Shahzia Sikander fairytale gothic palace to Andrzej Wróblewski's poignant depictions of war
Venice Biennale 2024: the must-see pavilions around town
Take a tour of a women's prison on Giudecca or a picturesque church in Cannaregio with our pick of pavilions beyond the Giardini and Arsenale
John Akomfrah: ‘What are the histories, the questions, the narratives?’
The British artist and film-maker's Biennale exhibition will build on his past investigations of race, memory and identity
Mark Bradford makes a surprise speech at Adriano Pedrosa's artist dinner
The artist, who represented the US in 2017, spoke about the artistic director's “generosity and quiet power to change things”
Powerhouse south London art organisation Gasworks celebrates 30 years
The exhibition space, international residency and workshop has given early platforms to now major names like Tania Bruguera, Sonia Boyce and Subodh Gupta
How an art centre in a former power station is harnessing the word ‘no’ to help save the planet
Germany’s E-Werk Luckenwalde, which seeks to be environmentally friendly in all aspects of its work, is hosting a festival that highlights the wide-ranging potential of restraint
Radical reboot of Black presence in art explored in three London shows
The white, Western canon is being reassessed at the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Academy and the Dulwich Picture Gallery
Among the seemingly endless round of biennials, eco-minded Klima Biennale in Vienna offers something genuinely new
Austrian capital is working with a local and international artists to provide some fresh perspectives on confronting the world’s environmental crises
Nari Ward: the artist using found objects to tell the stories of Harlem and beyond
Ahead of a new show in Milan, the New York-based artist explains how he came to use materials such as bottles and baseball bats after becoming frustrated with drawing, and why he uses ceremonial methods in his work
Subversive stitch: textile shows across UK unravel histories and weave new tales
From Lubaina Himid's colonial cotton at the Holburne Museum to a group survey at the Barbican, the once maligned medium is in the spotlight
The latest exhibition at England's Baltic sets a whole new bar for showing art in a climate crisis
Stepping Softly on the Earth embodies the themes of sustainability and interconnectedness both in its theme and how it has been put together
Martin Creed's full-throttle London pub performance reminds us that music is central to the maximalist maestro's career
Martin Creed and His Band blasted away the January blues, playing to a packed room this month
At last, institutions join forces to take environmental action
Major events in London and Tokyo signal a much-needed shift in the conversation around museums and growth, and a move towards significant practical action
The shape of water—artist Alia Farid on the impact of extractive industries in Iraq and Kuwait
The Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist and Artes Mundi nominee explores the Arab diaspora in Puerto Rico in Chisenhale Gallery show
New displays at Imperial War Museum come at a crucial time for world peace
The London museum's thematic approach to conflict references current conflicts as well as historic ones
Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble plant zero-waste conifer trees in London's King's Cross
The 36 living trees were chosen for their irregular appearance that makes them harder to sell
The Year in Review 2023: the biggest stories and the best shows
From the British Museum thefts to the consequences in art and heritage of the Israel-Hamas war
Tate Britain invites you to eat the patriarchy—literally
For the museum's landmark survey of British feminist art, Bobby Baker has reconstructed her 1976 edible work of a life-sized family made from cake and biscuits