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In 1985, a groundbreaking show curated by Lubaina Himid tore down barriers – and appalled critics. As a new exhibition revisits that pivotal moment, the artists remember the prejudice they faced – and what they have achieved since

A bubbling Jacuzzi-sized fountain of molten chocolate greets visitors at the entrance to Life Pleasures, a major retrospective of British artist Helen Chadwick at the Hepworth gallery in Wakefield. The piece, named Cacao, was made in 1994, two years before the artist’s sudden death of a heart attack aged just…

Anselm Kiefer’s homage to Van Gogh, Ithell Colquhoun’s seaside of surrealism and Gilbert & George fill the galleries, while the V&A opens its archives at the illustrious new East Storehouse

Exploring artistic responses to a changing era, the exhibition showcases the works of UK female artists between 1970 and 1990

In an inspired pairing, the taboo-breaking 1960s and 70s work of these two British artists remains visceral and urgent today

From the 1970s to today, horror has a long history of disrupting the status quo

From a Nubian god in Edinburgh to a Banksy in Bristol, our critics choose the most intriguing and important paintings, sculptures, installations for you to take in this summer