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From activism and capitalism to club culture and subculture, a new exhibition offers a snapshot of 1980s Britain

The turbulence of a colourful decade, as seen through the lens of a diverse community of photographers, collectives and publications, is on show at Tate Britain until May 2025

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Who are the shellsuit boys in image that captures the 1980s? New Tate Britain show solves mystery

Friends who posed for celebrated photographer Ingrid Pollard in 1989 are reunited for new picture 35 years later

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The 80s: Photographing Britain at Tate Britain review – a lot of good work but ultimately a bewildering experience

2/5 Despite its title this isn’t really a show about Britain, but about photography – and a weirdly patchy, chaotic one at that

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Frank Auerbach obituary

One of the great postwar figurative painters who was a leading light of the School of London

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Turner prize 2024 – everything, everywhere, all at once

The quartet of artists in this 40th anniversary show is properly international, but in spite of the sheer density of the exhibits, there’s precious little to look at

The Guardian - UK

Turner Prize 2024: The infamous award’s nominees go on display at the Tate Britain

Jasleen Kaur, Delaine Le Bas, Claudette Johnson and Pio Abad are all up for this year’s prize, with works that delve into decolonisation and anti-imperialist struggle

The Independent UK

Turner prize 2024 review – vitality, surprise … and a Ford Escort in a doily

The nominees bring in bottles of Irn-Bru, gigantic concrete jewellery and blood-red footprints in a show filled with moving cultural collisions and humour

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Silk Road treasures, Turner hopefuls and the wisdom of Jeremy Deller – the week in art

Mind-blowing artefacts that travelled the ancient trade route, Michael Craig-Martin’s conceptual tree and a sliced-up engine

The Guardian - UK

The best non-foodie things to do in London this month

From Fashion Week to Van Gogh to Barry from EastEnders, these are the best non-food-related things to do this month in London

Evening Standard

Things to do in London this weekend (August 2 – 4)

A bumper weekend guide, with new restaurants, wine bars, cultural happenings and the best in live sport outside of Paris, here’s everything to get up to

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Art galleries and political correctness: The recent controversies over curated exhibits

A new exhibition of a classic painter is dividing the art world

The Independent UK

London Pride 2024: the biggest and best events in the capital this weekend

From the parade and club nights to guided tours and a sleepover at London Zoo: here’s where to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture this weekend in the capital

Evening Standard

The best exhibitions in London this summer, from Barbie to Vincent van Gogh

From rare works from Renaissance masters, to photography series celebrating play, the city is packed with dazzling art shows

Evening Standard

Carnival dancers, stained glass and a haunted corner shop: a tour around Alvaro Barrington’s installation Grace

This fast-rising artist became known for his yarn paintings but has always thought beyond the canvas. Now he’s transplanting strands of his lives in Grenada, New York and London into the galleries of Tate Britain

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Tate director Maria Balshaw: ‘I still come into work feeling terrified’

The art gallery boss on the role of museums today, the politics of sponsorship and how Cornelia Parker influenced her decision-making

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Donald Rodney: Visceral Canker; Alvaro Barrington: Grace review – skin in the game

Illness, racism and mortality are indelibly fused – on film, with X-rays and his own body – in a superb survey of work by the late British artist Donald Rodney. Elsewhere, carnival is outshone by church

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Things to do in London this weekend (May 31 – June 2)

Fusion jazz-funk, classical music and Tarot reading: this is the best of what’s on in London this weekend

The Guardian - UK

Alvaro Barrington: Grace review – church pews, chains and a carnival queen

From a sticky Caribbean thunderstorm to the cocaine-fuelled violence of the New York street corner, the artist takes us through the highs and lows of his journey to the present moment

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‘Biggie, Tupac, Ghostface – those guys saved my life’: Alvaro Barrington on hip-hop, carnival and his Tate show

Ahead of his major Tate commission, one of the stars of modern art discusses his diverse cultural influences and why his new work will explore his Caribbean and American roots

The Guardian - UK

American action, blockbusting birds and Alvaro Barrington’s gallery takeover – the week in art

A forgotten star from the golden age of abstraction, avian amazements and new ideas in a grand neoclassical hall – all in your weekly dispatch

The Conversation

Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520–1920 – stunning in scope but celebrating female artists with exhibitions isn’t enough

Women have worked as professional artists in Europe for hundreds of years. Yet we are often told that, prior to the 20th century, those who did so successfully were rare exceptions – they were the lucky ones who had financial advantages, family connections or unusual bravery to defy social conventions.…

The Guardian - UK

Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 review – revelations and mystifying omissions

A Flemish ‘paintrix’ at the court of Elizabeth I, a magnificent mouth artist and a glamorous suffragette are finally given their due in a show tracing female artists’ rocky road to recognition. But the story too often takes precedence over the art

Evening Standard

Tate Britain's Now You See Us: 10 firsts of extraordinary women artists in Britain, abandoned by art history

This groundbreaking exhibition re-introduces 110 forgotten female professional artists. Here are 10 of the trailblazing women who paved the way for future generations of artists

Evening Standard

Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 at Tate Britain review: strikingly powerful

This comprehensive show might be wide-ranging, but there are some real gems here

The Guardian - UK

Tate Britain acquires first painting by pioneering English female artist overlooked for a century

Gallery to display first Louise Jopling work acquired for nation as part of new exhibition exploring women artists in British history

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