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Turner Contemporary’s attempt to make textile art seem exciting soon unravels

Richard Wilson goes unpublic with his mad and marvellous art — but who gets our vote for the Fourth Plinth?

Our art critic has a bit of advice for the brand-new directors of Tate and the V&A

Painters used to be the only people capable of self-portraiture, but now we are all at it. As a new Saatchi Gallery show celebrates the selfie, is vanity itself is now an art form?

A little-seen side of the First World War features majestic Italian Alps, flirtatious locals and a painting pilot

John Berger’s art series, so hailed in his obituaries, was neither great nor influential television

A return to ‘proper painting’ falls flat at the Saatchi, but there are welcome sparks of creativity at the ICA and Sadie Coles

Zaha Hadid leaves a typically brilliant legacy. It’s surprisingly cheery, too

Waldemar’s review on the new gallery

Robert Rauschenberg is revered in the US. Now, finally, the rest of us can see why