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Chatty, cheerful, rebellious and sometimes irritating, Tate’s retrospective has it all, says Waldemar Januszczak

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