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Anish Kapoor: Compared to Germany, Britain is scuzzy about the arts

British Olympic artist Anish Kapoor has said British attitudes towards the arts are lacking in comparison to those in Germany.

Alice Vincent | Telegraph

Rankin honours parents with pictures of life before death

Rankin, the celebrated photographer, is on a mission to bring death to life in an exhibition inspired by the trauma he suffered after his parents died within weeks of each other.

Jonathan Owen | The Independent

Ellen Gallagher: AxME - review

Tate Modern, London The American artist Ellen Gallagher is admired to the point of reverence on the other side of the Atlantic. Her distinctive combination of politics and prettiness has been catnip for collectors and critics alike these last 20...

Laura Cumming | The Guardian

Houghton Hall: an art collection comes home

Almost 200 years after it left Britain, one of the world's greatest art collections is returning to Norfolk. Mark Hudson reports.

Mark Hudson | Telegraph

Look/13: the Liverpool international photography festival - in pictures

Pictures from Liverpool's second biennial international photography festival, which will be held from 17 May to 15 June at various venues in the city

guardian.co.uk | The Guardian

Garry Winogrand, edited by Leo Rubinfien et al - review

Culled from thousands of prints and unprocessed films, this collection of Garry Winogrand's photographs confirms him as a giant of American photography To say that Garry Winogrand was productive is to dramatically understate the case. When he died in...

Sean O'Hagan | The Guardian

Photography book review: New Fashion Photography, Compiled by Paul Sloman, Introduction by Tim Blanks

The 21st century has seen dramatic changes in photography, technology, fashion, and art.

The Independent

Gary Hume at Tate Britain - in pictures

Selected paintings from the artist's solo show

The Guardian | The Observer

Is this the future of travel?

United Micro Kingdoms, a new exhibition at London's Design Museum, explores an alternative Britain governed by four extreme lifestyle tribes. Are you a Bioliberal or a Digitarian?

Oliver Wainwright | The Guardian

Heads Up: Chagall, Modern Master

What are we talking about? A major exhibition at Tate Liverpool of the work of Russian painter Marc Chagall.

Holly Williams | The Independent