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Michael Landy unleashes holy terror on the National Gallery - in pictures

Michael Landy's congregation of mechanical martyrs - the culmination of his two-year residency at the National Gallery - is a brilliant black mass of the macabre Sarah Lee

Beautiful Games: sport periodic tables by Johnny Joannou

Using the periodic table as a template, London-based artist Johnny Joannou has created these neatly-structured infographics to depict renown sporting tournaments and teams Jonny Weeks

Why Venice Biennale needs Ai Weiwei

Like Beuys in the 70s or Duchamp in 1917, with Ai Weiwei we have the privilege of seeing a modern master in his moment Who will be the star of this year's Venice Biennale? Ai Weiwei. Not since Joseph Beuys created his sublime installation Tram Stop in t

Uncommon Ground - Land Art in Britain 1966-1979, Southampton City Art Gallery, review

Land Art in Britain proves quirkier than its American counterpart, finds Mark Hudson.

Art review: Subodh Gupta, What does the vessel contain, that the river does not, Hauser & Wirth, London

I recently returned from the Keralan coast, South India, where the storms and power-cuts at night made the sea and sky appear as black as each other, and the lights of the fishing boats floated on the horizon like a distant city. The monsoon months are co

Gary Hume at Tate Britain - in pictures

Selected paintings from the artist's solo show

Gary Hume at Tate Britain - in pictures

Selected paintings from the artist's solo show

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.

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.

TateShots: Linder - 'The Ultimate Form'

Artist Linder presents a new dance performance, with costumes by Pam Hogg, in this TateShot video