Art

Martin Creed: Still an angry artist

The Turner Prize winner's new exhibition, which reflects his often angry reaction to politics, is set in the carefully manicured gallery Hauser and Wirth, in Somerset

Turner Prize: There was always much to be outraged about – but not now

We’ve had Martin Creed’s lightbulb that turned itself on and off, and Chris Ofili’s elephant dung paintings. Submissions to the Turner Prize have always been controversial, but this year we saw no outrage – just generosity from its winner Helen Marten, whose work has been dubbed ‘poetic’. But all is not as it seems, says Michael Glover

Photo exhibition highlights refugee crises from past and present

As the Government struggles to stay on track to meet its goal of resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020, a new photography exhibition in London aims to remind the UK of the lengths it has gone to to help refugees in the past – and how much more it could be doing now

Donald Trump and the power and origin of the naked protest

When 100 semi-naked protesters marched on Trump Tower last month, some had decorated their bodies with fake wounds and scars representing the damage his administration might cause - joining a long history of naked demonstration 

Cash awards: Money as a prize creates dissension among artists

The winner of the Hepworth Prize for Sculpture has said she will share the £30,000 prize with all the nominees. Helen Marten is also up for the £25,000 Turner Prize next month. Why is it that some prizes in the arts have money attached and others do not?