‘The hot tar splashed everywhere’: remembering the dark magic of Derek Jarman
In 1989, the artist was living on the Kentish coast when he created a series of mysterious paintings with a bonfire and tar. A new exhibition brings these so-called Black Paintings to life – and shows why they still resonate today
‘I was censored for a long time’: the woman who photographed Chile’s sex workers and dissidents
From brothels to boxing rings, Paz Errázuriz’s tender images always challenged the Pinochet dictatorship. Now 81 years old – and ahead of a UK show – the spiky-haired artist recounts a career spent on the fringes
The cowboy as a symbol of America: Jim Krantz’s best photograph
‘When I look at this photograph I want to be that guy. He’s super alive and in the moment. Everything about it is energising, masculine, powerful’
All aboard the Nike Northern line? Why corporate takeovers of London’s tube are a terrible idea
Transport for London’s call for sponsorship of the Waterloo & City line throws out the network’s founding principles of public service and good design, says Guardian architecture and design critic Oliver Wainwright
Women born in East Germany have lived between two worlds. That’s why we’re shaking up art and politics
The stories of curator Kathleen Reinhardt and provenance expert Lynn Rother show how exclusion can be turned to powerful insight, says writer Carolin Würfel
‘They digest externally’: the artist who creates paintings with live flies
For over a decade, John Knuth has created art using the regurgitation of flies and after he lost his home in the California wildfires, his work has a new perspective
‘People here are as strong as concrete’: the stunning architecture of war-torn Kharkiv
A new architectural guidebook was written as a love letter to the Ukrainian city – then Russia started bombing it. How will this home to Tetris-like offices and daring curved cinemas be rebuilt?
What if every artwork you’ve ever seen is a fake?
I was shocked to learn just how many pieces of art sold around the world are forgeries. But should finding out something is a cheap dupe really make us enjoy it less?
Cosy video games are on an unstoppable rise. Will they unleash a darker side?
Non-violent games about cooking, farming or tidying now rival the more traditional video game pursuits of shooting and fighting in popularity. So what will the #cozy genre tackle next?
Ozzy Osbourne collaborates with chimpanzees on abstract expressionist paintings
Retired rocker creates artworks to raise funds for Florida sanctuary for rescued apes
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