‘I had an amusing thought about being a tattoo artist the other day’
Upon his release, the 81-year-old artist declined a glass of whisky and asked for a cup of Yorkshire Tea
In further news: a long-lost tapestry owned by Henry VIII re-emerges; Kerry James Marshall’s Chicago Public Library mural withdrawn from auction
At Manchester Art Gallery, an exhibition brings attention to how the selected ‘highlights’ of a collection tell a deeper story of erasure
With a show running at Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, the legendary British artist talks painting, photography and joining the two together
The new initiative will loan celebrated National Portrait Gallery artworks to towns across the UK that they are most closely associated with
Major solos and innovative group shows span Zoe Leonard, David Hockney and Latin-American Homoeroticism
Tate announces record visitor numbers, documenta artists defend its curators, Zeitz MOCAA to open
A guide to the off-site shows in Venice this week
Hockney’s masthead for The Sun and ways to make the bubble bigger: a cultural report from the capital
David Hockney to design a new stained glass window for Westminster Abbey; Richard Prince faces yet another lawsuit
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The co-founder of print workshop Gemini G.E.L. talks about the evolution of the iconic institution
Tate announces its 2017 programme; Cairo's Townhouse Gallery will be rebuilt - the latest news from the art world
The British Museum tops the UK's most visited attractions, and other art world headlines
David Hockney gets a major retrospective and Umberto Eco passes away: a round-up of the latest art news
Nottingham Contemporary, UK
A new, expanded edition of Lawrence Weschler’s classic, Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: A Life of Contemporary Artist Robert Irwin is a cause for celebration
frieze asks artists and filmmakers to list the movies that have influenced their practice
David Hockney's Secret Knowledge