12-12-2025 19:25 via theguardian.com

The Guardian view on Nnena Kalu’s historic Turner prize win: breaking a glass ceiling | Editorial

The UK art world is finally becoming more inclusive. But greater support must be given to the organisations that enable disabled artists to flourishThe Turner prize is no stranger to sparking debate or pushing boundaries. This year it has achieved both. For the first time, an artist with learning disabilities has won. Glasgow-born Nnena Kalu took the award for her colourful, cocoon-like sculptures made from VHS tape, clingfilm and other abandoned materials, along with her large swirling vor
Read more »

Arts news



Hong Kong Mixtape review – dissident artists keep hope alive in the face of China’s crackdown
Nnena Kalu’s triumph for neurodivergent art has rattled a few cages. So let me put those carping critics right | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
‘Like a mini Louvre’: two generations of Rothschilds fight over treasure trove of artworks
‘My photos are warm and full of imagination – that’s something AI could never achieve’: Yuan Li’s best phone picture
Edward Enninful: ‘Britain feels less tolerant now than we were in the 90s’
From Eleanor the Great to Emily in Paris: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Don’t blame Maria Balshaw for Tate Modern’s failings. Its lack of ambition goes much deeper | Jonathan Jones
Maria Balshaw to step down as director of Tate after nine years
‘Getting lost is good’: skybridge and floating stairs bring fun and thrills to mighty new Taiwan museum
Sleeper hits, sci-fi sculpture and Martin Parr on Martin Parr – the week in art
Director of Marketing and Communications – Broadway in Hollywood & the Hollywood Pantages Theatre via TOC Arts Partners
Judi Dench On The State Of Her Memory And Her Eyesight
Can Literary Fiction Help Save Classical Music?
Why Does It Seem Like Every Major Cultural Institution In Melbourne Is Named After The Same Person?
Desktop versie