Jonathan Jones writes on art for the Guardian and was on the jury for the 2009 Turner prize
May 2025
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Existential encounters, a birthday bash and forensic feminism – the week in art
Ian Hamilton Finlay review – under the classical veneer, this artist was an idiot
April 2025
Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road review – ‘I could look forever at these passing moments in cosmic colours’
Something to look up to: how Michelangelo’s love and humility could influence the Sistine Chapel conclave
Oh to Believe in Another World review – Gripping Kentridge and Shostakovich bring Stalin’s age of betrayal to life
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Hiroshige’s peerless prints, McCartney’s unseen snaps and Vancouver’s blue skies – the week in art
An irrelevant bourgeois ritual: this year’s Turner prize shortlist is the soppiest ever
Jonathan Jones
Why JMW Turner is still Britain’s best artist, 250 years on
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Gormley’s early mettle, AI paint pals and sky-high snogs – the week in art
‘Muscle-flexing or urgent threat?’ How Trump’s assault on culture echoes the Nazis targeting ‘degenerate art’
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Cosmic visions, Edwardian bling and Middle Eastern monuments – the week in art
David Hockney 25 review – so moving I had tears in my eyes
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Adventures in AI, inner children unleashed and provocations from a master prankster – the week in art
Giuseppe Penone review – an ecstatic realm where trees and humans merge
Yoko by David Sheff review – a queasily one-sided defence
March 2025
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Towering trunks, disturbing dolls and deep-sea daydreams – the week in art
A veteran environmentalist celebrates trees, the Quay Brothers create an atmosphere and artists take a deep dive below the waves
José María Velasco review – proudly dull Mexican was wasted in wonderland
The 19th-century artist worked at a time when the Americas were a wonderland of discovery – but his unromantic, objective view of ancient rocky formations is sadly quite boring
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Gale warnings, gothic fantasies and a masterpiece of a garden – the week in art
Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo review – masterpieces from a man with a heart as big as the Notre Dame
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The inner life of India, Warhol’s America and the Munch bunch – the week in art
