17 Oct 2014: Jonathan Jones: Radical artists are always keen to make a statement; just look at this year’s Turner prize crop. But their work needs to engage with humanity, otherwise it’s just elitist masturbation
11 Oct 2014:
Watch speakers including Edward Snowden, David Simon, Tinie Tempah, Conchita Wurst and Jack Monroe speaking live at this year’s Observer Ideas festival
20 Jul 2014:
Observer Ideas is a day-long festival of talks and performances at the Barbican in London, featuring a host of speakers, writes Observer editor John Mulholland
2 May 2014:
Rachel Whiteread's The Hole of London is the new cover for London Underground's pocket map, which is celebrating its 10th birthday. Here's a selection of the best designs from the last decade
10 Nov 2013:
Ideas take priority over images – even great ones – in Tate Liverpool's chaotic exploration of the influence of leftwing values on the production and reception of art, writes Laura Cumming
From a show of Albrecht Dürer's early drawings at the Courtauld to an exhibition of Pop Art Design at the Barbican, find out what's happening in art around the country
13 Oct 2013:
The Turner prizewinner's obsession with the history of the British people and the growth of our cities and urban culture shines through in a fascinating, quirky exhibition in Manchester
18 Aug 2013:
Stefani Germanotta has conquered the pop world as Lady Gaga. Now she wants to be taken seriously in the art world. Vanessa Thorpe asks some 'real' artists what they think