Robert Crumb review – sexual deviancy elevated to an art form
Though they were created for comic books, the artist’s horny and hilarious drawings of his own neuroses, and of glamazons in thigh-high boots, are unnervingly powerful on gallery walls
On Censorship by Ai Weiwei review – are we losing the battle for free speech?
China isn’t the only country imposing limits on creative expression, argues the provocative artist
‘The rise of fascism makes our work even more important’: Montez Press, champions of queer, feminist art
They published a raunchy book inspired by the Guardian’s Owen Jones; broadcast interviews with obscure punk legends; and make calendars to navigate the world of underground art. Now they’re going global
What does your car say about you? A global portrait of people and their rides, from Shanghai to Santa Monica
You can tell a lot about someone from the vehicle they drive, as Martin Roemers’ collection of photographs show. Introduction by author William Boyd
‘For a moment, only that story matters’: my plan to reignite the all-consuming love of books
Reading for pleasure rates are shockingly low in young people. So we should all get behind a new drive to turn them into avid readers. Why not start with books about art?
Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful
Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having fun
Molly Parkin obituary
Artist, writer, fashion editor and raconteur whose bohemian lifestyle inspired her bonkbuster novels
Wendy Hoile obituary
Other lives: Illustrator whose work appeared in magazines and newspapers, and on book jackets
‘Don’t be disheartened by mistakes’: 10 lessons my artist father taught me
David Gentleman’s brilliant career spans eight decades, from watercolour painting to tube station murals to drawing the Tottenham riots. Here his daughter, the Guardian journalist Amelia Gentleman, dispenses his invaluable advice
‘Lunch could last all day – and night’: inside Coco Chanel’s sun-kissed sanctum for art’s superstars
The French fashion designer’s lavish Mediterranean villa was frequented by everyone from Dalí to Garbo to Stravinsky to Churchill. It has now been lovingly restored – with a thrillingly bolstered library
Dorset to unveil statue of feminist writer and LGBTQ+ pioneer – and a cat
Tribute to Sylvia Townsend Warner follows campaign to nominate overlooked women
Martin Parr obituary
Photographer whose unblinking eye documented the human subject as a birdwatcher might, via plumage, habitat and diet
Tom Gauld’s best cultural cartoons of 2025: buy a fine art print
For a limited time only, buy a fine art print featuring a standout selection of Tom Gauld’s cultural cartoons from 2025
‘It would take 11 seconds to hit the ground’: the roughneck daredevils who built the Empire State Building
They wrestled steel beams, hung off giant hooks and tossed red hot rivets – all while ‘strolling on the thin edge of nothingness’. Now the 3,000 unsung heroes who raised the famous skyscraper are finally being celebrated
Can ceramics be demonic? Edmund de Waal’s obsession with a deeply disturbing Dane
The great potter explains why he turned his decades-long fixation with Axel Salto – maker of unsettling stoneware full of tentacle sproutings and knotty growths – into a new show