Venice Biennale: slaps, drenchings and Dobermans on the prowl

The main show is a woolly walk through hand-wringing hippydom and flowerpot trainers. But elsewhere, the biennale bares its teeth in works of danger and daring

Robert Rauschenberg review – six sensational decades of work finally reveal the man in full

Tate Modern, London
Driven by an insatiable curiosity, the groundbreaking artist took the triumphs and wreckage of American life and turned them into art – and this brilliant show captures his extraordinary range

Turner prize 2015: an end to the same-old same-old. Bring it on!

The jury of this year’s prize are doing what they should do – giving intriguing new art a platform. They’ve certainly piqued this critic’s curiosity

Halfway through 512 hours of Marina Abramović: no one to hear you scream

Our critic revisits Abramović’s residency at the Serpentine and finds its stifling silence and exam-style tasks evoke more production-line misery than mindfulness

Marina Abramović review – ‘Who knows what might happen?’
Marina Abramović: ‘I was ready to die’