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
Art
56th Venice Biennale review – more of a glum trudge than an exhilarating adventure
There’s an awful lot of fretting about the state of the world in the Biennale’s 88 national pavilions, but little power, wit or bravado
Venice Biennale: Cate Blanchett and George Brandis open $7.5m Australian pavilion
Black box part-funded by Australia Council houses Fiona Hall’s ‘cabinet of curiosities’ and nods to the arrival of European settlers on Indigenous land
Berlin’s Gallery Weekend: a heady maze of former warehouses and power plants
One of Germany’s biggest art events saw 47 galleries open this year, giving visitors a taste of the city’s experimental and international creative scene
Paris matches masterpieces with Keys to a Passion exhibition
Some of the world’s most recognisable art, including works by Picasso, Matisse and Munch, goes on display together for first time at the Fondation Louis Vuitton
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty review – superficially magnificent
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
A ravishing retrospective of the late designer’s work inspires awe, unease, frustration and covetousness