Julia Roberts plays Mother Earth and Harrison Ford stars as the Ocean as Hollywood A-list ‘speaks out for nature’
Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz star in films that warn people need nature, but nature doesn’t need people
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The Turner prize show: voices, videos and erotic tickling sticks
Has the Turner prize lost its power to shock? No – thanks to James Richards’s sphincter shots. But it’s Tris Vonna-Michell’s spellbinding spoken-word travelogues that deserve to win
Ai Weiwei, Modern Toss, The Turner Prize: this week’s new exhibitions
From Ai Weiwei’s show at Blenheim Palace to The Turner Prize in London, Skye Sherwin and Robert Clark find out what’s happening in art around the country
Betty Halbreich: the most famous personal shopper in the world
The 86-year-old director of personal shopping for Manhattan’s Bergdorf Goodman department store tells us she hates trends and talks about her friendship with Joan Rivers and why she loves Lena Dunham but hasn’t seen Girls
Killer Heels: the art of the stiletto – in pictures
From traditional Japanese stacked sandals to weird rubber creations by Zaha Hadid and Prada tongues in flames, high-heeled shoes tower provocatively above all other footwear in women’s – and men’s – imaginations. A new exhibition traces their first steps in the 16th century through to modern designers’ erotic flights of fancy
- Killer Heels is at Brooklyn Museum, New York, from 10 September to 15 February 2015
What is art for? Alain de Botton’s animated guide – video
In this exclusive video for the Guardian, philosopher Alain de Botton gives his top five reasons why art is such a vital force for humanity. Are we wrong to like pretty pictures? Why is some art painful to look at? Can art heal your feelings of urban alienation? Relax, watch and find out