George Shaw’s My Baby Is Alright … from teenage kicks to lonely men
The contemporary English painter recalls tales from his childhood with torn-away porn mag pages
February 2019
Anarchy in Coventry: George Shaw's greatest hits
The Rembrandt of the housing estate found lyricism in Tile Hill, capturing a changing Britain. Now he’s celebrating the books, records and T-shirts that triggered his artistic awakening
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Diane Arbus hits her stride and tomorrow happens in 1956 – the week in art
George Shaw tells the story of modern Britain, Arbus keep it uneasy and the Whitechapel Gallery revisits its classic 1956 exhibition – all in our weekly dispatch
George Shaw review – the only artist who can unite England
Flags and graffiti on rundown estates speak for the people left behind by their country’s Brexit politics – yet these are images of redemptive promise
December 2016
The Guardian view on Brexit and the arts: a backlash against the modern
Editorial: The right wants to believe that contemporary art is a liberal-elite conspiracy. Five million visitors to Tate Modern will tell you different
September 2016
Anatomy of an artwork
George Shaw's penis painting is more than just a joke
The 2011 Turner Prize nominee draws inspiration from ancient fertility cults and his Midlands upbringing in his mischievous work The Old Master
May 2016
My Back to Nature by George Shaw review – darkness at the edge of town
George Shaw review – down, dirty and delightful in the woods
November 2015
Seven ages of an artist
George Shaw, 49: ‘Every second, every ounce of time has to be accounted for’
The older painter George Shaw gets, the less he can stand wasting time – or time-wasters
May 2014
Homeless charity Crisis shows art commissioned from its clients
Art of people helped by charity exhibited with work of professionals such as Mark Wallinger and Lottie Davies
July 2013
Anarchy in the open air: Turner, Constable and pioneering landscapes
Maev Kennedy: A thrilling new exhibition pits groundbreaking landscape art from 18th-century Britain against modern takes on the form
December 2011
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Hokusai makes waves; George Shaw curates Graham Sutherland – the week in art
Jonathan Jones on art
The Turner prize's spurning of George Shaw shows the art world is shallow
Turner prize: the beauty lies in its orchestration
Jonathan Jones on art
The special ones: why art needs the Turner prize's critical eye
November 2011
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George Shaw, Bridget Riley and our German saviours – the week in art
Turner prize 2011 contenders: George Shaw - video
October 2011
Culture shorts
Adrian Searle: 'It's confusing. But it's the Turner prize' – video
Adrian Searle passes his verdict on the Turner prize 2011 in Gateshead, where Martin Boyce, Hilary Lloyd, Karla Black and George Shaw mix mediums to unsettling effect
Turner prize 2011; George Condo: Mental States
George Shaw's humble Humbrol memories are difficult to beat at the Baltic's Turner prize show, writes Tim Adams
Meet the Turner prize 2011 nominees – in pictures
Meet Hilary Lloyd, Karla Black, George Shaw and Martin Boyce, the four contenders for this year's Turner prize – on display at Gateshead's Baltic gallery from today
