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In 1989, the artist was living on the Kentish coast when he created a series of mysterious paintings with a bonfire and tar. A new exhibition brings these so-called Black Paintings to life – and shows why they still resonate today

Letters to a chestnut tree, daredevil motorcyclists, Italian bloodletting rituals … just some of the subjects covered by the experimental filmmakers on the shortlist for this year’s prestigious Film London Jarman award

Jessie Buckley, Olly Alexander and Will Young read from the artist and film-maker’s diaries, capturing a life of defiance, joy and vitality

Boy George bought their provocative furniture; fashion giant Martin Margiela embraced deconstruction after visiting their loose change-strewn shop. So why is the groundbreaking 80s design collective so little known?

Coral Wylie’s play Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew follows a teenager discovering themselves through horticulture and memories of an old family friend, played by Omari Douglas

He used to fish for oysters but he fled to the hedonism of London, where he was taken under the wing of Derek Jarman. But Andy Marshall was also a creator of dazzling furniture – and the star of a pioneering film about gay life

The British costume designer was previously made an OBE for her prolific work in film.

From The Nutcracker in Glasgow and the Human League in Cardiff to Messiaen in Manchester and Maggie Mistletoe in Farnham, our critics pick the best cultural events in the run-up to Christmas

Writers and artists are often inspired by the landscapes they encounter or inhabit, and one of the most distinctive is Dungeness in Kent, on England’s south coast. This headland is punctuated by converted lookout towers, fishermen’s cottages, tanneries and wood-panelled artists’ studios, turquoise crab nets and rusted anchors.