See you, Searle: Guardian chief art critic bows out after 30 years

"Writing about art for The Guardian has been an exhilarating ride, during a period of huge social, political, cultural and technological change. It has been a privilege to be here, and especially to comment on the art I care about,"

"There's nothing to see in your work but you, your mood swings, your sentimentality and your nostalgia."

"Imagine infants-invariably amateur potholers-with their heads wedged in the floor. This would not be funny."

Adrian Searle leaves his role as chief art critic at The Guardian after more than 30 years. His criticism combined considered, sometimes acerbic judgments with wide influence across the UK art scene. He described Tracey Emin's 1999 Turner Prize work as offering "nothing to see...but you, your mood swings, your sentimentality and your nostalgia." He likened Doris Salcedo's Shibboleth crack to infants wedged in the floor, saying "This would not be funny." Searle is a former painter. A retrospective by Searle is scheduled for 1 April. Jonathan Jones, Charlotte Jansen, Chloë Ashby and Eddy Frankel continue on the Guardian art beat.

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