Exhibition of the week
Guerrilla Girls
The veteran cultural activists present disturbing data on the continuing male dominance of art, in a pair of London shows.
• Whitechapel Gallery, London, 1 October–5 March; Tate Modern, London, 4–9 October.
Also showing
Richard Serra
Mighty masterpieces in steel by today’s heir to the Abstract Expressionists.
• Gagosian Britannia Street, London WC1X, 1 October–25 February.
Louise Bourgeois
Late works on paper by the woman who brought surrealism screaming its nightmares into the 21st century.
• Hauser and Wirth Somerset, Bruton, from 2 October–1 January.
Philippe Parreno
Latest large-scale intervention in the Tate’s Turbine Hall, by the French artist who co-directed Zidane: A 21st-Century Portrait.
• Tate Modern, London, 4 October–2 April.
Towards Night
Nocturnally themed art by Peter Doig, JMW Turner, William Blake and many more; perfect as the nights get longer.
• Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, until 22nd January.
Masterpiece of the week
Modelling herself after a portrait by Rubens that is also in the National Gallery, this artist, whose friendship with Marie Antoinette later forced her to flee France, gives herself all the conventional attributes of 18th-century beauty – but she’s holding the palette, she’s in control.
• National Gallery, London.
Image of the week
What we learned this week
This year’s crop of Turner nominees are the real deal – giant bums and all
Italian police have recovered two superb Van Gogh paintings
Paulo Mendes da Rocha won a RIBA gold medal
Howard Hodgkin is getting a big National Portrait Gallery exhibition
David Hockney considered what makes a masterpiece truly great
Kadir van Lohuizen picked his best ever photograph – a ruined chandelier in the wake of Katrina
The V&A’s medieval embroidery exhibition is beautiful but a bit boring
Donna Huanca’s art features trans models, anal beads, hallucinogenic scents and much more
Jarvis Cocker is opening up the world of outsider art
Douglas Gordon’s new film, reflecting on the early life of Jonas Mekas, is a one-star dud
Anish Kapoor won’t let you get your hands on his blackest ever black
Minimalist designer and architect John Pawson opened up about his love of decluttered space
Outsider comic book artists are fighting against the censors
Get involved
Post your questions for the Guerrilla Girls, who are doing a webchat on Tuesday 4 October at 11am
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