Exhibition of the week
Pablo Bronstein
A gothic folly is connected with a Chinoiserie pavilion by a narrow rose walk in Bronstein’s new permanent commission for Scotland’s superb sculpture park.
• Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh, opening 27 July.
Also showing
Stephen Sutcliffe
Sex and the 1960s school of social realism are explored in video and collage, including the relationship between the radical director Lindsay Anderson and charismatic actor Richard Harris.
• Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, 28 July-27 August.
The Dragon of Profit and Private Ownership
Zoe Walker and Neil Bromwich invite the public to battle a dragon that embodies capitalism.
• Trinity Apse, Edinburgh, 27 July-27 August.
Frieze sculpture
For the first time, the free outdoor sculpture section of Frieze art fair is on all summer. Works by Urs Fischer, Michael Craig-Martin, Kaws, Ugo Rondinone, Alicja Kwade, the late Magdalena Abakanowicz, Rasheed Araeen and Sarah Sze are on show.
• Regents Park, London, until 8 October.
Judge Dredd to Wonder Woman
Derby’s Liam Sharp, who draws Wonder Woman for DC Comics, gets a survey from his early days on 2000 AD to more recent designs for every strip from Spider-Man to the X-Men.
• Derby Museum and Art Gallery, until 3 September.
Masterpiece of the week
This tiny painting was done on the spot in the long period when the Welsh gentleman-artist Thomas Jones was attempting to make his name in Naples, ultimate destination of the Grand Tour for 18-century aristocrats, writers and artists. The simple genius of painting a random stretch of wall just as it appeared to him created what has been recognised in modern times as an endlessly fascinating masterpiece.
• National Gallery, London
Image of the week
Hastings Pier by dRMM Architects
Hastings has been given a £14.2m seaside makeover – thanks partly to a crowdfunding campaign – and the striking minimalist result has made the shortlist for this year’s Stirling prize. Our architecture critic Oliver Wainwright described it as “a masterclass in how to intervene in a listed structure”, and he weighs in on all of the shortlisted projects here.
What we learned this week
Auction houses say the big spenders are back
This year’s Stirling prize shortlist runs from a reborn pier to a city within a city
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is texting its pictures to anyone who asks
The Pompidou is heading to Shanghai
Salvador Dalí’s remains are to be exhumed
Bea Haines makes art from her family’s ashes
Graphic novelist Gary Panter sent a redneck Jesus into the desert
Architects have designed a mega-basement everyone can enjoy
There are some surprising views of Iranian life, from revolutionary protests to gun-toting women
Australia’s Archibald prize for portraiture went to Peter Smeeth. Here were the contenders
Indigenous artists in Australia are joining the dots – and shaking off stereotypes
The winners of this year’s Magnum photography awards
Rich Hardcastle spent 25 years watching comedians in Edinburgh
… And a comedy greetings card-maker reveals her debt to Margaret Thatcher
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