With its unashamed flattery of its subject, the National Portrait Gallery’s Michael Jackson exhibition brings to mind religious iconography
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Frieze Sculpture 2018, Regent’s Park
Public sculpture used to be pious, repetitive, dull. The Frieze pop-up in Regent’s Park shows that it’s now inventive, varied, fun
Aftermath, Tate Britain
The postwar art on show at Tate Britain is moving, but the works by German artists will haunt
Thomas Cole and Ed Ruscha, National Gallery; Christo’s Mastaba, Serpentine
Thomas Cole and Ed Ruscha light up the National Gallery with their extraordinary visions of decline
Frida Kahlo at the V&A and Cindy Sherman at Sprüth Magers
A display of Frida Kahlo’s intimate effects at the V&A is deeply revelatory and riveting
Animals & Us, Margate Contemporary
Our often unhappy relationship with animals is cleverly explored at Turner Contemporary
Life in Motion — Egon Schiele and Francesca Woodman, Tate Liverpool
Tate Liverpool pairs an Austrian genius with a little-known American photographer to eye-opening effect
The Royal Academy redesign
The RA’s magnificent new spaces show that it has finally said goodbye to the old duffers and found a purpose
Shape of Light, Tate Modern
How did Tate Modern get it so wrong with Shape of Light? The photography at this doze-fest just isn’t up to it
Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece at the British Museum
Placing Rodin next to the Elgin marbles proves a revelation — but it’s the Greeks who emerge as clear winners