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This week’s must-see shows include a group exhibition exploring urban anxiety in Manchester, a retrospective of German émigré Gego in Leeds, and a fresh look at the work of Shelagh Wakely in Camden.

For the latest in our series focusing on art books, Tim Clark puts Stephen Gill’s Talking To Ants under the microscope and delights in humdrum views of Hackney embellished by in-camera photograms.

Eight artists have been selected for Devon open exhibition

For the second in our seasonal series, we’ve selected some stimulating books to keep you company over those long, hot summer days. So whether you’ll be relaxing on the beach, sipping cocktails by the pool, museum-hopping on a city break, or sheltering from the rain in a cosy tent – pack one of our holiday reads and enjoy that well-earned break!

This week’s selection includes two major survey shows – radical Russian Kazimir Malevich at Tate Modern, and French conceptualist Daniel Buren at BALTIC – plus a new film installation by Noémie Goudal at New Art Gallery Walsall and darkly humourous paintings by Moyna Flannigan at Glasgow’s GoMA.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park announced as winner of £100,000 prize.

a-n’s new look website is live, with a test phase encouraging members to ‘try out, share and feed back’.

Summer is here and what better way to celebrate than to avoid the sun and head straight to your local gallery. We’ve selected some of the best exhibitions coming up over the next few months, from large-scale blockbusters to smaller but no less important shows across the country.

This week’s selection takes in two career spanning survey shows – Giulio Paolini in London and Bruce McClean in Colchester – plus there are ‘earthy’ new works by William Cobbing in Middlesbrough, and a new film installation questioning the concept of freedom by Grace Schwindt in Birmingham.

The 8th Liverpool Biennial is a more modest affair than previous years with less visibility across the city, and while the core programme is deftly curated, it leans heavily on work from the past. Chris Sharratt reports.

Following Tuesday’s NPO announcement by Arts Council England, we’ve been looking at the figures to get a clearer picture of who’s gained and who’s lost out.

Last week saw the official launch of Generation, a Scotland-wide celebration of the last 25 years of contemporary art in the country, with blockbuster summer shows opening in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Chris Sharratt reports.