Swimming’s deep and shallow ends are granted equal weight in an engaging show that ranges from Pamela Anderson’s Baywatch cossie to the explosive naming of the bikini
From loneliness in Norfolk to vibrant Indian culture in Leicester, a touring show captures a riot of contradictions. Elsewhere, Leeds is lent an otherworldly air by a colour photography pioneer
From quilting in Japanese prisoner camps to graffiti in Sudan via Rachel Whiteread, Maggi Hambling and Lee Miller, this documentary covers myriad artistic responses to conflict
A flag hoisted in 1971 looms over a show that references to George Floyd, Inuit women and spear-bearing Amazons – to a droll soundtrack from Xena: Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
This docufiction is funny and pregnant with ideas – as a group of young artists on the spectrum examine how their creativity and sense of self is shaped by autism
Artworks ‘by’ Perry’s new alter ego – an abuse survivor from the East End called Shirley Smith – sit among works by real outsider artists. His stronger pieces are more straightforward
The 19th-century artist worked at a time when the Americas were a wonderland of discovery – but his unromantic, objective view of ancient rocky formations is sadly quite boring
Hélène Binet’s haunted photographs of spectacular country residences built by Jewish people across Europe are filled with the melancholic grandeur of fallen empires
Words and ideas are as one – and at war – in Finlay’s witty, elegant work, from sculptures to screenprints, ideally displayed in this intimate centenary show
From serious injury and coping with different levels of fame to resentment and ping-pong – a powerful insight into a life shared by two charismatic creatives
