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| Jeff Goldblum goes topless and Mark Wallinger goes into orbit – the week in art | Jeff Goldblum goes topless and Mark Wallinger goes into orbit – the week in art |
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| Exhibition of the week | Exhibition of the week |
| Mark WallingerThe isolation of the human form in space is the focus of Wallinger’s metaphysical wit in this focused exhibition.• Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, from 21 July until 7 October. | Mark WallingerThe isolation of the human form in space is the focus of Wallinger’s metaphysical wit in this focused exhibition.• Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, from 21 July until 7 October. |
| Also showing | Also showing |
| Jacob’s LadderArtists including Katie Paterson and Cornelia Parker explore the universe in this survey of the astronomical imagination. It’s one of several exhibitions taking place during the Edinburgh art festival.• Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, from 26 July until 26 August. | Jacob’s LadderArtists including Katie Paterson and Cornelia Parker explore the universe in this survey of the astronomical imagination. It’s one of several exhibitions taking place during the Edinburgh art festival.• Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, from 26 July until 26 August. |
| Astronomy VictoriousTying in with the Ingleby show, this exhibition includes Copernicus’ 1543 book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, the first work to identify the sun as the centre of the solar system.• Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh, from 27 July until 27 October. | Astronomy VictoriousTying in with the Ingleby show, this exhibition includes Copernicus’ 1543 book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, the first work to identify the sun as the centre of the solar system.• Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh, from 27 July until 27 October. |
| Lucy SkaerThe 2009 Turner prize nominee explores the nature of collecting in a show with a rural gothic flavour.• Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, from 26 July until 26 August. | Lucy SkaerThe 2009 Turner prize nominee explores the nature of collecting in a show with a rural gothic flavour.• Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh, from 26 July until 26 August. |
| Alexander CalderCosmic grandeur and quantum entanglements make the mobiles of this great American surrealist masterpieces of scientific art.• Hauser & Wirth Somerset until 9 September. | Alexander CalderCosmic grandeur and quantum entanglements make the mobiles of this great American surrealist masterpieces of scientific art.• Hauser & Wirth Somerset until 9 September. |
| Masterpiece of the week | Masterpiece of the week |
| Venus, goddess of love, seems to be enjoying her pampering. She swoons with pleasure while nymphs attend her. A recent cleaning has revealed the joyous colours and subtle brushwork of this flamboyantly carnal baroque painting. It used to be regarded as a studio copy of an earlier version by Reni, but now it is claimed this may be his original. Whatever its backstory, it is an over-the-top eyeful of fun.• National Gallery, London. | |
| Image of the week | Image of the week |
| Jeff Goldblum is now the embodiment of a public figure, with a 25ft, topless statue temporarily on display near Tower Bridge, in London. We looked at how the smouldering Jurassic Park star’s likeness compares with those of other Hollywood personalities. View the gallery. | Jeff Goldblum is now the embodiment of a public figure, with a 25ft, topless statue temporarily on display near Tower Bridge, in London. We looked at how the smouldering Jurassic Park star’s likeness compares with those of other Hollywood personalities. View the gallery. |
| What we learned | What we learned |
| The Stirling prize shortlist has an educational feel | The Stirling prize shortlist has an educational feel |
| Liverpool Biennial plays host to a violent mix | Liverpool Biennial plays host to a violent mix |
| Is Coldwar Steve the Hogarth of the social media age? | Is Coldwar Steve the Hogarth of the social media age? |
| Catrin Huber has added colour to Pompeii’s ruins | Catrin Huber has added colour to Pompeii’s ruins |
| … while Blenheim turns blue for Yves Klein | … while Blenheim turns blue for Yves Klein |
| The V&A’s new entrance piazza has driven up visitor numbers | The V&A’s new entrance piazza has driven up visitor numbers |
| Homeless photographers are taking to the streets | Homeless photographers are taking to the streets |
| Sausage dogs make good muses | Sausage dogs make good muses |
| The children of Sarajevo recall their artistic renewal | The children of Sarajevo recall their artistic renewal |
| Leeds’s Hyde Park Picture House is a main attraction | Leeds’s Hyde Park Picture House is a main attraction |
| A painting of the KKK is causing a stir in Texas | A painting of the KKK is causing a stir in Texas |
| Kerry James Marshall has made a monument to America’s black history | Kerry James Marshall has made a monument to America’s black history |
| David Wojnarowicz is finding his historical place, too | David Wojnarowicz is finding his historical place, too |
| The astronomy photographer of the year awards are a starry affair | The astronomy photographer of the year awards are a starry affair |
| Will Scott took shelter at the British seaside | Will Scott took shelter at the British seaside |
| … while New Brighton revealed its charms | … while New Brighton revealed its charms |
| Burt Glinn got with the Beat | Burt Glinn got with the Beat |
| Saul Leiter’s Manhattan is a place of the past | Saul Leiter’s Manhattan is a place of the past |
| … once populated by rebel women | … once populated by rebel women |
| Essex is home to radical architecture | Essex is home to radical architecture |
| Hong Kong is still shaped by feng shui | Hong Kong is still shaped by feng shui |
| … while a Beijing office has become an architects’ test lab | … while a Beijing office has become an architects’ test lab |
| Bill Viola is coming to the Royal Academy | Bill Viola is coming to the Royal Academy |
| Ed Ruscha reflects on ecological disaster | Ed Ruscha reflects on ecological disaster |
| We remembered the extraordinary Anne Olivier Bell | We remembered the extraordinary Anne Olivier Bell |
| Don’t forget | Don’t forget |
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| • This article was amended on 23 July 2018. Venus is the goddess, not god, of love. | |
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