ART: THE FIVE BEST SHOWS IN LONDON
1
Portraits by Ingres National Gallery
Last full week of the smartest, most intense portraits ever. The men: icons of power. The women: embodiments of luxury. The gods and goddesses of a bourgeoisie triumphant. To 25 Apr
2
Jackson Pollock Tate Gallery
The build-up is slow and the end is uncertain, but the drip period deserves every wow. To 6 Jun
3
Monet in the 20th Century RA
Last call for the strange last works of Impressionism; the show runs throughout the night. Ends tomorrow
4
Thinking Aloud Camden Arts Centre
Curious and cheering exploration of creativity, with rough drafts, try-outs and prototypes. To 30 May
5
Henri Michaux Whitehapel Gallery
High on grief and mescalin, Michaux did numerous, amazing, wobbly bobbly wibbly drawings. To 25 Apr
... AND BEYOND
Antony Gormley's `Field' firstsite at Roman House, Colchester
A sea of 40,000 pint-sized clay men - obedient, expectant, menacing. To 3 May
2
Andreas Gursky Dean Gallery, Edinburgh
Huge, panoramic, high-finish, micro-detailed, digitally-manipulated images of our world. To 6 May
3
ESP IKON Gallery, Birmingham
Artists investigate the paranormal in weird group show, including Susan Hiller's frightening video installation about the psychic powers of children. To 3 Jun
4
Terry Frost Plymouth Arts Centre
St Ives survivor and ancient of British abstraction. His sharp, bright rounds, lines and wedges figure boats, harbours and sea airs. To 30 May
5
Dutch Paintings Southampton City Art Gallery
Twenty masterpieces of the Golden Age begin a tour of the country. To 3 Jun
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