Exhibition of the week
Anna Boghiguian: The Sunken Boat: A Glimpse Into Past Histories
Decayed and broken boats, puppet-like figures and sand feature in a salty installation about the sea as a space of world history.
Turner Contemporary, Margate, until 26 October
Also showing
Emma Critchley: Soundings
Dancers, deep sea fish and Pacific activists all star in a video and sound installation about the state of the oceans.
Tate St Ives until 5 October
Cliffs, Coves and Cockles: Picturing Gower
Artists including Ceri Richards and Cedric Morris capture the romantic beauty of the Gower peninsula.
Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, until 31 August
Guy Oliver: Millennial Prayer
An artist born in 1982 explores his masculinity and identity as a “first generation millennial”. Doesn’t sound narcissistic at all.
Jupiter Artland, near Edinburgh, until 28 September
Jess Blandford: Tender
Sensual, poetic abstract paintings to add artistic depth to a day in the park.
Southwark Park Galleries, London, until 21 September
Image of the week
The Dutch photographer Merlin Daleman shot this image outside a sandwich shop in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, in June 2017, one year after the UK voted to leave the EU. Daleman travelled through Britain’s four nations to capture street life, along with humour, warmth, fortitude and a sense of community in “left behind” towns. See more of his work in our gallery
What we learned
The Trump administration’s anti-woke campaign is targeting seven Smithsonian museums
Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture With Colour has been saved for the nation
Jenny Saville’s paintings changed the course of novelist Douglas Stuart’s life
Joe Caroff, who designed the 007 logo and many iconic film posters, has died
Black British women changed the face of fashion in the UK
An embroidery in Mexico is honouring the victims of femicide
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There no shortage of landscape sculpture in Edinburgh
Masterpiece of the week
View of the Venetian Lagoon With the Tower of Malghera by Francesco Guardi, probably 1770s
A still, warm view of Venice’s lagoon, with delicate traceries of cloud in the blue sky and a mistiness that softens the sunlight and makes it deliciously gentle, provides the perfect painting for a lazy summer’s day. But don’t mistake this for an entirely placid work of art. It is a century ahead of its time. Guardi’s atmospheric light, and perception of sky and water becoming one, anticipate the French impressionists, especially Monet. And like Monet, Guardi has hidden depths. The atmosphere when you look again is changing, evening is on its way, perhaps a storm. Reality itself seems to melt at the edges. Nothing is quite solid. Let yourself float into this dream.
National Gallery, London
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