Bow Down: Dame Magdalene Odundo on Ladi Kwali

Out-of-town shows in the UK over the next few months – from Barbara Karsten’s disorientating acrylic sculptures in Bexhill to Mohammed Sami’s intense paintings at Blenheim Palace 

The art curator and historian, celebrated for the @ablackhistoryofart Instagram account, highlights works by Faith Ringgold, Jem Perucchini, Joy Labinjo, Sahara Longe, Chase Hall and more at this year's fair

With the spotlight at the Venice Biennale falling all-too-often on the 30 national pavilions in the Giardini, writer Jennifer Higgie asks whether this 19th-century format still makes sense

An intimate new exhibition at London’s Two Temple Place explores how Black female artists – from Ladi Kwali to Shawanda Corbett – have reimagined one of the world’s oldest art forms

These are the top shows to see in January – from an extensive display of Indigenous Australian stories in Plymouth to a joint Renée Green retrospective in Berlin

At The Box, Plymouth, the paradigm-shifting show presents more than 300 paintings, sculptures, ceramics, weavings and films in blazing celebration of the profoundly rich culture

The artist recalls how the importance of trips to Nigeria and Kenya transformed her relationship with clay and teaching

At Maximillian William, a group show celebrates modernist sculpture bringing Simone Leigh and Magdalene Odundo’s anthropomorphic vessels together with Thaddeus Mosley’s Brancusian forms

Jennifer Higgie visits Plymouth’s new museum to explore its rich collection spanning centuries, geographical locations, and artistic media

Jennifer Higgie on how the mirror’s mass production changed the course of art history – and liberated women artists