Lauren Elkin

The critic’s debut novel uses Lacanian theory as a foundation to explore the relationship between identity, language and desire 

From a collection of stories inspired by Franz Kafka to Lauren Elkin’s debut novel, the frieze team chooses its beach reads

As major shows open on both sides of the Atlantic, we examine the medium’s subversive relationship with gender 

Other highlights include Lauren Elkin’s provocative book on feminist art and a long-awaited film on the late British photographer Tish Murtha

The exhibition at Tate Liverpool takes women’s liberation as its basis, leaning on frustratingly narrow definitions to justify connections between Linder and Martine Syms 

Moments of thrilling prose are not enough to stop ‘Strange Hotel’ from feeling laboured

Our culture is terrified of sexually-awakened girls – controlling the way we look at Thérèse Dreaming would erase an interior life

Gagosian Le Bourget, Paris, France

Jeu de Paume, Paris, France

Fondation Cartier pour l'art Contemporain, Paris, France

Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris, France

The French capital expands its boundaries

Musée de l'Orangerie & Musée d'Orsay, Paris