The filmmaker discusses the research and collaboration behind creating works like The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

In concurrent solo exhibitions at Spike Island, Bristol, the artists explore the representation of Black British life

From an unfinished Danish magnum opus to the latest title by Annie Ernaux, frieze editors list the books they loved most this year

From dynamic performance and moving image to several major biennials, four frieze editors discuss the year in art

The director of Castello di Rivoli speaks about sharing institutional resources and relationships with local and international audiences

At Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian, Lisbon, the artist guest curates an exhibition that tackles the history of gender bias in institutional acquisitions

The Nobel Prize-winning writer and the journalist chronicle their affair through shared photography. We revisit their story ahead of its reissue

Other picks include Dionne Brand’s latest non-fiction exploration of intergenerational memory and the long-running London Review Bookshop podcast

The late artist surrealistically changed the way we visualize the body in space

Highlights include a new art book fair at London's Cromwell Place and a collaboration between MACK and film studio A24 

The co-directors of the Dijon institution reveal how their curatorial methods continue to offer emerging and established artists freedom 

Sinéad Gleeson’s debut is a narrative of the dogged determination it takes to make a life of your own

The most successful off-site Biennale projects this year respond to the spirit and politics of our current moment

We discuss the challenges of representing the UK at the Venice Biennale with the artist in his north London studio

Other highlights include a compilation of short stories inspired by Philip Guston and Parapraxis, a new magazine centered on psychoanalytic thought

From the postponed Lagos Biennial to the first career retrospective of architect I.M. Pei at M+ in Hong Kong, these are the top picks for the year ahead

From Dorothy Sze’s dystopian romance to M. John Harrison's future classic 'anti-memoir', here are our favourite books of the year

With the opening of Factory International, the city endeavours to place itself firmly at the centre of the UK’s cultural scene

How the artist's development is shaped by his family and local community

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