London

As this vital piece of history goes on display at Tate Modern, Alastair Curtis speaks to those preserving it – and asks why it still lacks a home

At Cooke Latham Gallery, London, the artist’s works bring together the aesthetic principles of different ancient civilizations

Other highlights include Akshi Singh’s psychoanalytic experiments in living and a reissued compilation of London’s pirate radio ads and idents

From Katelyn Eichwald’s yearning-laced paintings to a weekend-long durational performance by Allen-Golder Carpenter

At Champ Lacombe, London, a series of poems printed on chiffon lingers in the joy and violence of contemporary life

As his solo show opens at Studio Voltaire, London, the artist discusses his ‘trashy’ aesthetic and how ecological anxiety fuels his resourceful approach

At Auto Italia, London, the artist’s work interrogates Iran’s recent political history 

An exhibition at Serpentine, London, spans the artist’s five-decade career, exploring humanity’s relationship with nature with remarkable fluency

In a retrospective at Serpentine North Gallery, London, political violence lurks behind the artist’s eclectic paintings

At Perrotin, London, the artist presents an image of hope in the face of trauma

Resident Rosanna Dean on why Hackney Council should do more to support the arts

At a. SQUIRE, London, the artist’s erotic works are a hymn to the beauty of men

At South Parade, London, the artist’s sculptures evoke states of fragility whilst addressing personal and societal trauma

The new director talks funding cuts, local artists and how institutions can stay relevant in a changing cultural landscape

A group exhibition at Mazzoleni, London, captures the movement’s playful challenge to art world conventions

At Gagosian Davies Street, London, the artist’s seriocomic images probe the experiences of Black Americans

A group exhibition at Rose Easton, London, celebrates one of the human body’s most versatile organs

A powerful exhibition at Autograph, London, proves the late photographer’s significance

At Pace Gallery, London, the artist’s compositions of organic material highlight the importance of collaboration

At GRIMM Gallery, London, the artist depicts everyday objects to highlight the insidious presence of colonialist legacies