Royal Academy

From a monumental William Kentridge retrospective at The Royal Academy of Arts, London, to Rose B. Simpson’s solo exhibition at ICA/Boston

This is an artist who delights in confronting human flaws – both other people’s and his own

In further news: Jeff Koons’ controversial sculpture unveiled in Paris; contract agreed between New Museum management and employees’ union 

The mystery street artist has salvaged a customs arch from Heathrow

A new show at London’s Royal Academy examines the pleasure and pain of the human form 

A swathe of renovations and extensions across the UK capital suggests an appetite for a different kind of architecture

English Heritage are calling for more commemorative plaques in London devoted to women from history; and you can nominate your own

And in further news: gender disparity at Rencontres d’Arles; London’s Royal Academy to be flooded with water and mud

On the gallery's 250th anniversary, Shahidha Bari looks at the work and legacy of Anglica Kauffman and Mary Moser

The exhibition of Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana fits into museums’s interest in revisiting overlooked female artists

The four Royal Academicians have been commissioned to create 200 flags to line Bond Street, Piccadilly, Regent Street and St James’s

In further news: open letter protests all-male shortlist for BelgianArtPrize; Arts Council of Ireland issues impartiality warning ahead of abortion referendum

What to read this weekend: reflections on the canine; Ta-Nehisi Coates’s journey; and a secretive NYPD task force closing down music venues

An insight into royal aesthetics's double nature: Charles I’s tastes and habits emerge as never before at London’s Royal Academy

The week kicks off with major exhibitions opening across town ahead of Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2017

Rowan Moore looks at the role of gallery spaces in the 21st-century

As the fairs move forward this year, there's more to do than ever - both inside and out

The Royal Academy's 'The Galleries Show'