Laura Gascoigne

Birmingham barbershop meets the Folies-Bergère: Hurvin Anderson’s Salon Paintings, at the Hepworth Wakefield, reviewed

Plus: at Gagosian 41 artists tackle abstraction

Mirror, mirror: 'Afrosheen', 2009, by Hurvin Anderson. Image: © Hurvin Anderson. Courtesy the artist and Thomas Dane Gallery.
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  • Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings

    Hepworth Wakefield, until 5 November

  • To Bend the Ear of the Outer World: Conversations on contemporary abstract paintings

    Gagosian Grosvenor Hill and Davies Street, until 25 August

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