Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, London, N6 5HG • September 19 -30

Bryon Fear is impressed by the haunting images in Dan Hall’s photography.

“If this excellent debut exhibition is anything to go by we can expect Dan Hall to engage us emotionally and intellectually with many more future retrospectives..”

The Old Sorting Office, New Oxford St, London – WC1 • August 5-31, 2012

House DJ David Guetta and artist Mr Brainwash, Thiery Guetta, put on an exhibition that is defined by hype but is in the end more than hype.

“At that moment, I stopped caring about the Mr Brainwash hype machine, whether he is real or whether his art says anything, and I became truly moved by something that was in front of me.”

Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4BB • June 22 – October 28, 2012

Tate Liverpool, in conjunction with the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, have brought together the later works of Turner, Monet and Twombly for a remarkable exhibition.

“It’s incredible to think that there are only three generations between these artists but, as this show illustrates, all were engaged in a radical reinvention of what painting is; and it’s this experimental energy that is passed on directly between them.”

Interview with curator Colin Ginks

I Am This Also is an exhibition at Liberdade Provisoria in Lisbon that looks at what queer art means in an age when so much its imagery has entered the mainstream.

“I wondered if I was going to get indifferent reactions to this project because banal, queer-informed, imagery has invaded the visual mainstream in so many ways.”

Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE2 9TG • April 4 – September 9, 2012

This retrospective, argues Michael Langan, shows Hirst for what he is: a man with limited ideas whose best days are far behind him.

“The central problem is that much of Hirst’s work simply doesn’t bear repeated viewing. It’s based on impact as an artistic statement but this is no longer the shock of the new but the kind of impact that, once it’s worn off, leaves a vacuum.”

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OMGPOP’s pictionary style game App is a complete winner.

“Draw Something‘s success must have Angry Bird creators, Rovio spitting digital feathers!”

A Portrait of the Chevalier D’Éon.

Thomas Stewart’s portrait is on display at Philip Mould showroom in London.

“Stories of the Chevalier’s exploits as diplomat, spy, and master swordsman abound, including claims that D’Éon, disguised as a woman on a secret mission Russia, became one of the Empress’s maids of honour. It seems he could out-scarlet the Pimpernel himself.”

White Cube Galleries, London • March 10 – May 12, 2012

Gilbert and George fail to impress Michael Langan with their tabloid headline vision of London.

“With the choice of material and language, Gilbert and George present a vision of London that is relentlessly bleak. Everyone is demonized and everywhere is dangerous.”

Hauser & Wirth, Piccadilly • February 3 – April 28, 2012

This exhibition is forever summer, and a testament to the power of the American Abstract Expressionist painter Joan Mitchell.

“They are utterly beguiling paintings that seem to communicate something visceral about the joy and beauty of the natural world and make the case for Mitchell as one of the most underrated artists of the last century.”