Art weekly: Michael Landy and medieval master Simone Martini come to London

Having trouble viewing this email? Medieval master Simone Martini comes to London – the week in art Martini's paintings go on show at the National Gallery to celebrate the Barber Institute's 80th birthday, and Gerhard Richter sets a world record – all in your weekly art roundup Jonathan Jones guardian.co.uk, Friday 17 May 2013 11.40 EDT Jump to comments (…) Beguiling … Simone Martini's Saint John the Evangelist (1320) is currently on show at the National Gallery. Photograph: Trustees of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham Exhibition of the week Birth of a Collection: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts London's National Gallery does not have a painting by the medieval genius Simone Martini. Simone came from Siena and travelled to Avignon to paint for the pope. His works that survive are beguiling – but, like I say, there are none in the National Gallery. Not usually. Simone Martini's St John the Evangelist is on loan from Birmingham's Barber Institute, one of Britain's outstanding art collections, in this show to celebrate its 80th anniversary. The fact that it outdoes the National on such a top Italian painter indicates its strength. Other delights include paintings by Frans Hals and Cima da Conegliano. • National Gallery, London WC2N, from 22 May until 1 September. Other exhibitions this week Michael Landy Kinetic sculptures made from scrap illuminate the lives of the saints in Landy's playful take on the National Gallery collection. • National Gallery, London WC2N, from 23 May until 24 November. Curiosity Expect cabinets of curiosities and stuffed animals galore in this exploration of the use and abuse of knowledge. • Turner Contemporary, Margate, from 24 May until 15 September. Giorgio Casali This stylish photographer's work for Domus magazine helped define the look of modern Italy. And that's some look. • Estorick Collection, London N1, from 22 May until 8 September. Estuary Melancholy and gulls and eels and Great Expectations – artists including Simon Roberts and Andrew Kötting head to where the Thames meets the sea. • Museum of London Docklands, London E14, until 27 October. Masterpiece of the week All in the eyes … Allan Ramsay's portrait, Thomas, Second Baron Mansel of Margam, with his Blackwood Half-Brothers and Sister (1742). Photograph: Tate This portrait has a captivating psychological intensity as it dramatises the relationship between four young people. It is one of many treasures redeemed from storage by Tate Britain's enchanting rehang. • Tate Britain, London SW1P. Image of the week Gerhard Richter's Domplatz, Mainland set a new record when it sold for $37m at Sotheby's in New York. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images What we learned this week That the Tate Britain rehang features England's first-ever professional female painter What a record-breaking art auction in New York means for Barnett Newman and Gerhard Richter Why Anish Kapoor thinks Britain's "fucked" How close Tom Waits's photography is to his music And how closely aligned Beyoncé is to Van Gogh, Manet and Titian And finally … Share your art on the new theme – your works in progress – now Follow us on Twitter now Or check out our Tumblr You are receiving this email because you are a Art Weekly subscriber. Click here if you do not wish to receive Art Weekly emails from the Guardian News and Media. Click here to find out about other Email Services from the Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396

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