Left, ‘Self-Portrait’ (1900); right, ‘The Sick Valentine Godé-Darel’ (1914) Nov 20, 2012

Ferdinand Hodler: View to Infinity, Neue Galerie, New York

This haunting survey of the artist’s last decade reveals a man of idiosyncratic gifts and perpetual independence

‘Je vous salue, Marat’ (1989) Nov 18, 2012

Ian Hamilton Finlay, Tate Britain, London

This show explores Finlay’s truly original oeuvre through works in wood, neon, bronze, stone, and on paper

A rendering of the Klein Bottle Playground by Vito Acconci ©Courtesy of Acconci Studio From DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE Nov 17, 2012

Tubular belles

The works of architect Vito Acconci, 71, DesignMiami/’s designer of the year, are informed by his past as a countercultural poet and performance artist. Caroline Roux talks to him

Yves Klein’s ‘Anthropometries’ (1960) ©Courtesy of Yves Klein Archive Nov 17, 2012

‘A Bigger Splash’ at Tate Modern

Can painting survive in an age of spectacle? Jackie Wullschlager reports from an exhibition that explores the medium’s relationship with performance

Detail from Rothko’s 'No.1 (Royal Red and Blue)' ©Courtesy of Sotheby's From COLLECTING Nov 16, 2012

The Art Market: Abstract expressions of value

Prices into the stratosphere; Warhol by the wagonload; Indian authenticity issues

John Paul Pennebaker’s ‘Sealed Power Piston Rings’ (1933) ©John Paul Pennebaker Nov 12, 2012

Faking It, Metropolitan Museum, New York

Photography’s pioneers touted its objectivity. But the medium has been prone to manipulation from the start

Frank Auerbach, 'E.O.W On Her Blue Eiderdown, II', 1965 Nov 11, 2012

Frank Auerbach: Early Works, Offer Waterman, London

These portraits show why Auerbach is among the most important figures in postwar painting

Samuel Peploe's painting ‘The Coffee Pot’ ©SGMA Nov 9, 2012

SJ Peploe, Edinburgh

Jackie Wullschlager on the Scottish Colourist intrigued by the mystery of the ‘mere objects’ he painted

Ghassan Ghazal's ‘Pink Rain’ From COLLECTING Nov 9, 2012

The Art Market: Shiny, happy dealing people

At the Abu Dhabi fair, purchases for the emirate’s Guggenheim were unveiled

‘Girl crouching next to green car, New York’ by Helen Levitt ©Helen Levitt Nov 9, 2012

Out of the shadows

Henri Cartier-Bresson is known as a master of monochrome but his style lives on in the work of colour photographers